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Crews rushed to investigate after an ultralight aircraft crashed in Northern Colorado on Wednesday morning.
Colorado's new school bus law, effective in May 2025, requires vehicles in both directions to stop for school buses with flashing red lights and extended stop arms, unless separated by a physical barrier.
Denver and much of eastern Colorado are facing a week-plus stretch of 90-degree heat. The hottest days arrive midweek, with dry thunderstorms likely, which increases wildfire concerns.
The night before the first bell of the school year rings for Boulder Valley School District, the school board approved a policy change that allows students and parents to opt out of curriculum covering controversial themes with no questions asked.
Homeowners in Arvada who are behind on their water bills can once again expect shutoff notices, as the city reinstates its policy suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Xcel Energy filed a proposal for approval with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission last year. Following protests in opposition to the plan, dozens of community and business leaders have gathered in support of it.
The fire was called in Tuesday evening near East 7th Avenue and North Norfolk Way, according to Aurora Fire Rescue. In total, 14 units from AFR and Falck Rocky Mountain responded to the call.
CU Denver is stepping in to help train more people in psychedelic mushroom therapy under state regulations.
All eight of Colorado's U.S. representatives sat together, ate lunch, and answered questions from attendees for over an hour and a half on topics ranging from housing to healthcare to the economy and artificial intelligence.
There's a new push to change state laws regarding competency in criminal cases. One group has started a petition that calls on the state's district attorneys to urge the governor to call an emergency special session to amend or repeal those laws.
The Poudre School District has announced plans to release thousands of students early from their first and second days of school this week. PSD will release all elementary and middle school students two hours early.
Two carbon monitoring satellites are slated for closure in the next year due to proposed federal budget cuts. But one researcher at Colorado State University says those satellites still have more work to do.
The suspected driver in a wrong-way crash that killed two people on Highway 285 last month has been arrested.
A former Cheyenne County Sheriff's Office K-9 attacked the Burlington police chief's 3-year-old daughter, killing her, officials from the police department and Kit Carson County Sheriff's Office say.
Crews continue to make progress on two large wildfires burning in Western Colorado, although fire officials said one continues to be challenging.
This year's Film on the Rocks lineup includes classics, family favorites and Oscar winning movies.
Police in Denver investigated 2 stabbings in different neighborhoods overnight into Thursday.
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About 9,000 Coloradans are set to lose SNAP benefits on May 1 when new federal eligibility rules take effect.
Denver's Kalyn Rose Heffernan isn't afraid of being loud when it comes to fighting for what she believes in. So she was shocked when someone sent her a photo of her image, front and center, on an RTD bus.
A young couple in Denver's West City Park neighborhood have put their home up for sale saying problems with Denver's homeless population are driving them out of the city.
The spike in street racing in Denver has police using a bold tactic -- towing the vehicles in addition to writing tickets.
The Drug Enforcement Agency is expected to ban a drug that's been growing in popularity in Colorado on Friday. The DEA will classify kratom as a Schedule I drug on par with marijuana and heroin.
What began with charges of international money laundering in Colorado's legalized marijuana business is drawing to a close with much smaller dimensions.
CBS4 has found multiple cases of dead men and women voting in Colorado months and in some cases years after their deaths.
The wildfire in Pueblo County and Custer County has forced new evacuations.
Polls have closed in the Colorado primary election. Track the live vote count in statewide races.
Nonprofit Resource Central has reopened sales for its popular Garden In A Box program, offering a late-summer restock of its low-water garden kits after a record-breaking spring season. The organization says it distributed more than 10,700 garden kits this spring — the highest number in the program's 23-year history.
All evacuations and pre-evacuations have been lifted as of Thursday for the Snyder Fire burning on the Colorado-Utah border.
Buckhorn Lakes near Montrose has been closed, and public access to the Cimarron State Wildlife Area has been closed ahead of the 4th of July holiday weekend due to the Gold Mountain Fire.
The Regional Transportation District will add rail cars to the C, E, W, and N lines on Friday and Saturday, July 3 and 4, to accommodate expected increased ridership during downtown events.
Douglas County announced that it enacted Stage 2 Fire Restrictions on Thursday, canceling all fireworks shows, including professional shows, in the county.
Forward progress has been made by firefighters to control the Snyder Fire on the Utah and Colorado border. The fire is at 49% containment and all evacuation orders have been lifted.
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After weeks of voting, the Denver Zoo's baby orangutan finally has been named.
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.
June's payroll gains were much lower than the 100,000 new hires that economists had predicted.
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 United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement will remain in effect until it expires in 2036, unless the countries strike another deal to extend it.
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.
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement will remain in effect until it expires in 2036, unless the countries strike another deal to extend it.
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
June's payroll gains were much lower than the 100,000 new hires that economists had predicted.
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement will remain in effect until it expires in 2036, unless the countries strike another deal to extend it.
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.
The City of Denver is giving itself stronger enforcement tools to hold owners of neglected and derelict properties accountable, including significantly larger fines for those who fail to comply with city orders.
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.
