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Xcel Energy is asking regulators to approve a nearly 10% increase in electricity rates, a move that could raise the average household bill by about $10 a month next year.
A total of five people were killed in a car crash on Highway 83 in Douglas County. Three of those people were children.
The ruling comes as part of a lawsuit from several clubs against Denver Labor, a division of the city auditor's office, which ordered the clubs to pay back millions of dollars in wages to hundreds of employees.
Inside the halls of Aurora West Preparatory School, mentors like Victoria Smith are working one-on-one with students to turn their lives around and away from the criminal justice system.
A pair of George Washington's spurs — on loan from Mount Vernon in Virginia — now sit at the center of a powerful new exhibition in Denver. And like many of the artifacts on display, they carry a story shaped at every turn.
Terry Pendleton was arrested in August and on Monday, pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor, while the felony charge of impersonating a police officer was dismissed by the plea. Police say he used the lights to avoid traffic on I-25.
Irene Gonzales says she found out the day after Christmas in 2019, after not being able to make contact with her daughter for roughly a week. Her daughter, Alicia Tverberg, was 21 at the time of her killing.
The Colorado Department of Transportation has launched a new online tool designed specifically to help mountain travelers avoid traffic and headaches.
The lion had previously been part of CPW's mountain lion density study, which helps study population size and movement, agency officials said. The mountain lion was discovered three days before the start of hunting season.
The Adams County Sheriff's Office, Food Bank of the Rockies, and Mountain States Toyota teamed up to make the 22nd year of the event possible.
Three people -- ages 18 to 21 -- have been arrested after police say a homicide occurred in the city of Fruita near Grand Junction.
DPS officially has a new school board, but not a new board president or vice president, despite attempts to vote. But for some community members, the concern wasn't the swearing-in; it was the plan to elect new officers.
Deputies in Arapahoe County came to the rescue earlier this week when a woman fell and became trapped on the roof of a Colorado host home for patients with dementia and Alzheimer's.
Two more ski areas opened over the weekend for this year's ski season. However, due to the lack of snowfall, others are having to push back their plans.
According to a report from Zillow, the Denver metro area is leading the country for the number of homes that have lost value over the last year, at about 91%.
The Colorado Department of Transportation is partnering with Sturgeon Electric to make streets in Douglas and Jefferson County safer.
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Gov. Jared Polis opens a sealed box from 1907 that was found underneath a statue commemorating soldiers in the Civil War at the Colorado State Capitol.
Lakewood police used drones to help arrest five suspects in a drug bust over the weekend.
The Denver City Council has postponed a vote on replacing Axon flock cameras in the city.
In an arrest document a police officer begged a Denver judge not to let a man was arrested three times in 24 hours out on bond.
"So for example, some of these horses, when they first get here off the trucks, a lot of them will look a little skinny, they don't look like they're in good shape, and then you come in, you do your job every day, and you start to see them put on weight, start to mellow out around people," one inmate said. "That's that's really nice, there's a lot of self satisfaction to that."
The BLM estimates it spends more than $3 million in federal taxpayer money a year caring for the horses in Cañon City.
A CBS4 investigation has found thousands of defendants in felony cases are being released from Denver County Court without having to post bond. Court recordings show judges giving zero, $1 or $2 bonds to people charged with violent crimes and long criminal histories.
A candidate for the Denver School Board has paid current school board member Tay Anderson $5,000 since August to act as a "consultant" to his campaign.
Wednesday is a First Alert Weather Day across Colorado as a dangerous combination of hot, dry, and windy weather creates critical fire weather conditions and the potential for rapid wildfire spread.
Three houses were evacuated when a fire damaged at least two homes.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has approved a fish salvage at Antero Reservoir due to drought conditions.
As Colorado has seen a historically dry winter and record high temperatures, experts with Colorado State University Extension are suggesting ways people can reduce water and save money in their yards and in their homes.
RTD says over the last 10 years, more than 59 million people have taken a ride on the A Line that runs from Union Station to Denver International Airport.
Three houses were evacuated when a fire damaged at least two homes.
Dr. Abby Barnes, OBGYN from HCA HealthONE, talks about how C-section births differ from vaginal births and what parents can do to prepare.
RTD says over the last 10 years, more than 59 million people have taken a ride on the A Line that runs from Union Station to Denver International Airport.
A Red Flag Warning leads to high fire danger, strong winds for potentially dangerous conditions in southern Colorado.
Aurora Police Officer Mark Moore is still recovering in the hospital from injuries he sustained two weeks ago, after a man stabbed him in the head multiple times, department officials said.
Some robots ran the Beijing half-marathon autonomously, while others were controlled remotely, all competing on a parallel course to avoid collisions with human athletes.
Kroenke Sports and Entertainment announced they have contracted a team to broadcast its games in Spanish for the playoffs.
Those in Denver on Saturday likely noticed it was a little more crowded than usual. It wasn't just the nice weather; two big sports games brought tens of thousands of fans to the stands.
It's been a complete season of dominance for the Colorado Avalanche heading into the Stanley Cup playoffs.
The Denver Nuggets will play a regular-season game in Mexico next season. It will be against the Indiana Pacers on Nov. 7 at the Arena CDMX in Mexico City.
The crew of the Mariana notified the U.S. Coast Guard on April 15 that the 145-foot vessel lost its starboard engine during Super Typhoon Sinlaku.
Iran renews attacks in the Strait of Hormuz after Trump says he's extending a ceasefire indefinitely, as thousands more U.S. forces head for the region.
Researchers studied how the drug affected the movements of wild fish in their natural habitats.
"Am I gonna replace a controller and have AI manage the airspace? The answer to that is hell no, that's not gonna happen," Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told CBS News.
The Consumer Federation of America accused Meta of allowing scam advertisements to "proliferate on its platforms."
Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving his role effective immediately, chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said Wednesday.
With three weeks left in the legislative session, Democrats in the Colorado Legislature have introduced a bill titled the "No Kings Act."
"Am I gonna replace a controller and have AI manage the airspace? The answer to that is hell no, that's not gonna happen," Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told CBS News.
President Trump said he's extending the ceasefire until Iran has submitted a proposal in talks with the U.S. "and discussions are concluded."
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said U.S. service members will no longer be required to get annual flu shots.
Millions of people rely on the supplemental insurance to offset the deductibles, copayments, and other costs faced by enrollees in the traditional Medicare program.
Work requirements will encourage people who are able to work to seek and maintain jobs, proponents say. But researchers haven't found that they lower the unemployment rate.
Former Trump Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams described Dr. Erica Schwartz as a "home run pick."
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday, kicking off an expected sprint of seven budget hearings he'll attend over the next week.
CBS News reported Wednesday that Dr. Erica Schwartz was emerging as the president's top pick for the role.
The U.S.-Iran war isn't just driving prices higher for gasoline. Petrochemicals derived from oil and natural gas go into making more than 6,000 consumer products, the Department of Energy says.
Millions of people rely on the supplemental insurance to offset the deductibles, copayments, and other costs faced by enrollees in the traditional Medicare program.
The Consumer Federation of America accused Meta of allowing scam advertisements to "proliferate on its platforms."
Shippers have pledged to share refunds with customers who paid tariffs once the government issues refunds.
Nearly 800 employees will lose their jobs at the former FirstBank headquarters in Lakewood as PNC Bank consolidates operations following its acquisition of the company.
A Denver family is sharing their story after thieves got away with the steel sculpture that stood outside their home for over a decade.
When the Orion spacecraft lifted off April 1, four astronauts were aboard -- but for the families of dozens of workers who died before the launch, the mission carried something else: the weight of those who would never see it fly.
A single malfunctioning piece of new equipment triggered a recent, sweeping power outage at Denver International Airport — an incident that stranded passengers in elevators and delayed nearly 500 flights.
Anticipating a challenging summer wildfire season, forecasters with Colorado's Division of Fire Prevention and Control are preparing to rely heavily on a pair of state-owned aircraft-both to detect fires early and to assist in fighting them once they ignite.
CBS Colorado is investigating a trucking company involved in a crash at a gas station in the southern part of the Denver metro area last month.
