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Westminster Man Accused Of Threats To Kill President, Children On Halloween
WESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4) – A Westminster man faces charges of threatening the president, and prosecutors say he also wanted to kill students at a trick-or-treat event. Details in the criminal...
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Westminster Man Accused Of Threat On Obama Due In Court Monday
DENVER (AP) – A judge will hear arguments about whether to grant bail to a man accused of telling his therapist that he wanted to shoot children and kill President Barack Obama. Mitchell Kenneth...
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Gov. Hickenlooper: ‘Have The Discussion’ On Gun Control
DENVER (CBS4)- Gov. John Hickenlooper called for a discussion about gun control in Colorado’s 2013 Legislature one day before 20 school children were gunned down in Newtown, Conn. “When you are in the...
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Arvada Officer Trains Nation’s Police How To Approach Mass Shootings
ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4) – The school shooting in Connecticut brings back painful memories of the tragedy at Columbine High School. After Columbine police changed the way they react to mass shootings like...
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Allowing Your Soul To Heal
Yes, I’ve been quieted away for the past 48 hours — limited contact with outsiders and news reports, with more time spent with loved ones, as well as simple time by myself. We like to think we can...
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‘Standard Response Protocol’ Created After Platte Canyon School Tragedy
DENVER (CBS4) – The tragedy in Connecticut has brought up many questions about security at schools and what to do if a killer is inside. The father of a teenager shot to death at a school in Colorado...
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Sen. Steve King Wants Officers In Every Colorado School
DENVER (CBS4) – A state lawmaker wants to put armed officers in every school in the state. Jefferson County already has officers in many of its schools. The district has 38 school resource officers —...
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Colorado Lawmakers Grabbing Gun Control Bull By The Horns
DENVER (CBS4) – Colorado state lawmakers aren’t waiting for Congress to take action on gun control — they are moving on their own. In just eight days, four gun bills have been introduced at the state...
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Gun Control Advocates Protest At Rep. Mike Coffman’s Office
AURORA (CBS4) – There was a call for change in gun laws from Aurora to Washington on Monday. A group of gun control advocates protested at the district office of Republican Rep. Mike Coffman. They want...
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Columbine Victim’s Uncle Gets School Thinking About Student Safety
KREMMLING, Colo. (CBS4) – More and more high school are tackling the tough subject of protecting students from violence in schools, and at a school in Grand County on Wednesday FBI officials joined...
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Gov. Hickenlooper Signs Landmark Gun Bills
DENVER (AP) – Colorado’s governor signed bills Wednesday that place new restrictions on firearms, signaling a change for Democrats who have traditionally shied away from gun control in a state with a...
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Coloradans Reflect On Anniversary Of Columbine Massacre
LITTLETON, Colo. (CBS4) – People across Colorado are remembering the victims of the massacre at Columbine High School. Since the killings the memorial at Clement Park has been a popular gathering spot...
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Columbine Survivor Electrocuted On The Job In New Mexico
DENVER (AP) – A survivor of the Columbine High School shootings has died while working in New Mexico for Xcel Energy. Thirty-year-old Matthew Depew was electrocuted Saturday morning while working to...
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Mayor Says It’s Still Too Soon For Permanent Theater Shooting Memorial
AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – In the hours following the Aurora theater shooting there was an outpouring of support. Thousands of people brought flowers, candles and messages of support to a field across from...
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Armed Marshals Hired To Protect Douglas County Schools
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4) – As the school year approaches the beginning of classes is not the only concern for school officials. The discussion regarding safety and security has heightened in light of...
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Columbine High School Principal Frank DeAngelis Announces Retirement
LITTLETON, Colo. (CBS4) – Columbine High School Principal Frank DeAngelis has announced that he is retiring at the end of the 2013-14 school year. DeAngelis has been the principal at Columbine for 18...
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West Virginia Students Arrested After Alleged Threats Referencing Columbine
SHADY SPRING, W.Va. (AP) – Two West Virginia high school students have been arrested after authorities say it appears they were planning an attack on their classmates. The Raleigh County Sheriff’s...
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Arapahoe Student’s Mother’s Husband Was A Student At Columbine In 1999
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4) – Friday’s shooting at Arapahoe High School may bring back memories of another school shooting in the state of Colorado a little over 14 years ago. One student at Arapahoe...
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Arapahoe High School Shooter Entered Through Open Door
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) – The teenager who fatally shot a fellow student at his suburban Denver high school this month entered through a door that was supposed to be locked but had been propped open,...
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Columbine Principal Frank DeAngelis Encourages Northeast Ohio Community
CHARDON, Ohio (AP) – The northeast Ohio community where three students died in a school shooting has received encouragement and advice from the principal who oversaw Colorado’s Columbine High School...
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Police: Connecticut Woman Threatened Columbine
LITCHFIELD, Conn. (AP) – An 18-year-old Connecticut woman accused of planning to shoot up two high schools is suspected of making threats against Columbine High School in Colorado. The Register Citizen...
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Columbine Principal’s Retirement Marks End Of Era
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)- It’s the end of an era at Columbine High School with the retirement of Frank DeAngelis, the school’s principal for the past 18 years. He is widely known for helping the...
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Van Dyken: Craig Hospital Will Give Me ‘Best Chance At Normal Life’
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (CBS4) – Former Olympic gold medalist Amy Van Dyken-Rouen is proving why she is a true champion. Van Dyken, 41, was seriously injured in an ATV accident on June 6 near her Arizona...
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Mother Of Columbine Shooter Gets Book Deal
NEW YORK (AP) – The mother of Columbine High School shooter Dylan Klebold is planning a memoir in which she will confront the “indescribable grief and shame” she has lived with since the 1999 tragedy....
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Play About Columbine Shooting To Open In New York
NEW YORK (AP) – A play about the Columbine High School massacre written from the perspective of the two teen shooters will make its world premiere in New York next month, penned by a playwright who was...
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Medical Students Benefit From ‘Active Shooter’ Drill In Douglas County
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Colorado has suffered several mass shootings and active shooter incidents, and communication between officers and agencies has frequently been a problem. So on Wednesday...
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Officer Receives Attorney General’s Highest Honors Thanks To Fire Department
ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4) – An Arvada police officer praised for going above and beyond has been recognized with one of the attorney general’s highest honors — the Excellence in Law Enforcement Award. The...
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Homeless Vet Finds Columbine Shooting Victim’s Football Championship Ring
LITTLETON, Colo. (CBS4) – A homeless veteran found a championship ring from the Columbine Rebels football team that won the Class 5A title in 1999. That ring belonged to Evan Todd. Todd was one of the...
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Aurora Theater Shooting Jurors Include Columbine Survivor
http://media.denver.cbslocal.com/CBSDEN_20150415085005120AA.mp4 CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) – A union plumber, a schoolteacher and a survivor of the 1999 Columbine High School massacre were among the 19...
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To Mass Shooting Victims, Paris Attacks Sadly Familiar In Colorado, U.S.
DENVER (AP) – When Sandy Phillips saw the bloodbath in Paris unfold on her television screen, she knew instantly that hundreds of families would be getting phone calls like the one she got three years...
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Columbine Shooter’s Mother Says She Thinks Of Victims Daily
DENVER (AP) — The mother of Columbine High School shooter Dylan Klebold says she didn’t know anything was wrong with her son before the 1999 attack, and she prayed for his death when she heard he was...
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Woman Paralyzed In Columbine Attack Forgives Klebold’s Mother Before Book...
DENVER (CBS4) – A woman who survived the attack at Columbine has a message for the mother of one of the shooters who published a book. Anne Marie Hochhalter (credit: Facebook) Anne Marie Hochhalter was...
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Columbine Shooter’s Mother To Speak At Mental Health Conference
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (CBS4)– The mother of one of the Columbine shooters will speak at a mental health conference in June. Mental Health America announced on Monday that Sue Klebold will speak at MHA’s...
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Students Arrested, Accused Of Making Fake Threats To Schools
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Two students in Douglas County have been arrested, accused of calling in fake threats to multiple schools on Thursday. Investigators say the students were trying to shut...
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Classes Back In Session At Telluride School After Threats
TELLURIDE, Colo. (AP) — Classes are back in session at Telluride High School under heightened security as authorities continue to investigate social media threats made against the school. The school...
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MASSILLON, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say an 18-year-old man has been charged with making a terroristic threat after he was overheard saying he planned to “Columbine” his northeast Ohio high school. The...
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‘We’re Here To Learn’: Students Hold Rally Following Walkout Events
By Jeff Todd JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – For some Jefferson County students, the nationwide student walkout wasn’t enough on Wednesday. (credit: CBS) About 500 people filled a football stadium in...
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What To Expect From Friday’s Massive National School Walkout
(CNN) — If you think students are done protesting gun violence, get ready for the National School Walkout. (credit: CBS) On Friday morning, students from more than 2,500 schools across the country will...
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Author Of Book On Columbine Writing An Account Of Parkland
NEW YORK (AP) — The author of a best-seller about the Columbine school shooting is working on a book about Parkland. Harper announced Tuesday that Dave Cullen’s book is scheduled to come out in...
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Parents Question Whether Shooting Drills Traumatize Kids
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Long before an ex-student opened fire on his former classmates in Parkland, Florida, many school districts conducted regular shooting drills — exercises that sometimes included...
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Columbine Survivor’s Art Helps Fund Dave Sanders Memorial Highway
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Colorado state lawmakers voted unanimously this year to rename C-470 from West Bowles Avenue to South Platte Canyon Road the Dave Sanders Memorial Highway. Sanders was...
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