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Kathleen Hancock, Danielle Allen and Brooke Simms are the only Black women working at Aurora Fire Rescue. Their journey together came through different routes but they say their bond has made them more than friends -- but family.
Cystic fibrosis is a crippling disease, and anybody of any ethnicity can get it. But for Black people and people of color, it often gets overlooked or misdiagnosed.
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From famous athletes like former NBA player Chauncey Billups to musicians like Philip Bailey, one of the members of Earth, Wind & Fire, the list of folks with Colorado ties runs deep.
Mosley was the first Black football player at Colorado State University, as well as a decorated Tuskegee Airman, referring to a group of Black combat pilots in World War II and the Korean War.
Our Black colleagues at CBS News Colorado discuss their roles as community journalists, the role of representation, and advice they’d offer others hoping to enter the profession.
CBS News Colorado held a roundtable with Black colleagues who bring you the news and keep us all connected.
Every Friday night at Lawrence & Larimer Clothing + Supply on Colfax, soundwaves and good vibrations fill the air.
All-Star Weekend is now in the books for the NBA and for the entire month of February, the league has highlighted black-owned restaurants from cities around the country.
Grouped up inside the Horizon Community Middle School gym, students listened to messages of hope and devotion on Friday.
Johnny is originally from Florida and Marsha is from New Mexico. Marsha said for them, Colorado felt like the perfect place to settle.
After being closed for eleven months, the oldest Black-owned business in Denver's Five Points neighborhood is preparing to begin its next chapter.
Traveling "allowed us to realize how much more of a world there was" out there, but it came with challenges for Black families.
Gullah Geechee is a unique culture and language spoken in parts of the South. Rooted in American slavery, it's now blooming all the way here in Colorado.
Denver native Patricia Duncan is proud of how far she's come since her days at Smith Elementary.
A poet laureate promotes the power of writing while helping communities share their own stories. Ahja Fox was named Aurora's Honorary Poet Laureate and she's using her gift to inspire the city that raised her.
Dearfield, located dozens of miles southeast of Greeley, was one of the most prominent Black farming communities in the early 1900s.
Colorado ranks No. 1 in the nation for visits to visual and performing arts events. Arts is part of our culture and Bonfils-Stanton Foundation is helping it remain that way.
The Denver chapter engages in more than 5,000 hours of community service each year across the metro area.
Outworld Brewing in Longmont wants patrons to not only enjoy a beverage but also have an adventure.
For three generations of skiers, being Black on the slopes has held major significance and impact in their lives.
Since 2020, the BRIC Fund has distributed more than $3 million in grants to Black-led and serving organizations across the Denver metro area.
CBS News Colorado reporter Tori Mason visits a Colorado restaurant to get the inside scoop on the true meaning behind "Soul Food" and why it means so much many.
Denver Nuggets forward Peyton Watson and team announcer Kyle Speller were among several employees, who visited the Black American West Museum in Five Points on Friday.
On the first day of Black History Month 2023, Westminster Councillor Obi Ezeadi announced the launch of his new organization called BIPAC, a play-off of the acronym "BIPOC," meaning Black, Indigenous and people of color.
Windy conditions have prompted a Red Flag Warning for southeast plains as well as the Palmer Divide from 11 a.m. through this evening.
It didn't take long to find the evidence pointing to what started the fire that whipped up and over the hogback by Dinosaur Ridge on Friday.
Denver Public Schools has been busy securing school resource officers (SROs) following recent violence at East High School. Many DPS families are looking for improvements in not only physical protection, but mental support as well.
Allendale Elementary in Arvada, and Zerger Elementary not far away in Westminster, are slated to get new owners. More JeffCo properties are soon to follow.
The U.S. service members were flying in two HH60 Blackhawk helicopters during a routine training mission when the collision occurred, the Army said.
Windy conditions have prompted a Red Flag Warning for southeast plains as well as the Palmer Divide from 11 a.m. through this evening.
It didn't take long to find the evidence pointing to what started the fire that whipped up and over the hogback by Dinosaur Ridge on Friday.
Denver Public Schools has been busy securing school resource officers (SROs) following recent violence at East High School. Many DPS families are looking for improvements in not only physical protection, but mental support as well.
Allendale Elementary in Arvada, and Zerger Elementary not far away in Westminster, are slated to get new owners. More JeffCo properties are soon to follow.
Spring has sprung. And that can only mean one thing in Denver: Street sweeping season is upon us.
A local golf phenom from Castle Rock is ready to master the Masters.
The legendary broadcaster has called a staggering 37 NCAA Tournaments.
MLB The Show has broken a video game barrier: For the first time, the franchise will insert some of the greatest Negro League players into the game as playable characters.
Since the 1970s, the length of a baseball game has increased from just over two and a half hours to an average of three hours and seven minutes last season.
Israel qualified in June of last year for its first Under-20 World Cup.
Three years after a deadly shooting, STEM School in Highlands Ranch is installing a controversial weapons detection system.
Denver Public Schools is in upheaval after tragic shootings in and around East High School over the last two months.
Despite the recent tragic crimes at East High School, crimes reported to Denver Police are down significantly at the school in comparison to pre-pandemic years.
Denver school board member Tay Anderson, who led the movement to remove Denver police officers from Denver Public Schools in 2020, is now calling for reinstating DPD officers in schools.
CBS News Colorado has learned via multiple law enforcement sources that the suspect in the shooting of two East High School administrators was arrested in 2021 for possession of a so-called "ghost gun" and possessing an extended gun magazine.
The U.S. service members were flying in two HH60 Blackhawk helicopters during a routine training mission when the collision occurred, the Army said.
The Army spent $117 million on ads that originally starred Majors and plans to run the new ads in a $70 million advertising buy that includes time during March Madness games.
Judge Juan Merchan presided over the convictions and guilty plea of two Trump Organization companies and their former chief financial officer.
Attorney James Trusty, who represents Trump in another probe, told CBS News that the New York case is "ripe for motions."
A sailor assigned to the nuclear-powered submarine was found unresponsive on the pier earlier this week in Newport News, Va.
A 22-year veteran of the real estate industry recounted her firsthand experience as rents continue to climb in Colorado.
In Colorado, nearly 940,000 workers do not have access to a retirement savings plan at work. That's more than 40% of our private-sector workforce.
Most SNAP households are seeing at least a $95 reduction. This means hunger-focused nonprofits are seeing the demand for help firsthand.
Tax season is upon us, and experts are urging you to be aware of the possibility of a smaller refund. One spoke to CBS News Colorado about how to do the best you can with whatever refund you might get.
Come Wednesday, families will be receiving their SNAP benefits without the additional emergency allotments they've been getting for the last three years. Food Bank of the Rockies says statewide, that's about $53 million to $55 million less per month.
The mother discovered her daughter's lifeless body in their home and gave her mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, while paramedics came and quickly administered Narcan.
The two paired together Thursday to draw in donors with a promise of a free ski ticket.
Colorado is currently experiencing a critical need for blood donations. Type O blood is particularly in demand, the blood type of nearly half the U.S. population.
A Florida woman tried to dispute an emergency room bill, but the hospital and collection agency refused to talk to her — because it was her child's name on the bill, not hers.
80% of sports concussion research has focused on men, possibly leaving women without the care they need.
Windy conditions have prompted a Red Flag Warning for southeast plains as well as the Palmer Divide from 11 a.m. through this evening.
First Alert Weather Day: For the second day in a row, strong winds and low humidity will team up for another day of high fire danger for the Denver metro area and a large chunk of the eastern plains.
Fire danger and strong wind will continue on Friday, prompting another First Alert Weather Day.
The CBS Colorado First Alert Weather Team has declared Thursday a First Alert Weather Day for the high fire danger.
Thursday is a First Alert Weather Day in the Denver area due to gusty southwest winds driving up fire danger. The wind will relax in the evening.
Watch Callie Zanandrie's forecast.
In the gravity defying world of free skiing, 17-year-old David Schlicht of Steamboat Springs, was among the elite. After an accident that cause his leg to be amputated, Schlicht is now lobbying for sports prosthetics for all Coloradans.
A few longtime and former co-workers of Jim Benemann discuss his remarkable career as he is set to retire from KCNC-TV.
If you compost you may be used to throwing all kinds of different compostable materials in your compost bin to be hauled away. Those days may have come to an end because now there are new rules about what you can and can't put in you bin.
People living in the town of Morrison are being told they may have to evacuate their homes due to a wildfire burning near Red Rocks.