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• Fire at abortion alternatives ministry investigated as arson

  25-06-2022 23:04
  
  Vandals also spray-painted pro-abortion rights messages on the building early Saturday.
  
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• Márquez earns 3rd straight win, Rockies shut out Twins 1-0

  25-06-2022 22:45
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Germán Márquez pitched 7 2/3 scoreless innings and the Colorado Rockies edged the Twins 1-0 Friday night in a rare trip to Minnesota. Charlie Blackmon’s run-scoring fielder’s choice was the difference for the Rockies, who snapped a three-game skid.MINNEAPOLIS, MN – JUNE 24: Brendan Rodgers #7 of the Colorado rockies looks on while he prepares to bat during the game between the Colorado Rockies and the Minnesota Twins at Target Field on Fri
  
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• NHL experiencing sustained growth with female, younger fans

  25-06-2022 22:37
  
  (AP)– One of the biggest stories in the NHL this season has been the increase in viewers in the league’s first year of its television contracts with ESPN and TNT. The league is also seeing unparalleled growth in female and younger fans that should have a big impact for years to come.
  According to NHL research, 37% of hockey fans are female, including an eye-popping 26% growth in that demographic since 2016. Most of those new fans are likely within the coveted 18-49 age demographic, t
  
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• Timberline Fire Protection Truck Rolls Over

  25-06-2022 22:28
  
  GILPIN COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– A firetruck with the Timberline Fire Protection District rolled over on Saturday morning. The driver suffered minor injuries. (credit: Gilpin County)
  The Timberline Fire Protection District employee was driving north on Highway 119 past Highway 46 in a water tender. The employee attempted to pull off the right side of the road and that’s when the truck rolled.The driver was rushed to the hospital with minor injuries. The incident is being investigated.
  
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• Man Dies, Woman Rescued After Canoe Capsizes On Sweetwater Lake

  25-06-2022 21:58
  
  DOTSERO, Colo. (CBS4)– Deputies with the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office were notified of a female who was stranded on the cliffs north of Sweetwater Lake near Dotsero on Wednesday. They learned the woman had been canoeing with her husband and dog the night before.That’s when the canoe capsized. The woman and her dog were able to swim to shore but her husband was unable to reach the shore.His body was discovered the next morning and retrieved by fishermen and paddleboarders wh
  
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• Rescuers unable to revive toddler pulled from canal

  25-06-2022 21:42
  
  EL JEBEL, Colo. (CBS4) — A 20-month-old child who fell into fast-moving waters of a canal in El Jebel was found by rescuers after an hour of searching on Wednesday. Resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful, however.
  Personnel from the Eagle County Sheriff’s Office, Basalt Police Department, Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office, Colorado State Patrol, Carbondale Fire Department and Roaring Fork Fire Rescue all responded to the baseball fields in El Jebel at 5 p.m., the Eagle County She
  
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• Longmont Police Ask For Surveillance Video In Arson, Vandalism Investigation

  25-06-2022 20:44
  
  LONGMONT, Colo. (CBS4)– Police in Longmont are investigating vandalism and arson at the Life Choices building. Longmont Public Safety responded just after 3 a.m. Saturday to the fire at 20 Mountain View Avenue.
  (credit: Longmont Public Safety)
  When they arrived, they found the building had sustained fire and heavy smoke damage. The front of the property had been vandalized with black paint.
  One of the messages read, “if abortions aren’t safe, neither are you.”
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• Hugo Alonso Santillana Arrested, Suspected Of Shooting 3 In Front Of Commerce City Home

  25-06-2022 20:25
  
  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (CBS4)– Police in Commerce City arrested the suspect wanted in a triple shooting from earlier this week. Hugo Alonso Santillana was arrested and faces charges of first-degree assault.
  Hugo Alonso Santillana (credit: Commerce City Police)
  Police rushed to the neighborhood in the 15600 block of East 98th Place just after 4 p.m. on Thursday. When officers arrived, they found three adults with gunshot wounds. All were rushed to the hospital.
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  Detectives believ
  
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• Former Loveland Police Officer Acknowledges Not Intervening In Rough Arrest

  25-06-2022 19:11
  
  DENVER (AP) – A former Colorado police officer has acknowledged failing to stop another officer from shoving an elderly woman with dementia to the ground during a shoplifting arrest. Daria Jalali, 28, pleaded guilty Wednesday to the misdemeanor charge. (credit: The Life & Liberty Law Office)
  She and fellow Loveland police officer Austin Hopp were charged following the arrest of 73-year-old Karen Garner in June 2020. Hopp forced Garner to the ground, pushed her against the hood of his c
  
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• Shooting in Aurora leaves 1 dead, 1 injured

  25-06-2022 19:08
  
  Aurora police arrested a 27-year-old man in connection to the shooting.
  
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• Kayan Cruz arrested after one man shot, another killed in Aurora

  25-06-2022 18:16
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) — Officers from the Aurora Police Department were called Friday night to a man in a vehicle who had suffered a gunshot wound. They were led to an apartment complex less than a mile away where another man was found shot to death.
  The injured man was found in the 880 block of South Buckley Road, APD stated in a press release. He was taken to a hospital and is in stable condition.
  That man gave officers information that there may be other shooting victims at the apartment
  
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• Colorado Weather: Cooler Temps And Monsoon Team Up

  25-06-2022 17:27
  
  DENVER(CBS)- The much anticipated weekend cool down is here. A summer cold front pushed into the state early Saturday morning bringing in low clouds, fog and a few morning sprinkles.
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  The cold front will be mixing with monsoon moisture pumping up from southern Colorado. This will get showers and thunderstorms ramping up by afternoon and evening. A few of these storms may have heavy pockets of rain into Saturday night.
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  Temperatures will be cooling down over eastern C
  
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• Stanley Cup quest continues as Avs lose to Lightning in Game 5

  25-06-2022 06:53
  
  The final score was 3-2. The teams return to Tampa for Game 6 Sunday.
  
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• Crowd marches in Denver, rallies at Capitol to protest Roe v. Wade reversal

  25-06-2022 06:51
  
  Law enforcement closed downtown streets for the protest and march Friday evening.
  
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• Next with Kyle Clark full show (6/24/22)

  25-06-2022 06:08
  
  Depending on how old you are, today is the first day without protection to abortion access. We look at what the Supreme Court's decision means for Colorado.
  
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• Commentary: Reckless spending by Democrats to promote certain GOP candidates can backfire

  25-06-2022 05:48
  
  A word from Marshall Zelinger on why Democrats are being irresponsible spending millions to try to cherry pick the Republican candidate who wins Colorado's primary
  
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• Some Coloradans offering help following historic Supreme Court Roe v. Wade announcement

  25-06-2022 05:37
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Hundreds of people protesting the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe V. Wade gathered Friday outside the Capitol. Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains says they’re fortunate to be able to offer services to patients from other states. Some Coloradans are opening their homes to help.
  Dr. Kristina Tocce at Planned Parenthood says she’s grateful Colorado has proactive legislation to protect abortion access.
  “We will serve as many patients as p
  
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• Avs Fall To Lightning In Game 5, Head Back To Tampa Bay

  25-06-2022 05:20
  
  DENVER (AP) — Keep that champagne chilled. It’s back to the slushy ice of Amalie Arena for the Colorado Avalanche after they failed to close out the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup Final.
  The Lightning overpowered Colorado with tougher physicality, clogged the neutral zone and once again relied on goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy’s firebolt reflexes to counter Colorado’s superior speed in a 3-2 victory in Game 5 on Friday night at Ball Arena.
  Coach Jon Cooper found a
  
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• Crowds pack downtown Denver to watch Avs' quest for Stanley Cup

  25-06-2022 05:14
  
  Thousands of fans gathered at Tivoli Quad and McGregor Square to watch on big screens as the Avalanche played the Tampa Bay Lightning at Ball Arena.
  
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• Colorado Weather: The Cooler And Wetter Weekend Is Here

  25-06-2022 04:10
  
  DENVER(CBS)- Happy Friday! The cooling trend is here. Afternoon thunderstorms helped to cool temperatures across the region and now two cool waves will be pushing in for the weekend change.
  The first cold front is moving thru tonight cooling our overnight lows down into the 50s over eastern Colorado.
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  The second surge will come thru early Saturday morning. This should deliver a cloudy morning from the Front Range out over the eastern plains with a morning upslope. There may also
  
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• Lengthy Prison Sentences For Alexander Albayero After Killing Two Men Three Weeks Apart

  25-06-2022 04:02
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4) — An Arapahoe County judge sentenced 46-year-old Alexander Albayero on Friday to 48 years behind bars for the shooting death of David Guerrero-Rodriguez.
  Albayero had already been sentenced to life in prison by an Adams County judge for the death of another man that was killed three weeks before Guerrero-Rodriguez.
  Police officers found Guerrero-Rodriguez lying in an alley at 1:45 a.m. near Havana Street and Colfax Avenue. Investigators never did determine the inte
  
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• Multiple People Escorted Out Of Tivoli Quad After Busting Through Fence

  25-06-2022 03:59
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Several law enforcement officers ran after and tackled multiple people busting into the Avs watch party at the Tivoli Quad on Friday night. The Auraria Campus alerted the public the party was at capacity at around 6 p.m.
  (credit: CBS)
  Denver Office of Emergency Management officials say some people were jumping the fence and getting in despite being told to stay back.
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  CBS4 saw multiple people running from law enforcement into the party before they were taken do
  
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• SCOTUS overturns Roe v. Wade; This is what it means for Colorado

  25-06-2022 03:55
  
  Abortion is now illegal in more of the U.S. That's not the case in Colorado, meaning it may now be a destination for people from other states seeking abortions.
  
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• Bear stuck in tree in Loveland captured

  25-06-2022 03:15
  
  Multiple people called CPW after a bear was seen running around central Loveland.
  
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• Crowd gathers at Capitol to protest Roe v. Wade reversal

  25-06-2022 03:01
  
  Law enforcement closed down Lincoln in front of the Capitol on Friday evening.
  
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• Mountain lion caught on camera in downtown Denver

  25-06-2022 02:25
  
  A 9NEWS viewer spotted the lion in his driveway Thursday night.
  
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• Colorado Catholic Conference reacts to SCOTUS overturning Roe v. Wade

  25-06-2022 02:25
  
  "We still have a long way to go, especially in the state of Colorado.”
  
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• Crowds protest at state Capitol after Supreme Court decision overturning Roe V. Wade

  25-06-2022 01:54
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Hundreds of people gathered at the state Capitol on Friday evening after the Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. The announcement on the Supreme Court Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision was released on Friday morning.(credit CBS)
  People started gathering at the state Capitol to show both support and opposition to the decision. Copter4 flew over the area which showed some protesters had spilled out onto Lincoln Street.
  (Photo by Brenda
  
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• Longer wait times expected as Colorado becomes island of access to abortion care

  25-06-2022 01:27
  
  Already the wait time at Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains clinics is 19 days. At the Boulder Abortion Clinic, they're scheduling out to mid-July.
  
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• In Colorado, abortion remains legal after Supreme Court ruling

  25-06-2022 01:01
  
  A state law called the Reproductive Health Equity Act, passed this year, guarantees access to abortion in Colorado.
  
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• Airline merger: Frontier sweetens offer for Spirit Airlines

  25-06-2022 00:58
  
  (AP)– Frontier Airlines on Friday added more cash and a larger breakup fee to its offer to buy Spirit Airlines, and the Spirit board repeated its preference for Frontier over a rival bid by JetBlue Airways.
  Frontier added $2 in cash to its previous offer of $2.13 in cash and 1.9126 shares of Frontier for each Spirit share.
  The Denver-based airline also raised to $350 million the amount it would pay Miramar, Florida-based Spirit if antitrust regulators stop the deal, matching JetBlue’
  
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• A short history of Colorado's abortion activism from 1891 to present

  25-06-2022 00:38
  
  In his second term, Rep. Dick Lamm, a Denver Democrat, sponsored the 1967 law loosening requirements for an abortion.
  
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• Colorado’s Abortion Law To Remain Unchanged As Neighboring States React To Roe v. Wade Reversal

  25-06-2022 00:37
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Colorado remains a state where abortions are allowed, but some neighboring states have now banned them following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
  States including Utah, Wyoming and Arizona have all banned abortions.
  (credit: CBS)
  In April, Gov. Jared Polis signed the Reproductive Health Equity Act into law – giving every pregnant woman the right to choose to continue their pregnancy or have an abortion. The law also states a fertilized
  
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• Man dies days after being shot in Aurora; public's help sought

  25-06-2022 00:28
  
  The man was found suffering from a gunshot wound in a vehicle on Monday.
  
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