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• New Hurricane Maria Growing Threat To Irma-Slammed Caribbean

  17-09-2017 23:53
  SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The islands of the eastern Caribbean prepared Sunday to face another potential disaster, with forecasters saying newly formed and likely to strengthen Hurricane Maria was headed for a hit on the Leeward Islands by Monday night.
  Hurricane or tropical storm warnings were posted for many of the islands already coping with the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma, including St. Barts and Antigua and Barbuda.
  The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Maria
  
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• Thunderstorms delay Broncos game

  17-09-2017 23:51
  The Broncos headed to the locker room in the first quarter thanks to some thunderstorms rolling across Denver.       
  
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• Seahawks Bennett Continues To Sit For Anthem In Home Opener

  17-09-2017 23:44
  SEATTLE (AP) — Michael Bennett was the first Seattle Seahawks player announced during pregame introductions before the home opener against San Francisco, receiving one of the loudest ovations.
  It was the second show of support for Seattle’s outspoken defensive end on Sunday.
  Defensive end Michael Bennett #72 of the Seattle Seahawks, center, sitting, is joined by teammates defensive end Frank Clark #55, left, running back Thomas Rawls #34, second from left, center Justin Britt #68 and
  
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• Ware said back led to retirement

  17-09-2017 23:11
         
  
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• Woman accused of forging deed to house

  17-09-2017 23:00
  An Aurora homeowner was out of the country when she found out someone had moved into her house. Now, police are investigating her next door neighbor for allegedly forging a quitclaim deed to take ownership of the house.        
  
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• Broncos Game Goes Into Weather Delay

  17-09-2017 22:59
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Broncos game against the Dallas Cowboys moved into a weather delay Sunday afternoon.
  The referee called the delay toward the end of the first quarter due to lightning in the area.
  Clearing the stands at Mile High. #4Broncos @CBSDenver pic.twitter.com/k4FEPXSX3y
  — Mark Haas (@markhaastv) September 17, 2017Stormy we forced everyone off the field. @Broncos @CBSDenver pic.twitter.com/IERsAPPFwq
  — Karen Leigh (@karenleightv) September 17, 2017Fans were cleared fr
  
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• Domata Peko Extends DT Starting Streak To Longest In NFL

  17-09-2017 22:26
  DENVER (CBS4) – Broncos defensive tackle Domata Peko has the longest active starting streak for defensive tackles in the NFL.
  With his first play against the Dallas Cowboys, Peko started in his 114th straight game.
  Domata Peko (credit: Quinn Harris/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
  The 32-year-old Peko agreed to a two-year, $7.5 million deal with the Broncos in March, joining his cousin Kyle Peko on the team.
  “I’m on Year 12, but I feel good. My body is feeling great,&rdqu
  
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• Penny Chenery, Owner Of Triple Crown Champ Secretariat, Dies In Boulder

  17-09-2017 21:50
  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) – Penny Chenery, who bred and raced 1973 Triple Crown winner Secretariat as well as realizing her ailing father’s dream to win the Kentucky Derby in 1972 with Riva Ridge, has died. She was 95.
  Chenery died Saturday in her Boulder, Colorado, home following complications from a stroke, according to her children. They announced her death Sunday through Leonard Lusky, her longtime friend and business partner.
  The Tweedy family announced today that Helen “Pe
  
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• Afghanistan War Veteran Receives Home In Glenwood Springs

  17-09-2017 21:49
  GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – She has given much in defense of her country.
  Saturday, her country gave back.
  (credit: Building Homes for Heroes)
  A mortage-free home in Glenwood Springs was gifted to retired U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Kirstie Ennis, a multi-tour war veteran and paralympic athlete.
  “I am finally looking to lay some roots and call Colorado home!” Ennis wrote in a Sept. 11th Facebook post.
  (credit: Building Homes for Heroes)
  Ennis has endured more than 30 surger
  
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• Plane Goes Off Runway During Landing At Centennial Airport

  17-09-2017 21:28
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4) – A plane went off the runway Sunday afternoon while landing at Centennial Airport.
  South Metro Fire Rescue firefighters responded, but there were no reported injuries.
  AIRCRAFT INCIDENT: Twin Cessna off RWY 17R/35L. One person on board. No injuries. @SouthMetroPIO assets on scene. pic.twitter.com/imMy5VwBAO
  — Centennial Airport (@FlyCentennial) September 17, 2017Runway 17R/35L was closed as a result of the incident.
  UPDATE: Aircraft veered off runway on arri
  
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• DeMarcus Ware Back As Broncos Alumni Captain

  17-09-2017 21:12
  DENVER (CBS4) – Former Broncos linebacker DeMarcus Ware is back on the field.
  As an alumni captain, that is.
  We had the same reaction, @ESanders_10. 🤣
  Glad to have you back as an alumni captain, @DeMarcusWare!#DALvsDEN pic.twitter.com/cks6HFXoy3
  — Denver Broncos (@Broncos) September 17, 2017Happy to have you, @DeMarcusWare!#ThankYouDWare pic.twitter.com/GhHx8adPbw
  — Denver Broncos (@Broncos) September 17, 2017Catching up. #ThankYouDWare pic.twitter.com/RR8ZMKYuiL
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• Mayor Hancock Returns To Denver From London

  17-09-2017 21:10
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver Mayor Michael Hancock returned home from his trip to the United Kingdom.
  Denver Mayor Michael Hancock (credit: CBS)
  Hancock and a delegation from Denver discussed issues like trade, investment and enhancing security with London officials.
  All aboard! Flying back to @DENAirport via @Fly_Norwegian's inaugural flight from London to Denver. pic.twitter.com/QUJZymDWr2
  — Michael B. Hancock (@MayorHancock) September 16, 2017The group was ringing the bell at the L
  
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• First Snow Of Season Hits Rocky Mountain National Park

  17-09-2017 20:56
  ESTES PARK, Colo. (CBS4) – The first snow of the winter season has fallen in Rocky Mountain National Park.
  The park posted a snapshot from their Alpine Visitor Center camera, saying that it’s the first snow to hit the high country there this season and that some roads were closed as a result.Conditions at 11,796 feet on Sunday still showed snow, but not nearly as much as they had when they posted the photo on Saturday.Two national parks to the north, both Yellowstone National Park an
  
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• Deputies Search For ‘Most Wanted Suspect

  17-09-2017 20:43
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Deputies are looking for a man they describe as their most wanted suspect.
  Joshua Gonzales (credit: Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office)
  They say 21-year-old Joshua Gonzales is suspected of badly injuring a toddler last week.
  The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department says they didn’t know about the case until three days after the alleged crime happened.
  (credit: CBS)
  They say the child and her mother were found outside of a school in De
  
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• JAY-Z Shouts Out Colin Kaepernick At Meadows Music & Arts Fest

  17-09-2017 20:42
  NEW YORK (Radio.com) – “I’m not going to talk your ear off all night,” JAY-Z said, early in his headlining set at the Meadows Music and Arts Festival in Queens, New York last night (September 15). “But love always trumps hate.” That “trump” definitely had a lowercase “t,” but the double entendre wasn’t lost on any of his fans, thousands of whom packed the Meadows Stage over an hour before he hit the stage to get a b
  
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• Deputies Searching For 2 In Hit And Run

  17-09-2017 20:30
  MESA COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Deputies need help finding a driver accused of hitting someone with their car in western Colorado.
  The victim is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
  Investigators want to talk to two people, David Arellano Jr. and Cheyenne Dean.
  David Arellano, Jr. and Cheyenne Dean (credit: Mesa County Sheriff)
  The Mesa County Sheriff’s Office stresses the two are not being called suspects at this time.
  They had also been looking for a silver-colored Jeep Gran
  
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• Police: Thieves Make Off With $100K Worth Of Jewelry

  17-09-2017 20:08
  ASPEN, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Aspen need the public’s help identifying a group of people who are suspected of stealing $100,000 worth of jewelry.
  (credit: Aspen Police Department)
  (credit: Aspen Police Department)
  Five suspects are seen in surveillance images in an unknown jewelry store last week.
  (credit: Aspen Police Department)
  Investigators believe three of them cased the store to pinpoint the most valuable items.
  (credit: Aspen Police Department)
  Some of the suspects repo
  
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• Badji’s Late Goal Gives Rapids 1-1 Draw With NYCFC

  17-09-2017 19:55
  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Dominique Badji scored in the 88th minute to give the Colorado Rapids a 1-1 tie with New York City FC on Saturday night.
  Thomas McNamara opened the scoring for NYC (15-8-6) in the 19th minute. He slipped past a defender after receiving Andrea Pirlo’s pass near midfield and smashed a driving blast into the top right corner from 25 yards.
  Badji’s made a similar run, by himself from about midfield, and finished a low driving left-footer from just inside
  
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• Scuba diving helping Colorado veterans

  17-09-2017 19:23
  Thanks to a Windsor non-profit organization, veterans with disabilities in Colorado are embarking on a new mission. Trident Veteran Adaptive Programs, or TVAP, works with these veterans to improve their abilities and take the focus off of their disabilities. But to get their help, these vets have to go underwater.       
  
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• Police: One Dead In Hit And Run

  17-09-2017 19:22
  DENVER (CBS4) – One person is dead after police say two cars crashed early Sunday morning.
  Police say it was hit and run near 14th Avenue and Franklin Street.
  #DPD fatal crash update 14th & Franklin: Crash was hit and run involving 2 cars. Run car recovered. 1 male suspect arrested. pic.twitter.com/hesS4Qqkyd
  — Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) September 17, 2017Denver police say one man was arrested and the suspect vehicle has been recovered.
  “The run vehicle didn&r
  
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• ThunderRidge defeats Mountain Vista...

  17-09-2017 19:03
  What do you get when you combine a high school rivalry, homecoming and two lightning delays? Answer? A spectacular show between Mountain Vista and ThunderRidge.        
  
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• Rockies Rout Padres 16-0, Gain Ground In Wild Card Race

  17-09-2017 18:46
  DENVER (AP) — Charlie Blackmon saw the Colorado Rockies’ latest win as an encouraging sign in their drive toward the postseason, and nothing more.
  Tyler Anderson pitched six innings in his first start since returning from left knee surgery, Blackmon set an NL season record for RBIs by a leadoff man, and the Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 16-0 on Saturday night in a game marred by a near brawl.
  Blackmon homered and doubled to drive in four runs, pushing his season RBI total from th
  
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• Lottery: ‘Someone In Grand Junction Is Now $133.2 Million Richer’

  17-09-2017 18:12
  DENVER, Colo. (CBS4) – Three lottery tickets sold in Grand Junction rolled in big bucks for their owners Saturday night.
  Grand prize was the Powerball jackpot — estimated at $133.2 million — won with a ticket purchased at the Lucky Me store on Patterson Road, according to the Colorado Lottery’s congratulatory Facebook post.
  (credit: CBS)
  “And WOW there must be something in the water,” the Lottery’s post continued, “because we had two more big
  
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• 9 keys to Broncos defeating Cowboys

  17-09-2017 17:44
  The Broncos might be the underdogs, but here's how they can win:        
  
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• Talib challenged today by Dez

  17-09-2017 15:20
  With some players, a potential Hall of Fame career becomes evident almost immediately.       
  
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• Latest Forecast: Possible Severe Storms

  17-09-2017 14:59
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – Our Colorado cool down continues into the second half of the weekend. High temperatures across the state will again be mostly in the 70s and 60s with just a handful of temps in southeastern parts of the state making it into the low 80s.
  There is a chance for thunderstorms for Sunday afternoon and evening for the mountains and eastern plains developing as the day goes on. A few of the storms from Denver down into southern Colorado could be severe with strong
  
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• Ronald McDonald House Teams Up With Goldfish Swim School

  17-09-2017 02:23
  By Joel Hillan
  DENVER (CBS4)– For 8-year-old Aubriana and her 2-year-old brother Carl the last month as been a little crazy. Last month, their mom had another baby nine weeks early.
  “We went to the hospital, they tried to stop my wife’s labor, they were unsuccessful at doing that, flew her to Denver,” Justin Fey explained.
  That meant that dad Justin Fey has had to spend the last month traveling back and forth between Denver and Pagosa Springs.
  “It’s been prett
  
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• Fall-like Weather Takes Over

  17-09-2017 02:15
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – A big change in our September weather pattern is upon us this weekend. A fast-moving cold front brought in lots of cloud cover, cooler temperatures, rain and even mountain snow for Saturday morning.
  In the mountains light snow accumulated in many areas above 9,000 feet.
  The big thing you will feel in the Mile High City is the drop in temperatures. Highs will rise only into the low 70s and upper 60s for Saturday and Sunday. Saturday’s high was only 68
  
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• CBS4 Sports Poll: What’s your prediction for the Broncos’ game tomorrow?

  17-09-2017 01:40
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• Montez Throws 4 TD Passes, Colorado Beats N Colorado 41-21

  17-09-2017 01:20
  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Steven Montez threw for a career-high 357 yards and four touchdowns, helping Colorado beat Northern Colorado 41-21 on Saturday in the first meeting between the schools on the football field since 1934.
  Montez spread around the wealth by throwing TD strikes to Devin Ross , Shay Fields, Bryce Bobo and Jay MacIntyre. Colorado (3-0) turned the ball over twice deep in Northern Colorado territory to keep things interesting.
  “What I’ve learned about (Montez), he
  
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• Broncos Continue To Juggle Defensive Linemen

  17-09-2017 00:52
  DENVER, Colo. (CBS4) – The Denver Broncos moved defensive tackle Kyle Peko to the active roster on Saturday.
  Defensive tackle Tyrique Jarett was waived.
  Kyle Peko (credit: John Leyba/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
  Last weekend, hours before the team’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers, Peko was waived and Jarett added to the active roster.
  Jarett played in the game and recorded one tackle.
  Tyrique Jarrett of the Denver Broncos plays against the San Francisco 49ers in a preseas
  
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• ‘Beauty From Ashes’: Community Helps Rebuild Burned Businesses

  17-09-2017 00:48
  By Melissa Garcia
  BRIGHTON, Colo. (CBS4)– Residents in Brighton are coming together in an effort to rebuild after a massive fire tore through several businesses. On June 2, the fire burned down a commercial building that housed seven local businesses. Those included a meat market, a tortilla bakery and a clothing store.
  (credit: CBS)
  A fence surrounds the building on Main Street where piles of debris are all that remain.
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  Organizers of Saturdays fundraiser, entitled “B
  
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