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A pair of recent studies by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows they can also be dangerous.
A class trip last weekend has resulted in quarantine for an entire 5th grade class. The students at Willow Creek Elementary in Centennial were exposed to COVID-19.
The number of COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Colorado is at its highest since January. This is a trend that Gov. Jared Polis said could be reversed if more people got vaccinated.
Colorado state Sen. Kerry Donovan has suspended fundraising for her campaign after the state's independent congressional redistricting commission approved a map that places Donovan's residence in another district.
A Sacramento couple is leaving the state because they claim they're fed up with "Communistic California" in more ways than one.
Avelo Airlines is taking flight from Northern Colorado Regional Airport for the first time.
Crews worked to contain a spill in Denver's Globeville neighborhood on Wednesday. The spill happened near the Interstate 25 and Interstate 70 interchange at 47th and Elati Street.
A $3,000 reward is being offered for more information about a deadly hit and run in Aurora on Aug. 6.
Adams 14 says it will work with its private management company, after the Colorado State Board of Education ordered Adams 14 to do so by Thursday, or risk permanent accreditation removal.
The trial for an Idaho man charged in the murder of Jonelle Matthews, a nearly four-decades-old case that gripped Colorado, began on Wednesday. Steve Pankey has pleaded not guilty to kidnapping and murder.
A former Japanese internment camp in southeastern Colorado is one step closer to becoming a national park.
Authorities say a 38-year-old Aspen man who was found unconscious and lying partially in the Roaring Fork River in western Colorado has died.
According to new figures released by the labor department, wholesale inflation jumped 8.3 percent from August of this year compared to August of 2020.
According to UCHealth, the majority of transplant recipients and living donors are now required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Neither woman has received their shots.
Douglas County Sheriff's deputies arrested a 20-year-old woman in Wyoming after a year-long investigation.
Red flag warning in place Sunday 11-8. Meteorologist Dayle Cedars says high temps will be around 80 degrees in the Denver metro area with wind gusts possibly reaching 45 miles per hour.
The Regional Air Quality Council is offering a grant to help food trucks cut costs and go green.
After a car accident caused her to give up gymnastics, one Colorado woman is making her comeback in a big way.
Red Flag Warnings issued in Denver
Jax Gratton, of Studio by Jax, has been missing since April 15. Her family says they became concerned when she didn't show up for work one day. Her cat, purse, and medication were left behind in her home and her friends and family became concerned.
After a month of end-of-life care, the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance bid farewell to its beloved black rhino, Rudy.
Lunar Outpost said its Pegasus vehicle has been selected by NASA as one of two providers for its Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services contract.
On Tuesday night, Republican gubernatorial candidates in Colorado will tackle multiple issues and concerns during a primary debate.
Police temporarily evacuated several businesses and residences in the northwest Denver metro area due to a gas leak.
A man using a ride-share service in Aurora was killed on Monday when the vehicle was involved in a crash.
On Tuesday night, Republican gubernatorial candidates in Colorado will tackle multiple issues and concerns during a primary debate.
The Freedom Plane brings documents celebrating America's 250th to the History Colorado Center.
Denver International Airport has announced plans to construct pedestrian walkways between concourses.
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120th Street between Rock Creek Circle and Dillon Road in Boulder County will be closed for roadwork for the next five months.
Kyle Busch, who won more races in NASCAR's top three series than anyone in history, died suddenly on Thursday.
Kyle Busch, 41, died suddenly on Thursday after being hospitalized with an illness, according to his team.
Kyle Busch's family earlier Thursday announced he had been hospitalized with a "severe illness."
The Colorado Avalanche will begin the Western Conference final Wednesday night without star defenseman Cale Makar on the ice.
Ronda Rousey used her signature armbar to stop Gina Carano just 17 seconds into a comeback bout between the two MMA fighters.
A top DHS official directed ICE attorneys to aggressively pursue administrative fraud cases against immigration lawyers accused of filing false asylum claims.
All Cabinet members, including outgoing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, were expected to attend the Camp David meeting, a White House official told CBS News.
Oil prices were also mixed after U.S. strikes on Iranian forces, underscoring the risks still hanging over markets and consumers.
The new species, named Microeledone galapagensis, has a blue hue, which is believed to be the rarest color in nature.
President Trump on Tuesday underwent a "6 month physical" at Walter Reed National Military Hospital, he posted on social media.
On Tuesday night, Republican gubernatorial candidates in Colorado will tackle multiple issues and concerns during a primary debate.
A top DHS official directed ICE attorneys to aggressively pursue administrative fraud cases against immigration lawyers accused of filing false asylum claims.
All Cabinet members, including outgoing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, were expected to attend the Camp David meeting, a White House official told CBS News.
President Trump on Tuesday underwent a "6 month physical" at Walter Reed National Military Hospital, he posted on social media.
The Justice Department acknowledges it has removed from its website news releases about criminal cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, calling the information "partisan propaganda."
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
A Colorado School of Mines senior recently diagnosed with leukemia graduated in the halls of his oncology ward in a surprise ceremony put together by his care team.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with the missionary group Serge in Congo when he was infected with Ebola.
The bill will create a first-of-its-kind Ibogaine research pilot program, paving the way for Colorado to study the psychoactive compound that claims to treat PTSD, addiction, and mental health.
A CBS News medical correspondent and doctor says her "biggest concern for the World Cup is actually measles. It's not hantavirus, it is not Ebola."
Oil prices were also mixed after U.S. strikes on Iranian forces, underscoring the risks still hanging over markets and consumers.
South Korean Starbucks' boss apologized again as it faced a backlash over a marketing campaign widely seen as mocking victims of a bloody military crackdown in 1980.
There is a new bar and dance hall in downtown Denver co-founded by a young man with an old soul.
A Wheat Ridge car wash owner is considering an appeal after the city council approved new restrictions.
Nearly a decade after becoming one of Aurora's most recognizable gathering spaces, Stanley Marketplace is preparing for a major transition.
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.
A confidential investigative report commissioned by the City of Denver alleges a high-ranking Denver police division chief was "severely abusive."
The City of Denver and the parent company of the Denver Post have reached a tentative agreement to resolve a major lease dispute over the iconic downtown building that bears the newspaper's name, CBS News Colorado has learned.
A federal system is working to crack down on trucks skirting safety regulations, a problem inspectors are seeing on Colorado roadways.
Glendale city leaders are forcefully opposing Colorado's proposed Bus Rapid Transit project on Colorado Boulevard, warning the plan could dramatically worsen traffic for drivers while delivering only modest transit gains.
