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• WATCH: Colorado Avalanche dent Stanley Cup during postgame celebration

  27-06-2022 23:49
  
  By Austin Nivison
  (CBS SPORTS) – Moments after receiving the Stanley Cup, the Colorado Avalanche made a serious impact on the trophy. As the team was gathering for a photo, Nicolas Aube-Kubel took a spill and gave the Cup a nice dent.
  TAMPA, FLORIDA – JUNE 26: Nicolas Aube-Kubel #16 of the Colorado Avalanche hands the Stanley Cup to Ryan Murray #28 after defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game Six of the 2022 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Amalie Arena on June 26, 2022 in Tampa, Flor
  
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• Tren de Amtrak con más de 200 pasajeros se descarrila en el norte de Missouri; se reportan heridos

  27-06-2022 23:42
  
  En un comunicado, Amtrak dijo que el tren golpeó un camión volquete en un cruce público en Mendon, Missouri, alrededor de la 1:40 de la tarde del lunes.
  
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• Joseph Van Eck Sentenced To 162 Years To Life In Prison For Series Of Sexual Assaults

  27-06-2022 23:37
  
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Joseph Van Eck has been sentenced to 162 years to life in prison for multiple sexual assaults in the Denver metro area. The First Judicial District Attorney’s Office in Jefferson County said Eck committed the crimes on four women between April and September 2020. Joseph Van Eck (credit: Jeffco Sheriff)
  The victims were all unhoused women. Investigators said that Van Eck offered them a ride and then drove them to a remote area in Jefferson County where
  
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• Coloradans have access to free HIV and STI testing on National HIV Testing Day

  27-06-2022 23:36
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Coloradans get a free HIV test across the state thanks to multiple programs and initiatives through the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The push comes on National HIV Testing Day which was first observed on June 27, 1995.
  This year, the CDPHE, Walgreens and the Greater Than AIDS initiative are encouraging Coloradans to get tested by using the theme “HIV Testing is Self-Care.”
  Individuals can order a free at-home test online which can test f
  
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• Avs Arrive Home With Stanley Cup

  27-06-2022 22:19
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The Colorado Avalanche returned home on Monday afternoon with the Stanley Cup. This is the third time the team has brought the cup home.
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  The Avs won the Stanley Cup for the third time in franchise history and first in more than two decades by beating the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game 6 of the final on Sunday night.
  TAMPA, FLORIDA – JUNE 26: Nicolas Aube-Kubel #16 of the Colorado Avalanche hands the Stanley Cup to Ryan Murray #28 after defeating the Tamp
  
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• Kadri’s Stanley Cup victory serves as an added reason to celebrate for Nonprofit Black Girl Hockey Club

  27-06-2022 22:07
  
  (CBS4) — Nonprofit Black Girl Hockey Club was also celebrating the Colorado Avalanche Stanley Cup victory Sunday night, particularly excited for Stanley Cup champion Nazem Kadri, a Canadian of Lebanese descent.
  The club advocates for Black women in ice hockey, and after the Avs were crowned champion, the nonprofit also took the chance to celebrate Kadri’s victory as a personal of color in a sport that historically has more barriers to entry for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of
  
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• Homemade Explosive Components Found Inside Burning Home In Boulder County

  27-06-2022 21:58
  
  BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Firefighters found homemade explosive components in the basement of a home that exploded on Sunday night. Crews rushed to the home in the 7000 block of Durham Circle in Boulder County about 6:40 p.m. Sunday.Everyone inside the home was able to get out safely but two pets were still inside when firefighters arrived. The residents told first responders that there was an explosion in the basement before they arrived.Several neighboring properties were evacuated a
  
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• Longmont police continue investigation into weekend vandalism, arson at Life Choices building

  27-06-2022 21:22
  
  LONGMONT, Colo. (CBS4)– Police in Longmont continue their investigation into vandalism and arson at the Life Choices building that happened over the weekend. Longmont Public Safety responded just after 3 a.m. Saturday to the fire at 20 Mountain View Avenue.
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  When police and firefighters 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, “i
  
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• Deadly Shooting Investigated In Aurora

  27-06-2022 20:58
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– Police in Aurora are investigating a shooting that left one woman dead. The shooting happened before midnight Sunday near 13th Place and Ursula Street.Police told CBS4 that the woman’s friends brought her to the hospital with gunshot wounds. She died at the hospital.What happened leading up to the shooting is being investigated. The woman’s name has not been released.
  
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• Colorado seeing surge of outbound moves from the state this summer

  27-06-2022 19:56
  
  (CBS4) – It is the height of the busy moving season and several large van lines tell us they’re seeing a surge of bookings for people moving out of Colorado.
  Could the state’s runaway popularity as a relocation destination be starting to wane?
  Housing prices no question are playing a role in these trends.
  Shantell Payne is preparing to leave the state, landing a nice sum with the sale of her Aurora townhome. Payne was born and raised in Denver, and most of her extended family i
  
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• It’s Too Late To Mail In That Ballot For Colorado’s Primary, Here’s How To Make Sure Your Vote Counts

  27-06-2022 19:51
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Tuesday is the Colorado Primary. It’s too late to mail that ballot, but there are 41 drop boxes across Denver where voters can turn in their completed ballot.
  (credit: CBS)Do you vote with #Pride? If you are downtown for #DenverPridefest, our Vote Center in the Webb Municipal Building is open 10-2 today, June 25, and the 24 Hour Ballot Boxes at the Webb and @DenverElections are available too. Get those ballots turned in! #Pride2022 #COPolitics pic.twitter.com/fzp38nxF1
  
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• Park Meadows Dick’s Sporting Goods sees fans rush in for new merchandise the night of Avs Stanley Cup victory

  27-06-2022 19:47
  
  LONE TREE, Colo. (CBS4) — On Sunday night following the Colorado Avalanche Stanley Cup Final win, Dick’s Sporting Goods at Park Meadows mall was ready for fans in Lone Tree to be some of the first to celebrate with new championship merchandise.
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  New shirts, pucks and flags were all available to help cement the memory of the 2022 Stanley Cup Final victory in Tampa Bay.
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  “This one was awesome. The first one in ’96 winning the first championship for
  
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• Colorado Avalanche Parade Forecast Includes Potential For Changing Conditions Before It Ends

  27-06-2022 18:59
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – All eyes will be on Thursday’s weather forecast as thousands of fans potentially converge on downtown Denver to celebrate the Colorado Avalanche winning the Stanley Cup. The festivities begin with a 9 a.m. rally at Civic Center Park followed by a 10 a.m. parade that will kick off from Union Station.Right now it looks like Thursday morning will feature partly to mostly cloudy skies with a 9 a.m. temperature around 71 degrees. It could also be a little breezy at times w
  
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• Nathan MacKinnon shines in clinching win, helps Avalanche win Stanley Cup

  27-06-2022 18:42
  
  (AP) – Andrew Cogliano shouted at Nathan MacKinnon in the midst of the Colorado Avalanche’s Stanley Cup celebration.
  Nathan MacKinnon #29 of the Colorado Avalanche celebrates with the Stanley Cup and teammates in the locker room after Game Six of the 2022 Stanley Cup Final at Amalie Arena on June 26, 2022 in Tampa, Florida. The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game Six to take the best of seven Stanley Cup Final series 4 games to 2. (Photo by Dave Sandford/N
  
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• Kitchen Fire Rips Through Dozens Restaurant

  27-06-2022 18:42
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A fire that started in the kitchen of the popular Denver restaurant Dozens quickly spread on Saturday night. Firefighters rushed to the restaurant at 236 W. 13th Ave. on Saturday evening.
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  When crews arrived, they found smoke rising from the building. Firefighters believe the fire started in the kitchen and found its way to the second floor.
  (credit: Denver Fire)
  Fire damage from inside the building is extensive. The owners of the restaurant for the past 16 year
  
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• What to watch in primaries in Colorado, Illinois, elsewhere

  27-06-2022 18:29
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Seven states are set to host primary elections Tuesday as the nation comes to terms with last week’s stunning Supreme Court ruling eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion. This week’s nominating contests could offer the first clues as to whether the political landscape has shifted. Abortion is particularly relevant in Colorado, where GOP voters are deciding whether to nominate a rare abortion-rights-supporting Republican for U.S. Senate.(credit: CBS)
  
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• High School, College, NHL: Denver Celebrates Third Hockey Championship In One Year

  27-06-2022 17:45
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Denver hockey fans are celebrating their third hockey championship in one year as the Colorado Avalanche raise the Stanley Cup. TAMPA, FLORIDA – JUNE 26: J.T. Compher #37 of the Colorado Avalanche lifts the Stanley Cup after defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game Six of the 2022 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Amalie Arena on June 26, 2022 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
  The Avalanche join the Denver University men’s and the East Hig
  
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• Crowds celebrating Stanley Cup win get unruly in downtown Denver

  27-06-2022 15:22
  
  (CBS4) – Many Colorado Avalanche fans were excited in Denver after Sunday night’s Stanley Cup Final victory, but things got unruly in some parts of the city.
  CBS4 crews captured video of people being arrested near the intersection of 20th and Market Street overnight.
  (credit: CBS)
  Some people could be seen throwing bottles and in some cases fires were started.
  Police at one point put up roadblocks to stop traffic in the area.
  
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• Colorado Avalanche Stanley Cup celebration, parade in Denver will take place on Thursday

  27-06-2022 14:52
  
  (CBS4) – The Stanley Cup Champion Colorado Avalanche will continue the celebration with a championship parade on Thursday, June 30th.
  (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
  The pre-parade rally starts at Civic Center Park at 9:00 a.m. There will be live music, highlight reels of the season, a live video feed of the parade.
  The parade itself will start at 10:00 a.m. at Union Station. Fans are welcome to line 17th Street from Union Station to Broadway, then south to Civic Center Park.
  There w
  
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• Colorado Weather: Feeling More Like Late June With Hot Temps On The Way

  27-06-2022 14:06
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – After a cool and unsettled weekend for Denver and most of Colorado we’ll see the weather feeling more like it should as we wrap up the month of June. The hottest weather of the week will be on Tuesday and Wednesday with widespread 90s and even some low 100s possible across the lower elevations. The mountains will see mostly 70s and 80s.By Thursday a weather disturbance will pass through the region and it will drag a cold front into Colorado. Temperatures will come dow
  
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• Joe Sakic joins fellow Denver icon John Elway as dual champ

  27-06-2022 14:01
  
  DENVER (AP) — Joe Sakic was so busy relishing and reminiscing that he nearly missed the team photo with the Stanley Cup before racing over just in time to join the on-ice celebration at Amalie Arena.
  The general manager of the Colorado Avalanche joined fellow Denver icon John Elway in leading his team to a championship from the front office two decades after winning a pair of titles during his Hall of Fame playing career.
  A star captain and center when the Avalanche won it all in
  
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• ‘We will stand together and be proud of who we are’: Denver Pride parade returns

  27-06-2022 07:14
  
  (CBS4) — A cloudy Cheesman Park was flooded with a sea of rainbows on Sunday as supporters of all ages came out to show their pride. The parade spanned 14 blocks of Colfax Avenue from Cheesman Park to Civic Center, where the celebrations continued throughout the weekend for Denver PrideFest.
  (credit: CBS)
  “It’s peaceful and the weather is chill,” Lucas Macias told CBS4’s Mekialaya White.
  “But it’s still very jovial, very jovial,” added Kevin Hardie
  
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• Forest Service closes park in Colorado next to planned Rainbow Gathering

  27-06-2022 07:00
  
  ROUTT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – The Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest and U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the closure of California Park effective 8 a.m. Saturday through July 15.
  The closure corresponds with the arrival of thousands of Rainbow Gathering attendees. The festival is being held this year in Adams Park, immediately to the north of California Park.
  The 2022 Rainbow Gathering is scheduled for July 1 through July 7.
  “The Forest Order was established for natural resou
  
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• Fireworks named as cause for fire at Whisper Creek apartments outside Lakewood

  27-06-2022 06:56
  
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) — A fire at an apartment was started by fireworks that ignited vegetation next to a garage at Whisper Creek apartments just outside of Lakewood Sunday night, West Metro Fire Rescue tweeted.
  (credit: West Metro Fire)
   
  According to West Metro Fire, crews responded to the fire on S Nelson Drive, where damage from the fire was found outside an apartment.
  The was no damage inside or injuries to anyone who might have been home at the time of the fire.
  It was
  
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• Avs Stanley Cup celebration, parade in Denver will take place June 30

  27-06-2022 04:49
  
  (CBS4) — We’re learning from sources the Stanley Cup celebration and parade in Denver will happen Thursday, June 30.
  DENVER, CO – JUNE 22: Derek Rightmire proudly displays his homemade Stanley Cup trophy during a watch party for game four of the Stanley Cup Finals at Metro State University in downtown Denver on Monday, June 22, 2022. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
  The last time one of our major league sports teams won a championship
  
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• Avalanche win 3rd Stanley Cup in franchise history, defeat defending champion Lighting in Game 6

  27-06-2022 04:49
  
  (CBS4) — Avs fans everywhere were able to rejoice on Sunday night, as the Colorado Avalanche made team history for the third time, winning Game 6 over defending champion Tampa Bay Lighting to be crowned the 2022 Stanley Cup Final champions.
  TAMPA, FLORIDA – JUNE 26: Nathan MacKinnon #29 of the Colorado Avalanche celebrates with Valeri Nichushkin #13, Gabriel Landeskog #92, Josh Manson #42 and Bowen Byram #4 after MacKinnon scored in the second period of Game Six of the 2022 Stanley C
  
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• Colorado Weather: Warming Up To Start The Week With A Few Storms

  27-06-2022 03:48
  
  DENVER(CBS)-  After our cool, comfortable weekend things will be heating up again to start of the last week of the month.
  Temperatures across lower elevations will zoom back into the 80s and 90s for lower elevations with mostly 70s in the mountains for Monday.
  (credit: CBS)
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  High pressure will be moving back in with a more south/southwesterly flow. This will warm temperatures but, also still bring in monsoon moisture. With the heat of the day scattered thunderstorms will d
  
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• Rock, mudslide closes Highway 125 north of Granby in Grand County

  27-06-2022 01:37
  
  GRAND COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) — A rockslide and mudslide closed Highway 125 completely Sunday evening, Grand County Sheriff’s Office tweeted.
  According to the sheriff’s office, the highway was closed between Buffalo Creek and Cabin Creek, and there was no estimated time for roads to be reopened just before 5 p.m. The sheriff’s office said the area affected was 2 miles south of Willow Creek Pass.Per @ColoradoDOT Hwy 125 is closed between Buffalo Creek & Cabin Creek (2 mil
  
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• A walk in the park reveals a revitalized, beautiful Civic Center Park for Independence Eve

  27-06-2022 01:00
  
  (CBS4) – Civic Center Park is open and ready for visitors. That’s the message from the Civic Center Conservancy which works to preserve and activate the park in downtown Denver.
  (credit: CBS)
  CBS4’s Michelle Griego recently spent time in the park with the nonprofit’s Executive Director Eric Lazzari, who spoke about the impact of the pandemic and the George Floyd protests.
  Lazzari said the past couple of years proved the importance of making sure public spaces are intentio
  
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• Underserved communities part of focus for recreational improvements along High Line Canal

  27-06-2022 00:28
  
  (CBS4) — The High Line Canal has long been in need of upgrades and accompanying resources. The goal for a local group is to improve it as a recreational resource for underserved communities.
  (credit: CBS)
  “It’s a big deal; it’s a big deal for the community,” explained Tracy Young with High Line Canal Conservancy.
  Young told CBS4, since 2020, the community living around the canal has been calling for improvements to this area.
  “The community said, when we reach
  
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• Organización lucha contra la inseguridad alimentaria mediante la plantación de jardines urbanos en los patios traseros

  27-06-2022 00:01
  
  En un vecindario de Denver, una organización sin fines de lucro lucha contra la inseguridad alimentaria al llevar el acceso directamente a las familias.
  
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