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• NHL & Police Investigating Threats Against Avs Forward Nazem Kadri

  23-05-2022 23:44
  
  (AP) – The NHL said Monday that St. Louis police are investigating threats made toward Colorado Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri, who has been the subject of racist social media posts since he was involved in a collision that knocked Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington out for the rest of the series. Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly told The Associated Press by email the league and police are looking into the situation.
  DENVER, COLORADO – MAY 05: Nazem Kadri #91 of the Colorado Av
  
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• Clean Up Continues After Late May Snowstorm

  23-05-2022 23:41
  
  (CBS4)– It was a noisy start to the week for much of the Denver metro area. Lawn and tree care crews were busy hauling away piles of debris following the late spring storm. (credit: CBS)
  “I checked the roof this morning and nothing fell on the roof, so that’s the part that I’m happy about,” said Peter Wurzburger who lives in Cherry Hills Village.Wurzburger said he was out of town when the snowstorm rolled in on Friday. When he got home a couple days later, he found
  
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• Malik Miner Identified As 19 Year Old Shot & Killed At Aurora Party

  23-05-2022 23:29
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – The Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office says 19-year-old Malik Miner died after being shot at a party in Aurora. Police responded to the area near Peoria Street and Cornell Avenue at around 3:30 a.m. on May 21.
  The coroner’s office says Miner was shot in a parking lot of a business complex. Police say he died at the scene.
  A second victim, a juvenile male, was also shot. Police say he was taken to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries.
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• President of Basketball Operations Tim Connelly Leaves Denver Nuggets For Timberwolves

  23-05-2022 23:28
  
  DENVER (CBS4) –  Nuggets fans worst fears came true as Tim Connelly has agreed to become the Minnesota Timberwolves’ President of Basketball Operations.
  Connelly held the same title with the Nuggets and spent 9 years in Denver as the General Manager and President of Basketball Operations.
  Connelly’s accomplishments in Denver include drafting 2-time MVP Nikola Jokic in the 2nd round of the 2014 NBA Draft. He also put together a Nuggets team that went to the Western Conferen
  
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• Cycling For A Cure: Ride To End Alzheimer’s Coming To Fort Collins In June

  23-05-2022 23:01
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4)– Sam VanWhy traverses the hilly streets of Castle Rock for more than just good exercise. He’s training for the Ride to End Alzheimer’s – a race that starts and ends on the Colorado State University campus in Fort Collins. But this is no ordinary ride.
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  “It’s personal for everybody,” Sam VanWhy said.
  One hundred percent of the proceeds raised will be donated to Alzheimer’s research through the Alzheimer’
  
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• 1 Person Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries From Shooting On King Street

  23-05-2022 22:56
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver Police say one person suffered life-threatening injuries after being shot early Monday morning. Police responded to a home near 5th Avenue and King Street at around 4 a.m.
  The victim was taken to the hospital, but further details about them have not been shared.ALERT: #DPD is investigating the shooting in the 500 block of King Street. One victim located. Extensive injuries unknown at this time. Investigation is ongoing, officers are working to develop suspect informa
  
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• Connelly Leaves Nuggets For Wolves

  23-05-2022 22:54
  
  DENVER (CBS4) –  Nuggets fans worst fears came true as Tim Connelly has agreed to become the Minnesota Timberwolves’ President of Basketball Operations.
  Connelly held the same title with the Nuggets and spent 9 years in Denver as the General Manager and President  of Basketball Operations.
  Connelly’s accomplishments in Denver include drafting 2-time MVP Nikola Jokic in the 2nd round of the 2014 NBA Draft. He also put together a Nuggets team that went to the Western Co
  
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• Stage 1 Fire Restrictions Lifted In Boulder County

  23-05-2022 22:26
  
  By Danielle Chavira
  BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Open burning is once again allowed in Boulder County. As of May 23, the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office rescinded Stage 1 fire restrictions for unincorporated parts of the county.
  (credit: CBS)
  “Recent storms have increased relative humidity and fuels moisture, which has decreased the fire danger,” the sheriff’s office stated. “Relying on the competent scientific evidence provided by the National Weather Servi
  
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• Upcoming Denver Fashion Show Celebrates Pride Month

  23-05-2022 21:50
  
  (CBS4)- An upcoming fashion show from Denver Arts and Venues is celebrating Pride month. It will include drag fashion and ready-to-wear designs from DCR studios. On CBS News Colorado, we talked to emcee DeMarcio about the upcoming event.
  “I can’t tell you how excited DCR Studios and I are to be a partner with this incredibly important, diverse, and unique representation of our community. We’re able to showcase these unique fashions and really spread love as well as education ab
  
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• Creator Of ‘Star Wars’ X-wing And Death Star Dies At Colorado Home At 90

  23-05-2022 21:16
  
  (AP)– The man who designed the spacecraft in the “Star Wars” films has died. Colin Cantwell was 90. The Hollywood Reporter reports that Cantwell’s partner, Sierra Dall, confirmed that he died at his home in Colorado on Saturday.Cantwell designed the prototypes for the X-wing Starfighter, TIE fighter and Death Star. He also worked on films including “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and “WarGames.” BOULDER, CO
  
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• ‘Insult To Hardworking Taxpayers’: Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman Criticizes City Council Members’ $3,500 Trip To Paris

  23-05-2022 20:45
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman is criticizing a trip to Paris by two city council members for a conference. That trip was paid for by the taxpayers of Aurora. (credit: Patrick Kovarik/AFP/Getty Images)
  In a Twitter post, Coffman wrote, “For Aurora City Councilmembers to be attending a conference in Paris, of all places, is an insult to the hardworking taxpayers of this city.”Taking a European Vacation at Taxpayers’ Expense pic.twitter.com/m3uXno1tR7
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• Where To Drop Off Those Broken Tree Branches, Other Yard Debris

  23-05-2022 20:10
  
  (CBS4)– Thousands of people living in along the Front Range woke up to broken branches and downed trees over the weekend after a winter storm blew through Colorado. Several cities and communities are accepting those broken tree branches by providing a drop-off location.(credit: CBS)
  Denver: the Cherry Creek Recycling Drop-off provides a convenient and NO-COST way for Denver residents to keep extra recyclables out of the landfill and to compost yard debris, food scraps, and non-recyclable p
  
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• Steamboat Ski Resort Selling Lift Equipment To Public

  23-05-2022 19:46
  
  (CBS4) — Are you missing that ski lift chair in your living room? Don’t have the gondola swinging inside your gazebo? Now’s your chance to remedy the situation.
  Steamboat Ski Resort’s auction began today.
  It includes 138 chairs from the deconstructed Christie III chairlift, three gondolas which were first installed in 1986, and what the resort calls a “one-of-a-kind” medical gondola cabin.
  Medical gondola cabin. (credit: Steamboat Ski Resort)
  The old items wil
  
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• Air Force Veteran Gets Some Help With Repairs To Home

  23-05-2022 19:46
  
  LITTLETON, Colo. (CBS4)– An Air Force veteran in Littleton got some much-needed help with home repairs over the weekend. The nonprofit “Rebuilding Together Metro Denver” and Lockheed Martin teamed up to help make the repairs. (credit: CBS)
  Larry and Pattie Wolf have lived in their home for more than 30 years. Larry’s health has prevented him from making those essential fixes. (credit: CBS)
  Even though the weather was less than optimal on Saturday, and power outages plague
  
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• Documentary On Aurora Nonprofit Screens In France 2 Years After Cannes Film Festival Award

  23-05-2022 19:35
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) — A Colorado story found itself in Cannes, France. That’s where a documentary about an Aurora nonprofit was screened recently. The screening happened two years after it won an award at Cannes Film Festival.
  (credit: Rob Shearer)
  Documentary “My Father’s House” tells the story of a church in Aurora and how it became the Village Exchange Center on Havana Street. The center became a space of multi-faith worship, and a safe place for refugees and im
  
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• U.S. 6 Reopens West Of Golden After Gravel Truck Overturns

  23-05-2022 19:28
  
  GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4)– An overturned gravel truck closed U.S. 6 for several hours on Monday morning. The road reopened just after 11 a.m.The closure was in place for both directions between Colorado Highway 93 and US 40.
  (credit: CDOT)
  The gravel truck tipped on its side and spilled its load of gravel onto the shoulder. No one was injured.(credit: CDOT)#US6 westbound: Road closed due to safety concerns between CO 93 and US 40; US 6. https://t.co/p8EWqktnl9
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• Colorado Cashback Plan Signed By Gov. Jared Polis, Refund Checks Expected This Summer

  23-05-2022 18:59
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Gov. Jared Polis signed the Colorado Cashback Plan into law on Monday. That bill gives Colorado taxpayers a little relief.(credit: CBS)The checks that will be distributed this summer are a little larger than first expected. Under the plan, individuals will receive $500 each and couples will get $1,000. That was initially supposed to be $400 and $800 respectively.Depending on how Colorado’s economy does for the month of May, the rebate could increase. Anyone who filed t
  
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• U.S. 6 Closed West Of Golden Due To Overturned Gravel Truck

  23-05-2022 18:41
  
  GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4)– An overturned gravel truck closed U.S. 6 on Monday morning. The closure was in place for both directions between Colorado Highway 93 and US 40.
  (credit: CDOT)
  The gravel truck tipped on its side and spilled its load of gravel onto the shoulder. No one was injured. How long the highway will remain closed has not been determined.
  (credit: CDOT)#US6 westbound: Road closed due to safety concerns between CO 93 and US 40; US 6. https://t.co/p8EWqktnl9
  — Colorado Depar
  
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• Mile High United Way Hosts ‘Women United Village Event’ To Help Struggling Families

  23-05-2022 18:05
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Some communities are coming together to help families who may be struggling. The Mile High United Way organized its first-ever “Women United Village Event” over the weekend.
  (credit: CBS)
  More than 100 families benefited from the effort and collected essential baby supplies like diapers, clothes, car seats and more.
  There were also organizations offering resources including Denver Health and the YMCA.
  (credit: CBS)
  The event to help families was based on the idea
  
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• Witness Heard Engine ‘Cough’ Right Before Small Plane Crash In Broomfield

  23-05-2022 18:01
  
  (CBS4) – Moments before a small plane crashed in a Broomfield neighborhood on Sunday and killed two people aboard, a person on the ground said he heard abnormal noises coming from the aircraft.
  (credit: CBS)
  A National Transportation Safety Board spokesman said that the witness is an experienced pilot and he heard what he described as “carburetor coughs” while the plane was on its departure path.
  The aircraft was a Piper PA-32-260 and it departed from the Erie Municipal Airport
  
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• Energy Crews Work To Restore Power After Winter Storm

  23-05-2022 17:43
  
  (CBS4) – After a late winter storm knocked out power to more than 200,000 people in the Denver metro area, Xcel Energy announced almost all customers would have their services restored by Sunday evening.
  (credit: CBS)
  Nearly two days after snow blanketed their Centennial neighborhood, Tom and Debbie’s batteries were running low and their layers of clothing were adding up Sunday. With the power still out, the couple’s patience was also wearing thin, as each extra hour without se
  
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• Russell Wilson process continues Monday with OTAs

  23-05-2022 17:40
  
  The Broncos' new QB has been round-the-clock in carrying out the responsibility of a franchise savior.
  
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• Amazon Truck Catches Fire Over Vail Pass Sunday, Firefighters Pull Amazon Packages Out

  23-05-2022 17:15
  
  By Anna Maria Basquez
  VAIL, Colo. (CBS4) — An Amazon semi-truck caught fire Sunday late afternoon, backing up traffic at least two hours on Vail Pass.
  (credit: CDOT)
  “It was a semi-truck that caught its rear brakes on fire, and it got into the back of the semi and caused some of the contents in the semi-truck to catch fire,” said Battalion Chief Jake Savannah, of Vail Fire & Emergency Services.
  One-third of the contents of the 53-foot semi heading westbound at the 181 mile
  
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• As Baby Formula Shortage Continues, Many Colorado Parents Turn To Each Other For Help

  23-05-2022 16:34
  
  (CBS4) – Colorado moms are in desperation as the formula shortage continues.
  “Most people have three days or less of formula,” said Montgomery Smith, a Greeley mom. “They’re scavenging to try to find what they need and not all babies can have just the classic formula.”
  Just two days ago, Smith started a Facebook group called “Where is The Formula-Colorado” to connect and help parents looking for formula in the area. Within hours, the group garnered
  
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• New Scrutiny For Avs’ Nazem Kadri After Collision With Jordan Binnington

  23-05-2022 15:47
  
  (AP) — That water bottle tossed toward Colorado Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri hardly came out of nowhere.
  For two straight postseasons, Kadri has been the agitator that makes Colorado go and the pest that drives the St. Louis Blues crazy.
  In Saturday night’s 5-2 victory, Kadri’s collision with Blues defenseman Calle Rosen ended with him in the lap of St. Louis goalie Jordan Binnington, who left the game in the first period with a lower-body injury and is now out of the playoffs
  
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• Denver Weather: Spilt Week With A Cool Start And Warm Finish

  23-05-2022 15:25
  
  DENVER (CBS)- The final full week of May will be half and half. Starting out with a cool and unsettled weather pattern with showers and isolated thunderstorms on Monday and Tuesday. Then much warmer and drier weather will take control by Thursday. A look at the jet stream map shows a cooling trough of low pressure that will control Colorado’s weather for the first half of the week.
  (credit: CBS)
  The best chance for rain over the Denver metro area will be on Tuesday. While there is a chance
  
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• St. Joseph Hospital Caregivers Treated To Special ‘Thank You’ With … Goats

  23-05-2022 15:21
  
  (CBS4) – Health care workers are undoubtedly resilient, giving so much emotionally and physically during the COVID-19 pandemic. So that’s why, right in the middle of a workday, St. Joseph Hospital caregivers were treated a special “thank you” for their selflessness. The sound of bleating therapy goats filled the front lobby, and staff members smiled under their masks.
  (credit: CBS)
  “One of the things we do know is people love our therapy dogs. And the thought of bri
  
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• Proctor's Garden: How to assess storm damage in your garden

  23-05-2022 14:54
  
  Watch the nighttime temperatures when moving your tender plants back outside.
  
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• Denver police investigating triple shooting

  23-05-2022 14:03
  
  Police said the shooting happened in the 2300 block of Lawrence Street on Monday morning.
  
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• Broomfield Neighbors Rush To Scene Of Small Plane Crash In Their Neighborhood But Find No Survivors

  23-05-2022 13:59
  
  BROOMFIELD, Colo. (CBS4) — Broomfield’s Anthem Ranch Neighborhood is sandwiched between Erie Municipal Airport and Rocky Mountain Regional Airport. That’s why Barbara Huntington and her husband are used to hearing planes in her neighborhood, but Sunday morning her husband was working in their garage when heard a sound that was a little different.
  Barbara Huntington (credit: CBS)
  RELATED: Plane Crashes In North Broomfield Neighborhood, Misses Houses
  “He heard the sound of
  
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• 3 Injured In Shooting On Lawrence Street In Five Points Area Of Denver Early Monday

  23-05-2022 13:11
  
  (CBS4) — A woman and two men were injured in a shooting early Monday morning in the Five Points area of downtown Denver, Denver Police Department tweeted. There was no immediate arrest, and police were working to gather information about a possible suspect.
  (credit: CBS)
  According to the DPD tweet, police were in the 2300 block of Lawrence street, where the three people were found with gunshot injuries on Lawrence St near the intersection with W Park Avenue. This scene was right near Trian
  
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• More than 2,400 people became real estate agents in Colorado last year

  23-05-2022 06:58
  
  More than 2,400 people became real estate agents in Colorado in 2021. It was the biggest jump in a decade for the state.
  
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• Commentary: Losing Tim Connelly would be devastating for Nuggets

  23-05-2022 06:50
  
  9NEWS Sports Anchor Jacob Tobey says the Kroenkes should do whatever it takes to keep President of Basketball Operations Tim Connelly with the Denver Nuggets.
  
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• Power to be restored for customers without power by end of day, Xcel Energy says

  23-05-2022 06:46
  
  More than 210,000 Xcel Energy customers were without power after a snowstorm hit the Denver metro area on Friday night.
  
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• Former Avalanche player Eric Lacroix discusses current team's playoff run

  23-05-2022 06:15
  
  Arielle Orsuto caught up with Lacroix, the son of former Avs general manager and president Pierre Lacroix.
  
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• Robinson helping fuel Mammoth on NLL playoff run

  23-05-2022 06:06
  
  Forward Connor Robinson leads Colorado in scoring in his first season with the team.
  
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• Convicted Wife-Killer Harold Henthorn Back In Court, Claims Attorney ‘Sold Me Down The River’

  23-05-2022 06:05
  
  (CBS4) – Harold Henthorn, convicted of murdering his second wife, Toni Henthorn, in 2012, will be appearing in a federal courtroom in Denver this week asking that his conviction be thrown out and that he get a new trial, claiming his trial attorney “acted in his own self-interest, was dishonest” and committed fraud in the course of defending Henthorn.
  Harold and Toni Henthorn (credit CBS)
  His trial attorney, Craig Truman, told CBS4, “We never talk about our cases outside
  
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• 2 dead in single-engine plane crash in Broomfield

  23-05-2022 05:51
  
  The crash happened just feet away from homes in the Anthem Ranch neighborhood just south of Erie Municipal Airport.
  
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• Lewis helps Rapids beat Sounders to keep home unbeaten streak alive

  23-05-2022 05:39
  
  Colorado is unbeaten in its last 24 regular-season matches at Dick's Sporting Good Park.
  
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• Where to take branches, debris from May snowstorm

  23-05-2022 03:50
  
  Denver and the surrounding cities have drop-off locations for disposal of all those branches and limbs that came down in the spring storm.
  
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• Colorado Academy wins seventh straight girls lacrosse championship

  23-05-2022 02:10
  
  The Mustangs defeated Valor Christian 13-9 in the Class 5A state title game for their seventh in a row.
  
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• Survivors, descendants and families make pilgrimage to Amache

  23-05-2022 01:48
  
  For many Japanese Americans, the Amache internment camp in Colorado stirs up many emotions.
  
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• Accidente de avioneta en Broomfield deja 2 muertos

  23-05-2022 01:46
  
  La policía dijo que el avión se estrelló en el vecindario de Anthem Ranch.
  
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• Xcel Energy comienza a restaurar el servicio de electricidad a los clientes afectados

  23-05-2022 01:44
  
  Más de 210,000 clientes de Xcel Energy se quedaron sin electricidad luego de que una tormenta de nieve azotara el área metropolitana de Denver la noche del viernes.
  
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• 3 injured in shooting at Aurora apartment complex

  23-05-2022 01:41
  
  The shooting happened Sunday afternoon in the parking lot of the Park Place at Expo Apartments.
  
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• Autoridades investigan tiroteo en complejo de apartamentos de Aurora que dejó 3 heridos

  23-05-2022 01:40
  
  El tiroteo ocurrió el domingo por la tarde en el estacionamiento de Park Place en Expo Apartments.
  
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• Denver Weather: Spilt Week With A Cool Start Start And Warm Finish

  23-05-2022 01:39
  
  DENVER (CBS)- The final full week of May will be half and half. Starting out with a cool and unsettled weather pattern with showers and isolated thunderstorms on Monday and Tuesday. Then much warmer and drier weather will take control by Thursday. A look at the jet stream map shows a cooling trough of low pressure that will control Colorado’s weather for the first half of the week.
  (credit: CBS)
  The best chance for rain over the Denver metro area will be on Tuesday. While there is a chance
  
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• Colorado Weather: Week Ahead Will Start With Chance For Showers

  23-05-2022 01:39
  
  DENVER(CBS)- Our week ahead will be half and half. Starting out with a cooler and unsettled weather pattern where we might pull out a few showers and thunderstorms thru mid-week. The second half will finish and get next weekend rolling with the return of warmer and drier weather. A look at the jet stream map shows a cooling trough of low pressure that will take over the first half of the week.
  (credit: CBS)
  The best chance for rain over the Denver metro area will be on Tuesday. Where there
  
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• Truck Falls 10 Yards Off Tennessee Pass Friday Night As Weather Moved In

  23-05-2022 01:22
  
  By Anna Maria Basquez
  LEADVILLE, Colo. (CBS4) – Three people sustained minor injuries after the truck they were in plunged down Tennessee Pass Friday in an area teetering between Lake and Eagle counties, officers said.
  “It was a Ford F-150 and was up against the side of the tree 10 yards off down an embankment,” said Officer Gary Cutler, spokesman for Colorado State Patrol. The accident was at 10:15 p.m.
  The three in the truck were from Windsor, Colo. No other information was k
  
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• Se ordenan evacuaciones por el incendio Plumtaw que arde al noroeste de Pagosa Springs

  23-05-2022 00:45
  
  El incendio forestal comenzó el martes y ha quemado alrededor de 700 acres.
  
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