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  • 9 banks hit by trick-or-treat bandits

    DENVER - The FBI confirms to 7NEWS it’s investigating a series of armed bank robberies in the Denver metro area and Aurora. So far, nine banks have been struck since December 2012 by the "trick-or-treat" bandits, as they are called by investigators."One of the individuals carries a large bag around. It looks like a pillowcase as they're collecting money from the bank ...

  • Forest Service Fallout With Company Could Ground Air Tankers

    CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP/CBS4) -- Sen. Mark Udall of Colorado called on the U.S. Forest Service on Friday to make certain that a contract dispute doesn’t ground large air tankers used to fight wildfires as warmer, drier weather boosts the risk of destructive blazes. The move came after Neptune Aviation formally protested national firefighting contracts awarded May 6 by the Forest Service. ...

  • How Coloradans Can Get Involved In The Tornado Relief Effort

    DENVER (CBS4) – When seeing how many people have been affected by the tornado in Oklahoma, it's obvious that help will be needed for quite some time, but there is a process to providing that help. There have been many inquiries about sending items to Oklahoma, but logistically that would only create more problems. Gino Greco, CEO and President of the American Red Cross Mile High ...

  • Oklahoma Tornado Brings Back Painful Memories On Windsor Twister Anniversary

    WINDSOR, Colo. (CBS4) – Wednesday marks five years since the most expensive tornado in Colorado history. The EF3 twister ripped through Windsor in Weld County with winds over 165 miles per hour. That’s 35 miles per hour slower than Monday's tornado in Oklahoma. The tornado in Windsor went right over the Windmill Enrichment Center for child day care in the middle of the school ...

  • Film reviews of Game 5 differ for Nuggets and Warriors

    Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images The 80s and 90s had Siskel & Ebert, two cantankerous film critics who rarely shared the same opinion on popular movies. The 2013 NBA postseason has Karl & Jackson, two competitive coaches who have opposing views when it comes to the physical tactics being employed in the first round of their Western Conference playoff series. Roughly 16 hours after ...


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Strange Days

What would it be like if you could record your experiences? What if you could literally replay segments of your life over and over again, never letting them fade away? Or, what would it be like if you could live other people's experiences? To maintain status as a decent citizen, but know what it feels like to rob a bank or engage in an orgy without having to actually do it, and risk paying ... ...

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  • Minister sues over stoned driving bill

    DENVER - A northern Colorado minister is suing the state over a stoned driving bill that is expected to be signed into law by Gov. John Hickenlooper next week.Rev. Brandon Baker of Green Faith Ministry Native American Church in Nunn, Colo. says he uses marijuana for religious reasons and that the blood limit at which drivers would be considered impaired is too low for frequent ...

  • Bear killed after entering Boulder homes

    A bear is seen climbing a fence on Pleasant Street and looking down on trash cans that had been left out on Monday, May 20, 2013. Wildlife officers killed the bear Tuesday after it entered two houses in Boulder. (Courtesy Colorado Parks and ...

  • Astacio Monfort to rep Rockies at Draft

    DENVER -- Pedro Astacio, one of the most accomplished pitchers in Rockies history and now a part-time pitching instructor and advisor, will represent the Rockies at the MLB First-Year Player Draft on June 6 at the MLB Network studios in Secaucus, N.J. Astacio, who went 53-48 and set a Rockies record with 14 complete games for the club from 1997-2001, served as an instructor this year during ...

  • Despite his slump Weiss confident in Rutledge

    Email DENVER -- Rockies second baseman Josh Rutledge believes he can see success at the end of his struggles. Manager Walt Weiss started DJ LeMahieu on Tuesday night against the D-backs, instead of Rutledge, who went into Tuesday 2-for-16 during the current homestand. "I've been feeling good at the plate, my swing feels good," Rutledge said. "I've hit a few balls hard. ...

  • Weiss goes with Pacheco at first gives Helton rest

    Email DENVER -- Right-handed-hitting Jordan Pacheco, who had one of the three hits and the lone RBI the Rockies managed against lefty Patrick Corbin in Monday night's 5-1 loss to the D-backs, started against righty Ian Kennedy on Tuesday. Pacheco went into Tuesday 4-for-9 with a double, a home run and seven RBIs in his previous three games. "Tomorrow, with [D-backs righty Trevor] ...

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