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• Disturbing Trend Has Gas Thieves Cutting Into Fuel Tanks

  09-05-2022 23:50
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)– Police across Colorado are noticing one crime that’s on the rise when it comes to gas theft. One woman found out that she was a victim the hard way. (credit: CBS)
  Helen Thompson lives in Colorado Springs. When she noticed her gas tank was empty, she drove to the gas station to fill up. But the gas just poured out onto the ground. Someone had cut into her fuel tank. (credit: CBS)
  “I think they don’t care, don’t care about the consequen
  
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• North Metro Fire Rescue Wildland Crews Assist With Massive Wildfire Burning In New Mexico

  09-05-2022 22:51
  
  (CBS4)– Fire crews from North Metro Fire Rescue are helping battle the massive wildfire burning in New Mexico. That fire is the largest in the U.S. and has burned nearly 300 structures including homes, commercial buildings and barns. (credit: North Metro Fire Rescue)
  The Hermits Peak Fire merged with the Calf Canyon Fire in the Santa Fe National Forest, close to the town of Las Vegas, NM.North Metro Fire Rescue sent a wildland fire crew to help. They have been prepping around houses to hel
  
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• How Getting Gas Before 10 A.M. Or After 5 P.M. Can Help Front Range Air Quality This Summer

  09-05-2022 22:38
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – With June around the corner now is the time to start thinking about summer air quality along the Front Range. One of the biggest concerns is ozone which is a big problem along Colorado’s Interstate 25 urban corridor during the hottest days of the year.
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  Ozone is a gas found in two layers of Earth’s atmosphere. Naturally occurring ozone is the good kind of ozone gas found high above the ground in the stratosphere. It helps to protect us from the harm
  
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• Denver Police Arrest Suspect In Murders Of 2 Adults, Child In Northeast Denver Apartment

  09-05-2022 22:02
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Police in Denver have arrested a suspect in the shooting deaths of two adults and one child in a northeast Denver apartment last month. The victims have been identified as Denise Hood, her grandson Donn’e Allen and 4-year-old great-grandson Me’khi Parham Allen.
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  They were found shot and killed April 26 inside a northeast Denver apartment near 60th Avenue and Ceylon Street.
  Me’khi Parham Allen and Denise Hood (credit: Metro Denver Crime Stoppers
  
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• Vicente Orozco Sentenced To 2 Life Sentences For Deadly Stabbings At Belmar Park

  09-05-2022 21:39
  
  GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4)– Vicente Orozco was sentenced last week to two consecutive life sentences for two murders. Orozco, 22, was found guilty in the stabbing death of both Stevan Sandvick, 61, and Ivan Rivera, 19, on Aug. 15, 2019.
  Vicente Orozco (credit: Jefferson County)
  Officers rushed to Belmar Park in Lakewood early on Aug. 15, 2019 where they found Rivera with multiple stab wounds. He had been playing soccer in the park with a friend when he was attacked.
  Later that same morning, a wi
  
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• Fort Collins Police Search For Vandals Wanted For Targeting Catholic Church

  09-05-2022 19:42
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4)– Police in Fort Collins are searching for the vandals who targeted a Catholic church over the weekend. Someone spraypainted the doors of the St. John XXIII Church on the Colorado State University campus.
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  Exterior glass panels were also shattered. Nothing was damaged inside the church.
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  The vandalism is being investigated as a bias-motivated crime.
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• Denver Launches New Program To Help Build ‘Generational Wealth’ Through Homeownership

  09-05-2022 19:26
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Denver is leveling the playing field when it comes to building generational wealth through homeownership. Twenty days ago, the city launched a new program to give descendants of people who lived in redlined neighborhoods, help with mortgage down payments.
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  The city has received 28 applications and approved 17 of them. That includes Dontral Starks, a father of five whose family is currently living in a three-bedroom house.
  The director of the program said it&rsqu
  
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• Aurora Students Raise Awareness For Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women

  09-05-2022 19:06
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)  — In Aurora, students are raising awareness for missing and murdered indigenous women.
  Native jewelry makers, artists and food vendors were at Empower Community High School on Saturday, where we spoke to a student who says she organized the vent after learning Native American women and girls are more likely to be murdered or kidnapped than any other group.
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  “I felt very passionate about that to start getting back into my roots and trying to hel
  
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• Drones Used In Continued Search For Missing Man At Cherry Creek Reservoir

  09-05-2022 18:34
  
  AURORA Colo, (CBS4) — Investigators are still working Monday to find a 29-year-old man who went missing when he fell from an inner tube pulled by a boat on the reservoir at Cherry Creek State Park Saturday.
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  According to the CPW NE Region tweet, work to recover the missing man is ongoing, and crews used drones to continue their search at the start of the week over the reservoir.
  CPW’s park rangers and marine units were accompanied by South Metro Fire Rescue, who were all
  
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• Sources: Jokic Wins 2nd Straight MVP Award

  09-05-2022 17:25
  
  DENVER (CBS4) –  Sources have told ESPN that for the second straight season Denver Nuggets Center Nikola Jokic has won the NBA’s MVP award. The official announcement is expected later this week.
  Jokic began the season with long odds to repeat as the league’s Most Valuable Player but the Serbian big man has statistically been better than he was last season.Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic has been voted the NBA’s Most Valuable Player for a second consecutive season,
  
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• Avs Defenseman Cale Makar Named Norris Trophy Finalist

  09-05-2022 17:08
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Avalanche’s superstar defensemen Cale Makar is one step closer to officially being the best defenseman in the NHL. On Monday, Makar was named as one of three finalists for the NHL’s Norris Trophy.
  (Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images)
  The Norris Trophy is awarded to the league’s “defense player who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest all-round ability in the position.” Also among the finalists are Nashville Predators d
  
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• Denver Zoo To Showcase Asian American, Pacific Islander Festival

  09-05-2022 17:05
  
  (CBS4) — In celebration of Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month, Denver Zoo is hosting it’s first ever Asian American and Pacific Islander festival.
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  Saturday and Sunday, the zoo will celebrate the diversity of Colorado’s Asian community through multicultural dance, music, art and workshops.
  They’re partnering with the Filipino-American Community of Colorado to highlight the zoo’s unique connection to Asian cultures and countries through ani
  
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• First Alert Weather Day: Colorado Returns To A Familiar Pattern With High Fire Danger This Week

  09-05-2022 16:13
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – It’s become a very familiar situation along the Front Range this season. The combination of dry air, warm temperatures, and gusty winds will create critical fire danger on Monday and probably on Tuesday and Wednesday as well.
  The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for Denver and most of the metro area for high fire danger from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Monday. Wind gusts up to 50 mph together with relatively humidity under 15% and above normal t
  
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• Denver Weather: Colorado Returns To A Familiar Pattern With High Fire Danger This Week

  09-05-2022 16:13
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – It’s become a very familiar situation along the Front Range this season. The combination of dry air, warm temperatures, and gusty winds will create critical fire danger on Monday and probably on Tuesday and Wednesday as well.
  The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for Denver and most of the metro area for high fire danger from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Monday. Wind gusts up to 50 mph together with relatively humidity under 15% and above normal t
  
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• Downtown Denver Restaurant Manager Says Violent Crime Hurting Business

  09-05-2022 15:42
  
  (CBS4) — It’s an issue that’s affecting all of us in Denver, but none more so than downtown businesses.
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  “It’s scary, being completely honest; it’s very scary,” said Gabriel DeCastro, assistant general manager at El Tejano and Loaded near Market Street and 20th Street. “We have to have cops every Friday and Saturday. We have to double up on security just so I can keep the staff and my people who come to enjoy themselves safe.”
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• Demaryius Thomas’ Legacy Lives On At The Boys And Girls Club

  09-05-2022 15:18
  
  (CBS4) — “One thing about DT, I knew he was different from the moment I walked into the Broncos locker room,” Emmanuel Sanders said. “He would take his shirt off and give it to you, anytime. He had the biggest heart.”
  Demaryius Thomas impacted so many in his short time on earth. Now that’s he’s gone, his teammates are working hard to keep his memory alive.
  “I still want him to be here today, but the reality is that he’s not,” Sanders sa
  
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• Denver Researcher Discovers New Worm Species In Steamboat Springs ‘Sulphur Cave’

  09-05-2022 15:00
  
  (CBS4) — As a research associate for the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, David Steinmann is accustomed to crawling through caves for a living. And a discovery he made in a toxic cave in Steamboat Springs is prompting a new research project.The cave is called “Sulphur Cave,” and there are only about 12 known of their kind in the world.
  “My friends in my caving club found out about it,” Steinmann said. “It’s about a foot-and-a-half wide. Then you craw
  
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• Pedestrian Killed In Crash On I-25 At 144th Ave in Westminster Early Monday

  09-05-2022 14:03
  
  WESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4) — A pedestrian was killed in a crash that shut down all lanes of Interstate 25 southbound at 144th Avenue early Monday morning in Westminster Police Department jurisdiction. The interstate reopened just before 6 a.m.
  According to the Westminster PD press release, all traffic was being diverted at 144th Ave, as police responded to the crash on I-25 southbound that happened at roughly 2:30 a.m.
  All lanes of the interstate were shut down for several hours before reop
  
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• Deadly Auto-Pedestrian Crash Shuts Down I-25 at 144th Ave In Westminster Early Monday

  09-05-2022 13:24
  
  WESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4) — A pedestrian was killed in a crash that shut down all lanes of Interstate 25 southbound at 144th Avenue early Monday morning in Westminster Police Department jurisdiction.
  According to the Westminster PD press release, all traffic was being diverted at 144th Ave, as police responded to the crash on I-25 southbound that happened at roughly 2:30 a.m.
  Crash investigators were at the scene as of 5 a.m., and the police department said it would be at least a few hours
  
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• Search for missing man turns to recovery operation at Cherry Creek Reservoir

  09-05-2022 06:46
  
  CPW said the man was on a tube being pulled by a boat when he became separated from the tube and went missing.
  
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• Activists put up signs on Denver streets in hopes of saving lives

  09-05-2022 06:35
  
  Despite years of work to make streets safer, last year was the deadliest on Denver's roads in decades.
  
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• Burn area still looks barren, 20 years after Hayman Fire

  09-05-2022 06:16
  
  After burning more than 138,000 acres in 2002, it was listed as the largest fire in Colorado history at the time.
  
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• 1 killed, 4 injured in crash

  09-05-2022 06:15
  
  Police said the crash happened around 7 p.m. at the intersection of 84th Avenue and Washington Street.
  
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• Nonprofit pairs girls who have lost their moms with women who know the grief they're feeling

  09-05-2022 05:58
  
  EmpowerHER organizes a mentorship program for girls experiencing grief after a death.
  
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• 5 Years Ago Historic Metro Denver Hailstorm Closed The Colorado Mills Mall

  09-05-2022 04:55
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Do you remember the massive hailstorm and flash flooding that struck the Front Range on May 8, 2017? Large hail pummeled Denver’s west side, from Arvada and Wheat Ridge to Lakewood. The hail caused an estimated 150,000 auto insurance claims and an additional 50,000 claims on homes and businesses. To date it is the most costly hailstorm in the metro area’s entire weather history.
  Hail at Coors Field (credit: CBS)
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  One area hit especially hard was aro
  
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• Simulated Wildfire Sandbox Helps Mountain Firefighters In Colorado Prepare For The Real Deal

  09-05-2022 04:46
  
  EAGLE COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– With Colorado facing some of the largest and most destructive wildfires in the state’s history in the last few years, firefighters across the state are gearing up for intense wildfires that could break out at any moment. In Eagle, just west of Vail, crews have a high-tech solution to get a feel for the real thing, without the stress of burning homes on the line: a Sim Table, an interactive map projected over a fine sand-like compound, made of walnuts.
  Wild
  
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• La FDA impone una nueva restricción a la vacuna contra el COVID-19 de Johnson & Johnson

  09-05-2022 03:24
  
  La FDA dijo que decidió restringir la vacuna de Johnson & Johnson luego de analizar nuevamente los datos sobre el riesgo de coágulos sanguíneos que amenazan la vida.
  
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• Colorado Weather: Overnight Fire Threat Into Monday And Beyond

  09-05-2022 03:07
  
  DENVER(CBS)- Our current weather pattern is in the process of setting up what may be several days of critical fire danger across many areas of Colorado including the Denver metro area to start on Monday. On the big weather map we have a strong ridge of high pressure out east that is going to back up the west to east flow across the nation thru most of the week ahead.
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  This will keep a digging low pressure trough over the west coast with wind producing jet stream diving in betwe
  
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• Organización en Colorado recibe ayuda para emprendedores latinos en el condado Adams

  09-05-2022 02:56
  
  El dinero se destinará a recursos para empresarios latinos e hispanos y para expandir los esfuerzos de vacunación dentro de la comunidad.
  
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• Rocky Mountain Yoga to host 'Goatflix and Chill' events this summer

  09-05-2022 02:16
  
  Guests can curl up with a goat while watching a movie in the park.
  
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• Latino-serving nonprofit receives more than $3M in funding

  09-05-2022 01:43
  
  The money will go toward resources for Latino and Hispanic entrepreneurs and to expand the vaccination efforts within the community.
  
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• 2 Men Shot On Wazee Street In Downtown Denver Early Sunday

  09-05-2022 01:35
  
  (CBS4) — Two men were injured in a shooting on Wazee Street in downtown Denver early Sunday morning.ALERT: #DPD is investigating a shooting in the 1600 block of Wazee St. Two adult males have been transported the hospital with serious injuries. Investigation is ongoing. Updates will be posted as they are made available. #Denver pic.twitter.com/OdOuUarpnj
  — Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) May 8, 2022According to the Denver Police Department, officers responded to a call just befor
  
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• Padres recuerdan a Kendrick Castillo en el tercer aniversario del tiroteo en la escuela STEM

  09-05-2022 01:11
  
  El 7 de mayo se cumplieron tres años desde que Kendrick Castillo se abalanzó sobre uno de los tiradores que abrió fuego en STEM School Highlands Ranch.
  
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• Broncos mailbag: Right tackle competition, NFL quarterback rankings and ownership timeline

  09-05-2022 00:02
  
  Mother's Day special addresses the vibe at Dove Valley, the Sutton-Patrick contracts and competition to become the Broncos' new owner.
  
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