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Two days after the Colorado Legislature ended a special session where it raised taxes on businesses to close a $750 million budget shortfall, Gov. Jared Polis announced $252 million in budget savings. The Department of Health Care Policy and Financing -- which administers Medicaid -- will see the biggest cut.
Over a month after a wildfire started at a national park in Western Colorado, burning thousands of acres, officials say the park is ready to reopen the lookout points and main road along the canyon.
The Colorado Restaurant Foundation hosts the Shake + Brake Showdown as part of the Denver Food + Wine Festival.
A total of $20 million of American Rescue Plan funds will go towards improving water quality long term for northwestern Douglas County.
Quick work by a rescue crew in Boulder County saved a horse and her owner after they became trapped in the mud on Thursday afternoon.
Two cars were crushed in a rockslide on Wednesday in the City of Manitou Springs, which lies northwest of Colorado Springs.
A Commerce City couple is facing multiple charges after police discovered three children and more than 30 animals living in what Colorado authorities described as "deplorable conditions."
An attempted armed carjacking led to a police chase and shootout. Officers in Brighton shot and injured the suspect.
Denver's Career Service Board has tightened up eligibility rules for a popular paid leave program for Denver city employees known as Care Bank, leading one Denver City Council member, Flor Alvidrez, to criticize the changes.
A hotel in the Denver metro area had to be temporarily evacuated Thursday afternoon after a man allegedly injured an officer and barricaded himself inside.
On Wednesday night, hundreds of people came out to a sold-out event at Boulder Theatre to meet the people behind the Sundance Festival.
More than one in four students in Colorado is chronically absent from school, but Thornton schools are sharpening their focus on improving student attendance.
The U.S. Department of Education demanded that Denver Public Schools change its all-gender neutral bathrooms following an investigation at East High School.
A box truck rolled over while traveling in the southbound lanes of I-25 near Orchard Road on Thursday.
According to AAA, Denver is in the top 10 for most visited destinations over Labor Day weekend, with I-70 being the busiest to the mountains.
Joe Ruch is tracking the possibility of snow in Denver
On Saturday, the YMCA of Metro Denver partnered with DeVita to offer free health screenings for those in need.
Joe Ruch is tracking the lack of precipitation across Colorado
The National MS Society held its annual Walk MS event on Saturday to help people with multiple sclerosis and the people who support them.
Joe Ruch is tracking rain and even some snow in Denver
A CBS4 Investigation has found a Denver Yellow Cab driver, who has admitted to at least four crashes while on the job, two of them involving pedestrians, numerous moving violations and violations of Public Utilities and Yellow Cab regulations, is still driving a cab in Denver.
CBS4 has learned that uniformed Denver police officers working off-duty jobs will soon be required to wear body cameras, according to an internal Denver Police Department email obtained by the CBS4 Investigative team.
CBS4 has learned that a group of at least a half dozen Denver sheriff deputies and their supervisor are under investigation for repeatedly leaving work early last year, yet getting paid for time they were not at their posts.
Rocks thrown through windows, cars keyed and furious voicemails. The CEO of a startup Denver real estate company says that's some of the collateral damage of his business model after five years.
Colorado taxpayers paid more than $522 million to imprison illegal immigrants convicted of crimes over the past 20 years, according to a CBS4 investigation.
Municipalities all across Colorado are now evaluating if they'll proceed with fireworks events this Fourth of July weekend.
Polls have closed in the Colorado primary election. Track the live vote count in statewide races.
Congresswoman Diana DeGette is an icon in Colorado's Democratic party. In any other election year, that would be an asset.
The other suspect in the fatal shooting of Billy Schmidt in South Philadelphia remains on the run.
A lightning strike at Fox Hollow Golf Course in Lakewood sparked a fire and injured a golfer, sending emergency crews rushing to the scene and leaving nearby golfers shaken by how close they came to the strike.
Municipalities all across Colorado are now evaluating if they'll proceed with fireworks events this Fourth of July weekend.
To learn more about the children featured on CBS News Colorado newscasts and on our stream on Wednesdays, visit Raise The Future's website at raisethefuture.org.
Congresswoman Diana DeGette is an icon in Colorado's Democratic Party. In any other election year, that would be an asset. Democratic analyst Sheila MacDonald says this year it was a liability.
The Boulder County Sheriff's Office is investigating a robbery and assault that left a 73-year-old hiker unconscious and his wallet gone.
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Folarin Balogun got the scoring going with a goal in the 45th minute, but was sent off with a controversial red card in the 64th minute.
Tickets for the 14 free and open Denver Broncos Training Camp practices were made available on Wednesday morning to both season ticket holders and the general public.
Former NBA players Malik Beasley and Ed Davis have been indicted on illegal sports gambling charges, authorities announced Monday.
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.
Folarin Balogun got the scoring going with a goal in the 45th minute, but was sent off with a controversial red card in the 64th minute.
On the same morning Sen. Mitch McConnell was hospitalized last month, EMS personnel went to his home to respond to an unconscious person who appeared to experience "cardiac arrest," according to a dispatch call.
Almost 60,000 buildings may have been damaged or destroyed in Venezuela after two powerful earthquakes last week, according to a NASA satellite assessment.
The helicopter, which was assigned to the USS George H.W. Bush, is not believed to have been taken down by hostile action, the Navy said.
Actor Danny Glover spoke about his Alzheimer's diagnosis in an interview with NBC's "Today" show, revealing that he has been living with the disease for several years.
Congresswoman Diana DeGette is an icon in Colorado's Democratic party. In any other election year, that would be an asset.
On the same morning Sen. Mitch McConnell was hospitalized last month, EMS personnel went to his home to respond to an unconscious person who appeared to experience "cardiac arrest," according to a dispatch call.
NCAA President Charlie Baker told CBS News he doesn't think the group will need to change its rules on transgender athletes in light of a Supreme Court ruling that allowed states to ban their participation.
Almost 60,000 buildings may have been damaged or destroyed in Venezuela after two powerful earthquakes last week, according to a NASA satellite assessment.
President Trump is traveling Wednesday to North Dakota in what marks his first trip aboard the new Air Force One, which was gifted to the U.S. by the Qatari government last year.
Actor Danny Glover spoke about his Alzheimer's diagnosis in an interview with NBC's "Today" show, revealing that he has been living with the disease for several years.
From screwworm to flesh-eating bacteria, mounting public health risks are emerging in the wake of deep cuts to federal health agencies and programs.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued an Air Quality Health Advisory for nearly 20 counties, warning that smoke from large fires could bring periods of moderate to heavy smoke.
For the first time, Medicare will cover GLP-1 drugs prescribed solely for weight loss for eligible beneficiaries at a $50 monthly copay.
Larimer County in Northern Colorado confirms first human case of West Nile virus this year
After January 2028, new games will be available exclusively in digital format from the PlayStation Store and at retailers, Sony said.
Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic says the federal government lifted a set of restrictions on its powerful Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models, resolving a weekslong dispute.
President Trump earned more than a billion dollars from crypto-related ventures alone last year, according to a financial disclosure, including from his meme coin business and his family's cryptocurrency firm.
Three U.S. egg producers will be required to provide 53 million eggs to food banks and to pay a $3.3 million financial penalty.
AI tends to "play it safe within a user's preferences," nudging people toward more conventional choices, according to computational social scientist Sandra Matz.
A Colorado administrative law judge has upheld the demotion of a former Colorado Department of Corrections manager who admitted participating in years of inappropriate text message exchanges with other prison leaders.
A man who stayed at a downtown Denver hotel last summer says he woke up to bats flying around his room — and that one of them bit him. He has now filed a lawsuit against the hotel.
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.
