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A shooting at Interstate 25 and Colorado Boulevard in Denver started as a road rage situation in Lakewood.
A boater called the Larimer County Sheriff's Office after he found what he believed to be a body in Carter Lake Saturday morning.
On Thursday, a group of volunteers with Berkeley Homes built one family a wheelchair-accessible deck and ramp at their home in Castle Rock.
Aurora police say a man died after being shot late Friday night.
After years of construction, McGregor Square in Downtown Denver is up and running.
Starting on Saturday a massive ridge of high pressure will begin to build into the southern and central Rockies.
Another grim picture was painted for Western Colorado by the latest drought monitor released this week. Areas with 'exceptional drought' grew to cover even more area.
Many Colorado cities and towns are seeing water prices go up amid rapid population growth, but some of the highest price hikes are now hitting the small town of Wellington.
The second of five Colorado Comeback Cash winners has a Cinderella-like story. The Littleton woman and her husband were working two jobs each before their lives were changed forever -- not by a glass slipper but the COVID-19 vaccine.
A team of experts settled on a specialized one that can rotate in space but keep her in a seated position for 3-yera-old Maddie. The cost was around $7,000, but their insurance, United Healthcare, denied it.
Metropolitan State University of Denver announced this week it will offer its own vaccine incentive to students enrolled for classes in the fall with a scholarship drawing that will pay up to one year of tuition and fees for five students.
With more than 70% of residents vaccinated, the City of Denver is shifting its coronavirus strategy and closing some testing and vaccination sites.
Chief Leif Sackett's fire department closed a fire station last summer in the middle of Colorado's worst wildfire season on record. This year, already with drought and 100-degree temperatures early in the season, Sackett's department is selling fire trucks.
Firefighters gained the upper hand on the Straight Creek fire Friday. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
The defense rested its case in the STEM School shooting suspect Devon Erickson's murder trial.
The fire danger and the drought in Colorado generally go hand in hand.
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As Breckenridge Ski Resort kicks off the winter season, it's also making a commitment to mental health in the community.
Some parents feel like Denver Public Schools hasn't done enough community outreach
In addition to his work on TV, Bill Husted wrote articles for the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post.
A Red Flag Warning for critical high fire danger is in place for Friday across a large area of eastern Colorado including the Denver metro area. The warning runs from 9am through 6 pm on Friday.
At 71 years old, facing a terminal diagnosis, Colorado resident Tom Pringle has one more thing he wants to do before he dies: help other people in similar situations by trying an experimental drug to treat his ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
Xcel Energy confirmed plans to shut off power in Northern Colorado this week due to extreme fire risk.
Officials with the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment said that HF Sinclair will reimburse customers for damage to their vehicles as a result of contaminated fuel.
Gov. Jared Polis took a long stroll down memory lane during his final State of the State address Thursday.
At 71 years old, facing a terminal diagnosis, Colorado resident Tom Pringle has one more thing he wants to do before he dies: help other people in similar situations by trying an experimental drug to treat his ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
Xcel Energy says 9,00 customers will lose power on Friday due to planned public safety shutoffs amid high winds and fire danger. Many Colorado businesses hit by the last round of outages are frustrated over insurance claims not covering the loss.
The suspect in a massive fire in Denver earlier this month was in court Thursday morning. He's facing several arson charges in connection with a construction site fire that authorities say was the largest fire in the city in decades.
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Gov. Jared Polis took a long stroll down memory lane during his final State of the State address.
Authorities said the alleged scheme involved 39 players, 17 different NCAA Division I men's basketball teams and 29 games.
The Denver Broncos nominated a high school coach for an NFL honor after his program's historic season, and the team's success in the face of great loss.
Denver Summit FC will play National Women's Soccer League matches across three venues for the club's inaugural 2026 season.
Saturday's AFC division round playoff game between the Denver Broncos and the Buffalo Bills will kick off at 2:30 p.m. at Empower Field at Mile High.
A figure skating duo based in Colorado Springs — Ellie Kam and Danny O'Shea — has been selected to represent the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy next month.
"We are in a little bit of a pothole," said GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno, who previously expected the compromise to be unveiled this week.
A new tax deduction for senior citizens is kicking in this tax season, potentially providing bigger refunds to millions, the AARP says.
Verizon says it's giving a $20 credit to customers affected an outage that disrupted service across the U.S.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Machado previously said she wanted to "share" the prize for removing Nicolás Maduro from power.
Authorities said the alleged scheme involved 39 players, 17 different NCAA Division I men's basketball teams and 29 games.
Gov. Jared Polis took a long stroll down memory lane during his final State of the State address Thursday.
"We are in a little bit of a pothole," said GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno, who previously expected the compromise to be unveiled this week.
When the Senate returns from a weeklong recess, it will have six remaining appropriations bills to get across the finish line before the Jan. 30 shutdown deadline.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Machado previously said she wanted to "share" the prize for removing Nicolás Maduro from power.
State lawmakers reconvened for the 2026 legislative session with both chambers and both parties focused on cost of living.
The Trump administration reversed cuts to grants for mental health and addiction treatment programs that a CBS News source said were valued at around $1.9 billion.
Every state will receive at least $100 million annually from the federal Rural Health Transformation fund, but some scored millions more based on their plans and willingness to pass policies embracing MAHA initiatives.
Roughly 1.4 million fewer Americans have signed up for an Affordable Care Act plan as expiring tax breaks drive up premiums.
Kaiser Permanente has reached a lawsuit settlement over alleged patient data breaches involving Kaiser websites and mobile applications, with members eligible to receive a payment from a $46 million settlement fund, the health care giant announced.
"Make America Healthy Again" policies driven by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have made major strides in state legislatures, with food additives among the most common targets.
"We are in a little bit of a pothole," said GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno, who previously expected the compromise to be unveiled this week.
A new tax deduction for senior citizens is kicking in this tax season, potentially providing bigger refunds to millions, the AARP says.
Verizon says it's giving a $20 credit to customers affected an outage that disrupted service across the U.S.
A Verizon spokesperson told CBS News that an outage that customers reported beginning around noon Eastern Time had been resolved.
Food prices in December saw their biggest jump in more than three years, data shows, while the cost of eating out has also risen.
At 71 years old, facing a terminal diagnosis, Colorado resident Tom Pringle has one more thing he wants to do before he dies: help other people in similar situations by trying an experimental drug to treat his ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
The families of three nonverbal students who were physically abused by a bus aide while traveling to school in Colorado have filed a lawsuit against their children's former school.
Many people who responded to a state survey regarding Xcel's Public Safety Power Shutoffs last month expressed dissatisfaction with Xcel's approach on Dec. 17 and Dec. 19, believing the utility overreacted.
State regulators said the text message from Christian Hatfield, the former district attorney for Colorado's 22nd Judicial District, "caused the staff member emotional harm."
A Venezuelan national suspected in a string of attempted armed robberies in 2024 in Denver's ritzy Cherry Creek North neighborhood has been apprehended in Detroit, according to police and prosecutors.
