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  • Suspects in Denver bar murders plead not guilty

    DENVER – Three men accused of fatally stabbing five people at a Denver bar that authorities say was set on fire to cover up the killings have pleaded not guilty. Dexter Lewis and brothers Joseph and Lynell Hill each face multiple counts, including first-degree murder, felony murder, robbery and arson stemming from the attack last October. They pleaded not guilty Friday. Prosecutors have ...

  • Weekend Activities Filled With Movies Festivals

    DENVER (CBS4) - This weekend unofficially marks the start of summer in Colorado. You’ll find plenty of options both inside a movie theater and outside at an arts festival. This year marks the 15th anniversary of the Downtown Denver Arts Festival. They’re celebrating the event by moving back to the place where it all started- the Denver Performing Arts Complex. The festival began as ...

  • Spring Snow Gives Lake Dillon A Big Boost

    DILLON, Colo. (CBS4) - All the spring snow is giving a big boost to Lake Dillon. The water level at the lake is down considerably due to two years of drought conditions. It’s still down about 28 feet from capacity but the manager of the Dillon Marina said the water level is rising quickly. ';Right now it’s coming up about six inches a day in the vertical sense. So as far as ...

  • U.S. Attorney For Colorado ‘Epidemic’ Abuse Of Prescription Drugs

    DENVER (CBS4) - The U.S. Attorney for Colorado has called the abuse of prescription drugs an ';epidemic.'; Two doctors in the Denver metro area are facing criminal consequences but there are estimated to be many more who haven’t been caught yet. Dr. Kevin Clemmer has already pleaded guilty. He worked at an office building near 44th and Wadsworth in Wheat Ridge. Clemmer ...

  • State education funding verdict due Tues

    DENVER - The Colorado Supreme Court will issue a decision May 28 on whether the state's public schools are adequately funded.The landmark Lobato v State of Colorado Board of Education case was argued before the court last March and challenged the adequacy of public education funding in Colorado.In 2005, ...


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Red Tails

Red Tails

George Lucas has been trying to get a movie about the Tuskegee Airmen, the barrier-breaking African American military aviators who fought during World War II, for close to 25 years. His efforts have been stymied again and again by Hollywood studios who insist that they cant market a big-budge ... ...

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  • Drug charges for convenience store owner

    DENVER - A convenience store owner was arrested Friday on drug charges after an investigation that police say lasted several months and involved several undercover operations.Detectives arrested Bisrat Haile, 45, the owner of Jerry’s Market at 601 N. Knox Ct. Police say that arrest was made without incident around 8:30 a.m.In a search that followed the arrest, detectives say they found ...

  • Brothers Killed In Hit Run Remembered With Memorial

    DENVER (CBS4) - Denver Mayor Michael Hancock said the two young children killed in a hit and run crash should always be remembered. In March, Ah Zet Khan, 6, and his brother Za May Khan, 8, were struck and killed at the corner of 14th and Yosemite. They were crossing the street with their mother, Zamar Bee. She survived but has critical injuries. A memorial sign was placed at that ...

  • Nuggets seek crowd boost as series returns to Pepsi Center

    Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images SAN FRANCISCO - For two nights in Oakland, the Golden State Warriors were treated like rock gods by a crowd that started screaming an hour before tipoff and rarely sat down once the game started. Riding the euphoria, the Warriors passed, dunked and bombed away with abandon in seizing a 3-1 lead against the Denver Nuggets in their best-of-7 first-round series. ...

  • Todays MLB starting lineups May 24

    Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Arizona Diamondbacks: 1. ...

  • Memorial Day Parade In Downtown Denver Saturday

    Date: May 25, 2013 at 11:30 a.m. For more than 14 years, Denver has held an annual Memorial Day Parade and Tribute Ceremony. The event is designed to pay tribute to the men and women who lost their lives in service for our country. The parade starts at 11:30 a.m. and there will be a Veterans Memorial Tribute following the parade at the Veterans Monument. This is a great event to show your ...

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