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Lakewood police officers shot and killed a man who fatally shot a person in a car in a Walmart parking lot.
Police in Denver arrested Frances Martinez for investigation of first-degree murder in connection with an early morning shooting in Denver.
Authorities say personal items accompanying human remains found Thursday in Mesa Verde National Park allow them to tentatively identify the bones as those of a man who went missing there in 2013.
K9 Viper found 3.76 pounds of methamphetamine and 5.5 pounds (or 2.9 kilos) of cocaine.
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Heath advisories related to wildfire smoke have been expanded to 41 of Colorado's 64 counties on Friday. Less smoke and improving air quality is finally expected this weekend.
Strauss, 26, who is from Colorado Springs, told officers he stabbed him because the man was Black, and he "doesn't like Black people."
Employees of Colorado Parks and Wildlife are using planes to bring fish to hundreds of alpine lakes in the northern half of the state.
Proposition 118 is on the ballot this November and an opportunity for the voters of the state to make a decision on paid family and medical leave.
Paul Hernandez and Mary Bannigan are wanted in connection with several different bank robberies in the Denver metro area over the past three weeks.
A 34 inch, 11 pound tiger muskie was captured and released at Gross Reservoir this week, and a photo from Colorado Parks and Wildlife shows one of the smiling state workers who caught it.
Addie and Jude Schuenemeyer's mission is to create and preserve a genetic bank of Colorado heritage apples and reintroduce those varieties into current orchards.
Denver police have released photos that show three people wanted for an assault and shooting that happened last Saturday.
A third teenager has been charged as adults in a deadly shooting at Panorama Park in Wheat Ridge -- and two others may be, according to prosecutors.
Town officials confirmed an underground gas leak in the area and the Eagle County Sheriff's Office said residents in the Chatfield Corners neighborhood have been told to evacuate.
Gov. Jared Polis signed a proclamation declaring Crash Responder Safety Week in Colorado after a Golden police officer was struck and killed in a crash.
Space heater blamed for starting house fire over the weekend in Jefferson County.
The Douglas County School District plans consolidation of schools in one community using funds from bond approved by voters earlier this month.
Denver Public Schools is hosting a public comment session on potential school closures and families are expected to be emotional as they fight to keep their schools open.
This week is International Fraud Awareness Week.
The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a crash east of Boulder that injured a pedestrian.
Mike Chavez of Grand Junction is still amazed at his good timing. "It was quite the ordeal. One second ahead and the cab is crushed. One second behind, I would've hit boulders head-on."
Saturday was the last chance to enjoy a drink at a popular, award-winning brewery in Denver. The owners say the cost to keep it open is becoming too much.
Two new wildfires have broken out in Utah, this time next to the border with Colorado. Another fire sparked in Redrock Canyon, northeast of Grand Junction.
A new kind of library is coming to Thornton, Colorado, combining traditional library resources with outdoor recreation and environmental education.
A group of about 40 children with special needs and their families spent the day at Chatfield Reservoir learning to fish thanks to the nonprofit C.A.S.T. for Kids.
The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a crash east of Boulder that injured a pedestrian on Saturday afternoon.
Mike Chavez of Grand Junction is still amazed at his good timing. Chavez drove into a rockslide Tuesday in western Colorado - near Calamity Mesa, as luck would have it - and walked away.
The Brighton Fire Rescue District says a grassland fire broke out Saturday after a vehicle crashed on 120th Avenue, northeast of the Denver International Airport.
Berry Patch Farms in Brighton is trying something new, experimenting with robotic labor to keep costs down without laying off employees.
On Friday, Denver Summit FC celebrated another major milestone with the opening of the team's new performance center in Centennial.
The U.S. men's team had already clinched its spot in the Round of 32, the knockout round, with its 2-0 win over Australia on Friday.
The Colorado Avalanche traded Valeri Nichushkin to the Columbus Blue Jackets.
No foul was initially called after Alyssa Thomas' fist made contact with Caitlin Clark's throat during a game between the Phoenix Mercury and Indiana Fever on Wednesday.
American tennis legend Chris Evert announced that her ovarian cancer had returned in a social media post Thursday.
President Trump on Saturday said he has nominated Lance Schroyer to be the next director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Venezuelans have taken the search for missing loved ones into their own hands, citing a scarcity of government rescuers.
Utah is restricting fireworks as the largest wildfire in the nation grows, fueled by dry conditions and gusting winds.
Michigan State Police said law enforcement and Child Protective Services confirmed a report against Pete Buttigieg was unsubstantiated and false.
The defense team for Tyler Robinson asked that the death penalty be taken off the table following public comments by prosecutors.
Two candidates in the state's 8th Congressional District are making their final push to voters in one of the country's most closely watched congressional races.
Republican Dick Wadhams and Democrat Mike Dino have a century of combined experience in Colorado politics, and the political analysts say 2026 will be a defining year for both major parties as they battle ideological wars from within their own ranks.
Michigan State Police said law enforcement and Child Protective Services confirmed a report against Pete Buttigieg was unsubstantiated and false.
In "Regime Change, Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump," Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan describe his fundamentally different approach to running the country.
Bolton agreed to pay a $2.25 million fine, pleading guilty to one count of retaining classified national security information.
Larimer County in Northern Colorado confirms first human case of West Nile virus this year
A trove of emails offers a new look at how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention navigated some of the most controversial decisions of President Trump's second term.
American tennis legend Chris Evert announced that her ovarian cancer had returned in a social media post Thursday.
Some Senate Democrats want to cap the amount beneficiaries in traditional Medicare have to pay toward care, but the move is expected to draw GOP opposition for potentially adding billions to Medicare costs.
Medicare is testing the use of artificial intelligence to preapprove several healthcare services.
A new report says it will take 93 years to solve the Denver metro area's affordable housing deficit. Modular technology could help speed up the process.
Technology companies are betting trillions of dollars that consumers will open their wallets for AI services. But what if Big Tech is wrong?
The Supreme Court ruled that Monsanto cannot be held liable under state laws for failing to warn consumers about the alleged cancer risks of its weedkiller Roundup on its label.
Inflation continued to rise in May, with the Personal Consumption Expenditures price index rising at an annual rate of 4.1%.
Bret Saunders from KBCO radio is out of job.
A Keenesburg police officer pleaded no contest to reckless driving and reckless endangerment stemming from a 2025 crash on Interstate 25 that the Colorado State Patrol said he caused -- and then fled from.
A locksmith who investigators believe has been targeting older adults in the Denver metro area is now facing theft charges.
An internal Denver International Airport memo obtained by CBS Colorado appears to corroborate key details of a closed-door meeting that city officials have been publicly disputing.
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.
