Ponderosa Senior Overcomes Broken Bones & Brain Injury To Graduate With Class
The Ponderosa High School Class of 2019 celebrated commencement on Tuesday at Echo Park Stadium in Parker.
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The Ponderosa High School Class of 2019 celebrated commencement on Tuesday at Echo Park Stadium in Parker.
Cannabidiol, the non-psychoactive ingredient in hemp and marijuana, could treat opioid addiction, a new study says.
Dogs with epilepsy appear to have fewer seizures when given CBD, the part of marijuana that doesn't get you high. That's the result of a pilot study conducted at Colorado State University.
Thousands of people in Colorado are currently living with Parkinson's disease.
The Medical Career Collaborative (MC²) program propels high school students towards careers in health care through hands-on experiences and professional development opportunities.
Some Colorado teenagers and parents are taking to the airwaves to fight the youth vaping epidemic.
A Cherry Hills Village police officer is back at work, 10 months after being seriously wounded on the job.
As they build up in your body, studies suggest, they promote aging and the conditions that come with it like osteoporosis and Alzheimer's disease.
The WalletHub study considered 22 key metrics, ranging from arrest and overdose rates to opioid prescriptions and employee drug testing laws.
Vitalant and UCHealth in Highlands Ranch organized a blood drive to support the STEM School Highlands Ranch.
An 11-year-old's quick thinking made all the difference when her father was suffering a stroke. It happened at the Stelly home in Aurora on Feb. 15, 2018.
A young Highlands Ranch woman is celebrating a milestone in her fight against cancer, complete with a country music singer's personal makeup artist and a limo ride to a concert at Red Rocks.
Henry and his family hold a blood drive party because donated blood helped save their son's life.
Colorado's governor says he has received support from President Donald Trump for a state plan to lower prescription costs by importing drugs from Canada.
Two years ago this month, Jamie Ketchum was badly burned in a fiery Denver crash. Now, the 38-year-old is getting ready to throw out the first pitch at a Rockies game.
Monsoon rainstorms targeted areas east of the Denver metro area on Wednesday, causing flash flooding in some parts.
Volunteers say they are happy to do their part in keeping the corridor clean, but people who use the area should be picking up their trash as they go.
A couple in Colorado has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting that investigators said is linked to an alleged hit-and-run crash that happened just minutes earlier.
Boulder city leaders are considering the sale of a public parking lot for a proposed 110-room hotel with commercial space.
Fort Morgan leaders say they're breathing a sigh of relief after Cargill and Teamsters Local 455 reached a tentative agreement that could end the nearly 70-day lockout at the company's beef processing facility.
Aurora is transforming the Great Lawn of the Aurora Municipal Center to water-efficient turf amid drought conditions.
Country music star Garth Brooks chatted with CBS Colorado Mornings about his tour coming to Denver in September and shared details on new music he is planning to release. Tickets for his "Blame It All on My Roots" tour go on sale Friday.
A couple in Colorado has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting over the weekend that investigators said is linked to an alleged hit-and-run crash that happened just minutes earlier. According to investigators in the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, Steven Simpson and Corryn Simpson were arrested on Wednesday.
Volunteers dedicate their time twice a week to clean up the Clear Creek Corridor in Golden. The city of Golden says the volunteers meet every Monday and Thursday between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m.
Denver police are searching for an aggravated robbery suspect at a business near Leetsdale and Monaco.
The son of Chiefs assistant coach Eric Bieniemy has been arrested and charged with a shooting that wounded his mother, Mia Bieniemy, according to authorities in Virginia.
Center fielders Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones and second baseman Jeff Kent were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.
Denver Broncos Linebacker Nik Bonitto is teaming up with the Safeway Foundation's Nourishing Neighbors program, the Bonitto Family Foundation and Food Bank of the Rockies to help fight childhood hunger.
Denver Broncos' Jonathon Cooper appeared in a Douglas County courtroom on Friday morning, where a judge set a date for his arraignment on criminal charges.
There were 89 people arrested in the New York area over the course of the World Cup, the NYPD said.
Economic activity weakened between April and June as energy costs surged, new government data shows.
The Trump administration on Thursday reiterated its view that China's alleged efforts to collect millions of American voter registration files constituted election interference.
The DOJ is seeking to deport an Afghan woman who prosecutors allege is an "alien terrorist," in the first-ever test case before a secretive court that has never convened since it was created three decades ago.
The Justice Department is proposing a new rule to empower federal immigration judges to hold attorneys, their clients and witnesses in contempt if they violate court orders.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and other AI leaders say they support pacing the rapid advancement of AI's capabilities.
The Trump administration on Thursday reiterated its view that China's alleged efforts to collect millions of American voter registration files constituted election interference.
The DOJ is seeking to deport an Afghan woman who prosecutors allege is an "alien terrorist," in the first-ever test case before a secretive court that has never convened since it was created three decades ago.
Republican Sen. John Cornyn has demanded formal modifications to an agreement the Justice Department made with President Trump to settle his lawsuit against the IRS.
The acting director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday accused Dr. Anthony Fauci of an abuse of power during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hours after Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment in response to all questions during a Senate hearing, Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky told CBS News he believes Fauci could be prosecuted.
Telehealth platform disclosed users' "most private" health info and locked consumers into subscriptions, regulators allege.
Congress appropriated $345 million for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for the 2026 fiscal year, but the agency has spent less than $15 million on grants.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
Food safety experts say cuts to the public health system hobbled the response — and that the next outbreak could be much worse.
Since May, more than 11,000 cases of illness caused by the parasite cyclospora have been reported in 41 states. This comes after the Trump administration drastically cut FDA and CDC staff, prompting one expert to call this summer's outbreaks "a national wake-up call."
Economic activity weakened between April and June as energy costs surged, new government data shows.
Fort Morgan leaders say they're breathing a sigh of relief after Cargill and Teamsters Local 455 reached a tentative agreement that could end the nearly 70-day lockout at the company's beef processing facility.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and other AI leaders say they support pacing the rapid advancement of AI's capabilities.
Telehealth platform disclosed users' "most private" health info and locked consumers into subscriptions, regulators allege.
Fed officials are leaving their benchmark rate unchanged for a fifth straight meeting, a sign they expect inflation to ease.
Nearly three out of every four written comments submitted to the Colorado Department of Transportation during the early public review of its proposed Bus Rapid Transit project on Colorado Boulevard oppose the idea.
Insurance can be a hassle for anyone. For one Coloradan, that hassle has been magnified all because of her name.
A man who stopped to help victims of a devastating motorcycle crash instead found himself handcuffed, jailed and accused of driving under the influence -- despite repeatedly asking officers to administer a breath test that he believed would prove his innocence.
For Billy Hailey, his release was a day he had been waiting for and working toward for 20 years. Now, he is unexpectedly back in custody after the state says it miscalculated the date.
A second family in Colorado says a little-known insurance rule has left them fighting two companies to get medical bills paid.
