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• Connecting Colorado Families To Childcare

  18-05-2022 23:53
  
  (CBS4)– Brooke and Worth Byrd’s family is about to grow by two little feet.
  “It’s very exciting,” Brooke said. “We’re first-time parents and have about six weeks to go.”(credit: CBS)
  Yet their journey to parenthood has come with some big challenges.
  “For one, it’s being pregnant and getting prepared for everything,” Brooke told CBS4’s Kelly Werthmann. “Then the process of looking for childcare.”
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• Temporary Hanging Lake Trail To Reopen Next Month With Permanent Trail Ready In 3 Years

  18-05-2022 23:19
  
  GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – One of Colorado’s gems will reopen after suffering two summers of devastation. The Hanging Lake Trail was severely damaged by the Grizzly Creek Fire in 2020 and mudslides the following summer.
  With $2.2 million in investments from a Community impact grant from Great Outdoors Colorado, the trail will be reconstructed and restored to its bucket-list glamour. The design phase is expected to begin later this summer. The trail is also getting close to anot
  
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• Roaring Fork Near Glenwood Springs Sees First Season Large River Rescue

  18-05-2022 22:53
  
  By Anna Maria Basquez
  GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – Rescuers pulled six people out of the water in the Roaring Fork River late on Tuesday, as spring runoff proved its strength.(credit: Garfield County Search and Rescue)
  “The Garfield County Sheriff’s Office was notified of four children and two adults whose raft had been pinned on a rock in the Roaring Fork River, about one mile below Iron Bridge, near Glenwood Springs, CO,” said a release issued by the sheriffs office
  
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• ‘Don’t Do This’: Lakewood Police Agent Ashley Ferris Describes Taking Down Shooting Spree Suspect During Gunfight

  18-05-2022 22:40
  
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – The Lakewood police agent who saved lives after killing an active shooter in December of last year is sharing her story of heroism for the first time with the community. Lakewood Police Agent Ashley Ferris was shot and wounded at the end of December after engaging in a gunfight with an armed suspect who was linked to a multi-city shooting spree at Denver metro tattoo shops. (credit: CBS)
  Ferris, who is recovering from gunshot wounds to her abdomen and leg, said she
  
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• Broncos and Cowboys to hold joint practices before preseason opener

  18-05-2022 22:31
  
  The practices will be held at the Broncos' UCHealth Training Center with the expectation they will be open to the public.
  
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• Elijah McClain’s Mother Suing Former Lawyers, Claims Lawyers ‘Sought Media Attention For… Self-Aggrandizement Campaign’

  18-05-2022 22:07
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Sheneen McClain, the mother of Elijah McClain, has filed a civil lawsuit against her original lawyers, claiming they demanded nearly $4 million in attorneys fees, “engaged in wrongful conduct,” and placed their “desire for publicity and self-aggrandizement ahead of Ms. McCLain’s interests and instructions.”Sheneen McClain (credit: CBS)
  CBS4 obtained a copy of the lawsuit which was filed Tuesday in Denver District Court.
  In 2019, McClain’s
  
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• Plumtaw Fire Burns In San Juan National Forest Near Pagosa Springs

  18-05-2022 21:30
  
  PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)– The Plumtaw Fire is burning 7 miles north of Pagosa Springs in the San Juan National Forest. The fire is spreading.
  (credit: San Juan National Forest)
  The fire reached Fourmile Road overnight. Fire crews said the priority on Wednesday is to keep the fire west of Fourmile Road.The #PlumtawFire is burning 7 miles north of Pagosa Springs on the #SanJuanNF. Follow InciWeb for complete info: https://t.co/qOPd9p1Yj8. Overnight, the fire reached Fourmile Rd, and fire
  
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• Nonprofit Develops Interactive Wildfire Risk Zone Mapping System

  18-05-2022 20:07
  
  (CBS4) — A first-of-its kind mapping system shows wildfire risk zones for neighborhoods.
  The outlook is for the worse in the next 30 years. More areas on the mapping system turn orange, and the risk zone is expected to only grow.
  The First Street Foundation developed the modelling after recognizing flood risk maps exist, but not fire risk zones.
  (credit: CBS)
  “Our hope is that by making this free and publicly available for every individual at their property, people can go on,”
  
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• Elijah Hood Charged With First-Degree Murder In Triple Homicide

  18-05-2022 20:03
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Prosecutors have charged Elijah Hood with three counts of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of two adults and one child in a northeast Denver apartment. The victims in last month’s shooting have been identified as Denise Hood, her grandson Donn’e Allen and 4-year-old great-grandson Me’khi Parham Allen.
  Elijah Jhquez Hood (credit: Denver Police)
  Police said that Elijah Hood was tracked down after Metro Crime Stoppers received multiple tips that iden
  
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• Colorado U.S. Attorneys, DEA Share Concerns On Dangers Of Fentanyl

  18-05-2022 19:44
  
  (CBS4) — Fentanyl-related overdoses have risen 260% in our state since 2019.
  The bill passed a week ago in the final hours of the legislative session still has not been signed by Gov. Jared Polis.
  This bill provides millions of dollars for treatment, education and harm reduction. It also increases penalties for those who sell fentanyl and gives prosecutors more room to pursue felony convictions on those providing the deadly substance.
  RELATED: Colorado’s Legislature Passes Fentanyl B
  
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• OSHA Determines Contractor Exposed Workers To Hazards In Deadly Trench Collapse

  18-05-2022 19:20
  
  SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – OSHA has determined that a Breckenridge contractor willfully exposed workers to on-the-job hazards before a deadly trench collapse last year. One person died and two others were rescued in the collapse at a site along Sallie Barber Road in unincorporated Summit County in November 2021.
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  A contractor was installing utilities for a new housing development that overlooks the Breckenridge Ski Area. OSHA found the same trench had caved in before and th
  
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• DIA Expects To Be Fourth-Busiest Airport Memorial Day Weekend

  18-05-2022 19:02
  
  (CBS4) –– Denver International Airport will be packed during Memorial Day weekend.
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  This is the first big travel weekend since airlines lifted mask mandates.
  DIA expects to be the fourth-busiest airport in the nation.
  Travel app Hopper says Aspen is a big destination along with both Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts.
  
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• Samuel Young Sentenced To 120 Days In Jail After Shooting Protesters During Elijah McClain Protest On I-225

  18-05-2022 18:52
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– A 24-year-old man convicted of assault, attempted manslaughter and illegally discharging his gun for shooting two demonstrators during a 2020 protest in Aurora has been sentenced. Samuel Young was sentenced to 120 days in jail for the shooting that happened while he aimed at a Jeep that was headed toward the crowd on Interstate 225.
  (credit: CBS)
  Young, of Wheat Ridge, committed the crime during a July 25, 2020, Elijah McClain protest on Interstate 225. He was protest
  
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• High Park Fire Evacuations Lifted, Residents Return Home

  18-05-2022 18:03
  
  TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Residents in Teller County who were evacuated during the High Park Fire can finally return home. Evacuation orders were lifted at 10 a.m. Wednesday. High Park Fire in 2012. (credit: CBS)The fire that started last Thursday was at least 69% contained by Wednesday morning. It has burned more than 1,500 acres so far. The fire burned on a ridge bordered by High Park Road to the west and steep, rocky terrain with dense fuels to the east, toward Fourmile Creek. A heli
  
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• Manson Scores 8:02 Into OT, Avs Beat Blues 3-2 In Game 1

  18-05-2022 18:02
  
  DENVER (AP) — Josh Manson was simply trying to hold his ground near the blueline with players flying at him. Not on the winning goal — he was that open — but from the group of teammates charging his way.DENVER, CO – MAY 17: Colorado Avalanche defenseman Samuel Girard (49) jumps into Colorado Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson”u2019s arms after Manson scored the game winning overtime goal against the St. Louis Blues with teammate Colorado Avalanche defenseman Samuel Gi
  
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• High Park Fire Evacuations To Be Lifted At 10 A.M.

  18-05-2022 17:45
  
  TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Residents in Teller County who were evacuated during the High Park Fire can finally return home. Evacuation orders are to be lifted at 10 a.m. Wednesday. High Park Fire in 2012. (credit: CBS)The fire that started last Thursday was at least 69% contained by Wednesday morning. It has burned more than 1,500 acres so far. The fire burned on a ridge bordered by High Park Road to the west and steep, rocky terrain with dense fuels to the east, toward Fourmile Creek. A
  
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• Scientists Think Ice From Volcanoes Could Still Exist On The Moon, And Astronauts May Use It As A Water Fountain

  18-05-2022 17:23
  
  BOULDER (CBS4) – Scientists think that ice from ancient lunar volcanoes may provide astronauts with the lunar equivalent of a water break.
  (credit: NASA)
  New findings from researchers at CU Boulder points to massive ice sheets near the lunar poles that came from ancient lunar volcanoes. Those sheets are estimated to be dozens or even hundreds of feet thick. Crews in the future could convert this ice to drinking water for astronauts on the lunar surface or in orbit and process it into rocke
  
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• CBS Unveils 2022-2023 Primetime Lineup

  18-05-2022 17:13
  
  (CBS News & Stations)– CBS announced its 2022-2023 primetime programming lineup of CBS Originals, featuring four new dramas, one alternative series, special event programming and 18 returning series. For 2021-2022, the Network finished #1 for the 14th straight season, winning 19 of the past 20 seasons.
  The four new series for fall are the dramas “East New York” starring Amanda Warren as the newly promoted boss of the 74th Precinct located on the edge of Brooklyn; “Fir
  
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• Colorado Weather: Winter Storm Watch For The Mountains, Denver Will See Rain And Snow

  18-05-2022 17:02
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – More warm weather will dominate Colorado on Wednesday and Thursday before an enormous change. Friday is First Alert Weather Day for rain, snow, and unusually cold temperatures.
  Before a powerful cold front arrives Thursday evening, temperatures will reach at least 80 degrees again in Denver on Wednesday followed by upper 80s to near 90 degrees on Thursday.
  There is also another chance for late day thunderstorms on Wednesday mostly in the southeast region of the state and fa
  
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• Thornton Police: 2 Kids Found Safe After Being Unlawfully Taken

  18-05-2022 16:53
  
  THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4) — Investigators say for two young children out of Thornton are back home safe after they were both taken by a man in violation of his court orders.
  According to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, an Endangered Missing Alert was activated by Thornton Police Department for 6-year-old Elizabeth “Ellie” Rensch and 3-year-old Gabriel Rensch Jr, who were both last seen in the Stapleton area of Denver around 4 p.m. May 14.
  Just after 8:30 a.m. Wednesday morni
  
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• Aurora Families, Staff Devastated After Board Voted To Close Sable And Paris Elementary Schools

  18-05-2022 16:25
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) — Families who fought to keep two of their Aurora schools open left Tuesday night’s Aurora Public Schools Board of Education meeting in tears.
  (credit: CBS)
  The school board voted to move forward with a plan to close Sable and Paris Elementary schools after the 2022-23 school year
  It’s part of the district’s restructuring plan that was initiated in 2019 as a way to address changes in the district and respond to declining enrollment numbers.
  The same r
  
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• 2 Colorado Children Unlawfully Taken By Gabriel Rensch Sr Believed To Be In Laramie, Wyoming Area

  18-05-2022 15:16
  
  THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4) — Investigators are searching for two young children out of Thornton, who were taken by a man in violation of current court orders.
  According to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, an Endangered Missing Alert was activated by Thornton Police Department for 6-year-old Elizabeth “Ellie” Rensch and 3-year-old Gabriel Rensch Jr, who were both last seen in the Stapleton area of Denver around 4 p.m. May 14.
  (credit: CBI)
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  The two children were un
  
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• Crime & Housing Among Factors Dragging Mile High City Down On List Of Best Places To Live

  18-05-2022 05:54
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – It used to be the source of bragging rights in Denver; a ranking in the top five of the best places to live in the country as ranked by US News and World Report. But, last year Denver dropped to 14th on the list. This year, the Mile High City is all the way down to 55th.
  No doubt the cost of living in the city has hurt its reputation.
  “In particular, the housing affordability is one factor that is weighted more heavily this year in the best places to live ranking,&rdq
  
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• DPS Educators & Staff Rally For Better Wages: ‘Hard To Pay Bills’

  18-05-2022 05:38
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – They teach Denver’s children and even clean up after them, but many Denver Public Schools employees say they can hardly afford to live in the same city. Now, they are demanding a raise, and the district says it’s working to help them out.
  This call for change comes from paraprofessionals, facility management workers and custodians, who currently make the minimum wage of $15.87 per hour. That includes Susanna Pasillas, a paraprofessional at Valdez Elementary Scho
  
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• FBI Involved In Case Against Robin Niceta, Partner Of Vanessa Wilson

  18-05-2022 05:25
  
  ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – The FBI is now involved in an Arapahoe County case of false child abuse allegations against an Aurora city council member. CBS4 Investigator Brian Maass first reported on Robin Niceta, an Arapahoe County social worker, who made the false accusations.
  Niceta is also the partner of former Aurora Police Chief Vanessa Wilson. Niceta apparently made the accusations against Danielle Jurinsky in retaliation for Jurinsky’s comments about Wilson.
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• Boulder Man, Shaun Lovejoy, Re-Offends 2 Days After Being Released On PR Bond

  18-05-2022 05:04
  
  By Danielle Chavira
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – Boulder Police say a man who was let out of jail on his own recognizance committed more crimes within 48 hours. Police re-arrested Shaun Lovejoy, 19, on May 13.
  He initially faced charges for multiple serious felonies for crimes on May 10. Police say Lovejoy burglarized a home and stole the resident’s vehicle. Later that night, officers spotted the stolen vehicle, stopped it and took two men into custody, one of them being Lovejoy.A man cha
  
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• Denver Weather: A Major Weather Change Looming For Colorado

  18-05-2022 02:34
  
  Temperatures soar well above average for the next few days, but the bottom drops out on Friday after a powerful cold front surges through the state on Thursday.
  Ahead of that powerful cold front, we have a few more rain showers and thunderstorms possible on Wednesday. Some of those could turn severe in southeastern Colorado with hail and wind being the biggest threats.
  Thursday, as the front barrels through it will once again whip up the wind and help create dangerous fire conditions. Much of th
  
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• Teen Works To Build Brighter Futures For Indigenous Youth

  18-05-2022 02:31
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A small group of teens from around the country head to the nation’s capital this week for the first ever Mental Health Youth Action Forum to be held at the White House. MTV is a leading collaborator for the forum, and this month CBS News Colorado and MTV are partnering on Mental Health is Health – an initiative to normalize conversations around our behavioral health.
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  Jazmine Wildcat, 18, traveled through Denver International Airport on he
  
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• Colorado Teen Works To Build Brighter Futures For Indigenous Youth

  18-05-2022 02:31
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A small group of teens from around the country head to the nation’s capital this week for the first ever Mental Health Youth Action Forum to be held at the White House. MTV is a leading collaborator for the forum, and this month CBS News Colorado and MTV are partnering on Mental Health is Health – an initiative to normalize conversations around our behavioral health.
  (credit: CBS)
  Jazmine Wildcat, 18, traveled through Denver International Airport on he
  
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• State Lawmakers Join Prayer Vigil To Honor Victims In Buffalo Grocery Store Shooting

  18-05-2022 02:06
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– People joined state lawmakers at the state Capitol on Tuesday for a prayer vigil to honor the victims of the grocery store shooting in Buffalo, New York. (credit: CBS)
  The shooting happened at a Tops Friendly Markets store. Ten people were killed, and three others were injured, 11 of them Black. The shooting is believed to be a racially motivated attack. (credit: CBS)
  “Last Saturday in Buffalo started out as a very normal day, I’m sure that the people in the groc
  
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• Permanent Fire Restrictions In Summit County Highlight Caution Ahead Of Dry, Hot Summer Months

  18-05-2022 01:51
  
  SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Summit Fire and EMS have stopped issuing burn permits for residents to eliminate wood waste on their property through the end of Labor Day. A spokesperson with the agency said this is largely due to the recent weather and the chance of wildfires increasing, but also that this is the “new normal” for Colorado climate. That’s also why this ban period will be in place every year after this as well.
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  “We just think that what we
  
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• Colorado’s Phillip Lindsay Signs With Indianapolis Colts

  18-05-2022 01:40
  
  (CBS4) – Phillip Lindsay, former running back for the Denver Broncos, is signing with the Indianapolis Colts. Lindsay’s agent Mike McCartney announced the news on Twitter Tuesday afternoon.
  Phillip Lindsay (credit: CBS)Congrats to Phillip Lindsay ( @I_CU_boy ) agreeing to a one year deal with the @Colts
  — Mike McCartney (@MikeMcCartney7) May 17, 2022Lindsay, the former CU Buff and Bronco, spent last season with the Texans and the Dolphins.
  DENVER, COLORADO – OCTOBER
  
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• Denver Police Department Honors Officers In The Line Of Duty

  18-05-2022 01:34
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– This is National Police Week, a chance to honor officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty. On Tuesday, the Denver Police Department had its “Honor the Fallen” event. (credit: CBS)
  That event included a walk around downtown Denver to the memorial markers of some fallen officers. The markers are important so the community never forgets the sacrifices of officers. (credit: CBS)
  “While the environment may have changed from that period of time, toda
  
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• Denver Police Department Honors Fallen Officers

  18-05-2022 01:34
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– This is National Police Week, a chance to honor officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty. On Tuesday, the Denver Police Department had its “Honor the Fallen” event.
  (credit: CBS)
  That event included a walk around downtown Denver to the memorial markers of some fallen officers. The markers are important so the community never forgets the sacrifices of officers.
  (credit: CBS)
  “While the environment may have changed from that period of time, toda
  
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• Football Program Could Be Cut If Weld RE-8 School District Can’t Afford It

  18-05-2022 01:27
  
  FORT LUPTON, Colo. (CBS4) – As the Weld RE-8 school district navigates cutting their budget for the 2022-2023 school year, some fear the district will eliminate athletics from some schools, specifically the football team at Fort Lupton High School.
  In a brainstorming school board meeting, one member suggested eliminating the high school’s football team as a way to save money, the district confirms. However, Superintendent Alan Kaylor said that was just one of many different ideas tha
  
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• Baby Born Miles Above Earth During Flight From Denver To Orlando

  18-05-2022 01:21
  
  (CBS4)– The captain of a Frontier Airlines flight described a flight attendant as “exemplary and calm” as she helped a mother give birth on the airplane. The baby was born on a flight that took off from Denver and was en route to Orlando.
  (credit: Frontier Airlines)
  The baby just couldn’t wait until landing in Florida to come into this world. Flight attendant Diana Giraldo helped the mother to the bathroom and assisted her through the birth.
  (credit: Frontier Airlines)
  Mo
  
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• #PlumtawFire Causing Evacuations For Residents Near Pagosa Springs

  18-05-2022 01:00
  
  By Danielle Chavira
  PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – A new wildfire in Colorado is prompting evacuations for the Lost Valley of the San Juans in Mineral County. The Plumtaw Fire is burning about 5 miles northwest of the Pagosa Springs Airport.The U.S. Forest Service says the fire is about 50-70 acres. It does not appear to be contained. Five large air tankers and helicopters are working on helping extinguish the fire. Firefighters are also on the ground.
  (credit: U.S. Forest Service San Juan
  
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• Plumtaw Fire Causing Evacuations For Residents Near Pagosa Springs

  18-05-2022 01:00
  
  By Danielle Chavira
  PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – A new wildfire in Colorado is prompting evacuations for the Lost Valley of the San Juans in Mineral County. The Plumtaw Fire is burning about 5 miles northwest of the Pagosa Springs Airport.The U.S. Forest Service says the fire is about 50-70 acres. It does not appear to be contained. Five large air tankers and helicopters are working on helping extinguish the fire. Firefighters are also on the ground.
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• Colorado Congressman Jason Crow Joins Public Hearing On UFOs

  18-05-2022 00:40
  
  (CBS4)– Colorado Congressman Jason Crow participated in a historic moment at the nation’s Capitol: Congress’ first public hearing on UFOs in more than half a century. (credit: CBS)
  The hearing comes after a Congressional-mandated report released last year found that most of the incidents analyzed remain unidentified. There have been nearly 150 reports of unidentified aerial phenomena since 2004. (credit: CBS)
  “Since the early 2000s, we have seen an increasing number of un
  
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• Using Archaeology To Bring Women’s History To Life

  18-05-2022 00:28
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Amache Ochinee Prowers was the daughter of a traditional Cheyenne leader. She married John Prowers, a trader from Missouri. Together they settled in Bent County, in a former settlement called Boggsville, located near where the Purgatoire River meets the Arkansas River in southeast Colorado. John Prowers became the first cattle rancher in that area, and is known to have introduced Hereford cattle to Colorado. Amache Ochinee Prowers was by his side the whole time, leaving her
  
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• ‘Front Yard Therapy’ Promotes Youth Mental Health At Home & School In Denver

  18-05-2022 00:16
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A Denver Public School in Montbello is taking therapy to the front yard of family homes in order to promote the mental wellness of its students. Academy 360 hired family therapist Ron Allen to ensure students received the same emotional support and structure at home – whether it’s from parents, grandparents or aunts and uncles – that they were receiving at school.
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  Allen has been meeting with 13-year-old Manuel Galvan Martinez f
  
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