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Last weekend there was hope an extended period of chilly and gloomy weather would result in beneficial moisture for Denver and the Front Range. That didn't happen in most areas.
After more than 100 meetings, state leaders are narrowing in on what the new Department of Early Childhood and funding for pre-k education will look like.
After a decade of planning by the Denver Housing Authority, the doors of a brand new 1,800 square-foot market are officially open for the neighborhood of Sun Valley.
Colorado voters are deciding three statewide issues in the off-year election. Proposition 120 would lower property tax rates in the state. It was written to drop the residential property tax rate to 6.5% and the commercial rate to 26.4%
"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."
Colorado voters are deciding on three statewide measures in the off-year election, including one to raise the tax rate on reactional pot to fund afterschool programs for low-income kids.
Colorado leaders are sounding the alarm about rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
Denver voters are being asked to approved $450 million in bond measures as well as deciding on issues related to housing and the homeless as well as the Park Hill Golf Course.
Affordable housing in the high country reached a crisis level faster than most community leaders ever predicted. As a result, initiatives to tackle the crisis have popped up in elections more than ever before.
Boulder voters are tackling a number of issues related to housing costs and how CU Boulder should be allowed to expand as well as a classic Boulder question about banning fur.
Amendment 78 would put state legislature in charge of how state funds are spent after Political Specialist Shaun Boyd discovered the governor's office received millions of dollars in donations from corporations and private and founds and spent the money with no oversight
Many of us have lots of leftover candy from Halloween. We found a couple of ways to donate it or sell it.
The case of a man charged in a near four-decades-old murder mystery is now in the hands of a jury. Steve Pankey is accused of kidnapping and killing 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews in Greeley in 1984.
Colorado is poised to implement the next steps of COVID-19 vaccination with the likely federal approval of the Pfizer vaccine for children ages 5-11.
Airbnb is enforcing some strict guidelines regarding New Year's Eve rentals.
Ski resorts are required to master plans to the agency every 10 years or so since many of the resorts sit on or near national forest land.
Months of unresolved bedbug issues have left several residents of Liggins Tower, a senior living complex in Denver's Park Hill neighborhood, feeling helpless.
A 73-year-old Colorado man was sentenced to 210 years in federal prison on Friday after a federal jury in Florida convicted him of charges related to his sexual abuse of boys in an orphanage he started and ran in Haiti.
The northbound lanes of Interstate 25 reopened Saturday morning near Fort Collins hours after an early morning crash that killed two people, according to Colorado State Patrol.
Since its pilot launch in April 2025, the vending machine outside the Stout Street Health Center has dispensed over 1,100 Naloxone kits. The machine is part of a broader effort to tackle the opioid crisis.
Poudre School District is reducing staffing across multiple employee groups while also providing salary increases for employees as it works through ongoing budget challenges.
Authorities have issued an evacuation warning for residents northeast of Deckers, Colorado, after a wildfire sparked in the area on Saturday.
Colorado officials are reallocating money not used to clear snow over the winter due to the record-low snowpack. Some of those leftover funds are now going towards wildfire mitigation projects.
A 25-year-old California man is charged with three felonies after intercepting a package in Colorado containing $11,000 in cash he allegedly obtained via a computer scam.
A pilot program at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital is using robotic animals to bring joy and connection to patients with dementia.
City Park Farmer's Market is available every Saturday and offers everything from fresh produce to live music, food trucks and more.
People had the chance to pick up a piece of history on Friday as they gathered to collect chairs from the west end chair lift at Powderhorn Mountain Resort, which has operated since 1972. The resort is installing a new lift ahead of its 60th anniversary next year.
A pilot program at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital is using robotic animals to bring joy and connection to patients with dementia.
On Saturday in Denver the annual Juneteenth Parade and street festival took place. Crowds also gathered to celebrate the day in Northglenn for their second annual Juneteenth event.
Denver police have arrested a man suspected in a fatal shooting that took place on June 7.
In front of a roaring Seattle crowd, the U.S. men's soccer team on Friday defeated Australia in its second World Cup match, clinching a spot in the Round of 32 in the process.
Assistant Coach of the Colorado Eagles, Kim Weiss, is headed to Las Vegas after accepting a head coach position for a new Professional Women's Hockey League team.
The 23rd Judicial District Attorney in Douglas County has dropped charges against a woman who was recently involved in two incidents with Denver Broncos outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper.
Karl-Anthony Towns will "be beloved forever," Magic Johnson said in a surprise congratulatory message on "CBS Mornings" after the New York Knicks won the NBA championship.
Serena and Venus Williams are getting back together as a doubles team, at Wimbledon. The last time the sisters were a doubles duo was at the 2022 U.S. Open, where they lost their opening match.
President Trump claims the problems with the Reflecting Pool in Washington are due to vandalism.
Claude Guillemot and a flight instructor were flying in a twin-motor Cessna 421 on Friday evening. An investigation into the crash is underway.
The Trump administration told a federal judge that the Kennedy Center is still weighing whether to offer a full slate of performances or more limited programming over the coming months.
In front of a roaring Seattle crowd, the U.S. men's soccer team on Friday defeated Australia in its second World Cup match, clinching a spot in the Round of 32 in the process.
A judge on Friday cleared the way for the DOJ to disclose former President Joe Biden's conversations with his biographer to the Heritage Foundation. Later in the day, she blocked the release for three weeks.
President Trump claims the problems with the Reflecting Pool in Washington are due to vandalism.
The Trump administration told a federal judge that the Kennedy Center is still weighing whether to offer a full slate of performances or more limited programming over the coming months.
A journalist who covered Colorado politics for decades has died. Lynn Bartels reported for the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post, and she often worked with CBS Colorado on election coverage.
The federal government awarded a company owned by a Trump donor $1.7 million to install a new water cleaning system for the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, records show.
A judge on Friday cleared the way for the DOJ to disclose former President Joe Biden's conversations with his biographer to the Heritage Foundation. Later in the day, she blocked the release for three weeks.
A pilot program at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital is using robotic animals to bring joy and connection to patients with dementia.
A popular brand creator personally knows what the NICU experience is like, so he stopped by to offer families support.
Dozens of service members at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas have fallen ill with the flu in the weeks since Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth rescinded the vaccine mandate, sources familiar confirmed to CBS News.
Gallup found that only 49% of Americans were "cost-secure" last year, with concerns about medical bills and prescription costs rising across income groups.
An estimated hundreds of thousands of children, many of them U.S. citizens, have been separated from a parent in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
Matthew Ankrum wanted to build wealth for his daughters and teach them about financial stability. A new book shares how.
Juneteenth will affect banking, mail service and financial markets, although retailers and restaurants are largely staying open.
Efficiency and safety are of the utmost priority at Denver International Airport. The airport will soon receive $43 million in investments to airport infrastructure.
Gallup found that only 49% of Americans were "cost-secure" last year, with concerns about medical bills and prescription costs rising across income groups.
In a social media post, President Trump touted the U.S. government's 10% stake in Intel, noting that it is now worth $60 billion.
The Colorado State Patrol has concluded one of its troopers, Amber Garcia, used excessive force when she tasered a driver seven times in 35 seconds in 2024 in Saguache County.
Magnus' Law is named after a 17-year-old boy killed by a driver who was never investigated for DUI. But the driver had been drinking.
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.
