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Recent mountain snow has finally boosted snowpack but it remains below normal. Meanwhile extreme drought persists for Denver and the Front Range.
Officials say, typically, larger outages are worked on first before crews work on smaller ones.
The city of Lakewood is offering two locations for residents to drop off their downed trees and tree branches.
When hurricane-force winds ripped across Colorado on Wednesday, a large tree branch was torn off a tree outside Jennifer Ackland's house and punctured through the roof.
Parents have joined Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and police to help state lawmakers take action against the increasing threat posed by fentanyl.
As if a pandemic wasn't enough, rising grocery prices have some Colorado food-based nonprofits hurting even more than before.
See the State of Colorado's list of community COVID-19 vaccine sites.
Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday endorsed Rep. Lauren Boebert in the Colorado Republican's bid for a second term in the state's 3rd Congressional District.
One of two suspects suspected of "keying" a Tesla in September and causing $7,000 damage confessed Tuesday to CBS4.
A half dozen players missed practice Wednesday, which was moved indoors with hurricane force winds whipping through the Rocky Mountains.
Damaging winds topped out above 100 mph for some spots Wednesday. Another weak front will swing through by Friday.
There are still no arrests or charges in a shooting that injured an ex-police officer and claimed the life of a 17-year-old in Aurora last month.
Thousands of kids are in foster care every year in our state, and foster parents open their hearts, giving them a safe place to call home. Christie and Maggie Duffy, are an incredible example.
Daron Marquel Ellis appeared in federal court where he was charged with assault on a federal officer by use of a deadly weapon in connection with a shooting in Rocky Mountain National Park earlier this month.
The American Red Cross is providing warm places for Coloradans who still don't have power at their homes after a serious wind storm blasted the state on Wednesday.
Eight law enforcement agencies in Colorado, including three across the Denver metro area, ticketed anyone they saw driving with expired license plates.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have reportedly increased their presence at Denver’s federal courthouse, looking to arrest individuals attending immigration hearings — a move advocates say is creating fear within the immigrant community.
Southbound lanes of I-25 reopened after being closed north of Denver on Wednesday morning for an accident involving a semi and several vehicles.
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Gov. Polis will attend a 10 a.m. vigil in Boulder on Wednesday, with another vigil planned at the Boulder Jewish Community Center for 5 p.m.
Aurora firefighters say one person was injured in a house fire that trapped six kittens inside.
An Aurora murder caught on camera, but with little other clues to go on, has remained a cold case for ten years. Now, police are hoping a podcast can help crack the case.
While most Coloradans have traded ski boots for hiking shoes, a dedicated group of skiers and snowboarders is still carving turns and hitting rails at the Copper Mountain hike park.
Investigators in Weld County filed new charges last week against a woman who reportedly made 136 phone calls to the victims of her previous crimes from the jail's phones.
Aurora Fest kicked off Saturday with its Parade of Nations, celebrating the Colorado city where one in five people are foreign born.
Joe Ruch is tracking big time heat in Denver and across Colorado.
The Jefferson County School District is speaking out after the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights accused the district of violating Title IX.
Transplant recipients are getting ready to compete in Denver at this year's Transplant Games of America. The tournament honors transplant donors and raises awareness of how organ donation saves lives.
Closures and detours will remain in place along Colorado State Highway 470 around Santa Fe Drive until Friday as the bridge repair project wraps up.
In Aurora, police are investigating three separate shootings that took place over night, one of which left a person with life-threatening injures.
The U.S. men's national soccer team made easy work of Paraguay in its World Cup opener Friday, defeating the South American side 4-1 at SoFi Stadium.
Denver Broncos outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper has been arrested for the second time in a week.
Denver Broncos owner and CEO Greg Penner announced that the team has signed a new five-year contract with coach Sean Payton.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony festivities got underway a little over an hour before the first kickoff in Mexico City's Estadio Azteca.
The X Games will take place at the Aspen Snowmass in Colorado over the next three years, thanks to a new host agreement.
The U.S. and Iran are expected to meet for a signing ceremony on Friday, June 19, in Switzerland, Pakistan's prime minister said.
President Trump issued an executive order in March 2025 ordering national parks to not display elements that "inappropriately disparage Americans past or living."
The U.S. men's national soccer team made easy work of Paraguay in its World Cup opener Friday, defeating the South American side 4-1 at SoFi Stadium.
The U.S. military has killed Niño Guerrero, the alleged leader of Venezuela-based gang Tren de Aragua, President Trump announced Friday.
Paramount Skydance's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery would not harm U.S. consumers or weaken competition, DOJ antitrust enforcers said.
Three former Colorado Attorneys General are weighing in on what it takes to be the state's chief legal officer, and casting doubt on whether Secretary of State Jena Griswold is qualified.
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has accepted tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions that his opponent claims create a conflict of interest.
The U.S. and Iran are expected to meet for a signing ceremony on Friday, June 19, in Switzerland, Pakistan's prime minister said.
The U.S. military has killed Niño Guerrero, the alleged leader of Venezuela-based gang Tren de Aragua, President Trump announced Friday.
Paramount Skydance's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery would not harm U.S. consumers or weaken competition, DOJ antitrust enforcers said.
The affected formula was sold at Target and at Nara.com, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
For most children, kicking a soccer ball around the backyard is an everyday activity. For 6-year-old Hadley McMahon, it's something her family once feared they would never see.
The New World Screwworm was recently found in Texas and New Mexico. Now, state officials have announced an emergency rule to prevent the spread of the flesh-eating parasite into Colorado.
A sunscreen ingredient that's been available in Europe, Japan and South Korea for years has finally been approved by the FDA for sale in the U.S.
Mishika Bhatia recently graduated high school and well into the research for a treatment for Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome.
The affected formula was sold at Target and at Nara.com, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
Paramount Skydance's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery would not harm U.S. consumers or weaken competition, DOJ antitrust enforcers said.
Nitenpyram is the first generic animal drug authorized to treat screwworms in dogs and cats, according to federal regulators.
SpaceX's stock closed the day at $160.95 after making its debut on the Nasdaq exchange.
The SpaceX CEO's fortune on paper now rivals the annual economic output of many countries, according to World Bank data.
Most parents assume they get to choose which health insurance plan covers their newborn. For one family, that wasn't the case.
Colorado's legal marijuana industry was built on a promise: strict regulation would protect businesses and consumers, while tax revenue would support schools, roads and public programs. But one of the state's largest cannabis cultivators says that promise is beginning to break down.
Brandin Kreuzer, the man whose 50-year prison sentence for shooting a sheriff's deputy was commuted by Colorado's governor, says he is ashamed of the violence he committed as a 19-year-old.
Construction on a much-anticipated 10-acre entertainment district in Glendale has come to a halt, with the developer and the city accusing each other of being responsible for the project going off the rails.
An Aurora fire lieutenant will remain demoted after he and a fellow firefighter ran an Aurora police sergeant off the road with a fire truck last year.
