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Colorado's governor is calling on the legislature to replace the Department of Higher Education with a new state agency that would provide a one-stop shop for all post-secondary education options.
CBS Colorado is supporting members of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver with our Together for Colorado Toy Drive.
The family of a former inmate in Colorado is filing a federal wrongful death lawsuit against the Jefferson County Jail.
Every Friday is the weekly Islamic day for gathering praying and learning at mosques across the world. It's no different at the Downtown Denver Islamic Center.
One person has died after a house fire broke out in Westminster on Tuesday afternoon.
Talnua Distillery, Arvada, was awarded the honor, "America's Greatest Whiskey," for their Bourbon Cask & Stave Series Single Pot Still American Whiskey.
Denver will soon be part of celebrating the history of the United States by producing some of the semiquincentennial coins to be released into circulation next year.
The newest Colorado sports team is getting ready for its inaugural season in the Mile High City, but the future of the team's stadium is in limbo.
For those who have lost loved ones, the holidays can be an especially difficult time. But a Castle Rock community group is here to help.
More than 900 students will graduate from Metropolitan State University Denver on Friday, including 87 who are veterans or currently serving in the military. Among them is Senior Airman Jordan Klehr, who will trade his cap and gown for a uniform to deploy overseas.
A woman who was hospitalized after a shooting in an Aurora parking lot on Tuesday has died, and police are searching for the man they believe is responsible.
Police are hoping the public can help identify two suspects who took jewelry from a store in the Denver metro area last month.
Colorado Gives Day received more than $56.5 million in donations from nearly 103,000 people in a record-setting amount.
A Northern Colorado man is facing multiple charges after police say he attacked two people inside a Loveland tanning salon.
Residents say they're exhausted, scared, and furious as Xcel Energy works to push ahead with a transmission project that would cut directly through their land.
In addition to the 50 stores in the Denver metro area and Colorado Springs area, the company said it will be building a distribution center in Aurora, which, in itself, is expected to bring hundreds of jobs to the area.
There are many things that make Colorado special, but when the creators of a new film celebrating the state's 150th anniversary set out to capture the essence of our state, they found it not in the place but the people.
Tony Dokoupil took the reins of CBS Evening News on Jan. 5. He's spending his first two weeks on the job traveling across America, broadcasting from 10 different cities.
Colorado officials say the number of people who have filed complaints that they bought contaminated gas recently is now over 400, double the number it was on Saturday.
It has been one year since a series of random stabbings in downtown Denver left two dead, two more injured, and the community uneasy. The suspect, Elijah Caudill, is charged with 11 counts for the stabbings that occurred on Jan. 11 and 12, 2025 near 16th Street.
A recent attempted burglary of an Aspen jewelry store has now drawn the attention of the FBI, as it appears to be a case of "crime tourism" or "burglary tourism."
The police chief in Simla, Colorado, Tony Schiefelbein, has resigned from his position this week as he faced a disciplinary hearing for allowing his teenage son to drive a Simla Police Department vehicle.
Law enforcement agencies are seeing a spike in smash-and-grab burglaries across the northern part of the Denver metro area and up into Northern Colorado.
Every time Michael Bryant leaves his apartment, he worries.
Another criminal case, impacted by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation's ongoing DNA scandal, will lead to a lenient plea bargain for a convicted killer.
Recent wind gusts in Northern Colorado caused one small business to have to tear down what remained of their tent structure.might as well get used to being Wyoming now," Gourd said.
Just west of Empower Field at Mile High, a rush for new Denver Broncos gear kicked off within moments of the team announcing that Jarrett Stidham will replace the injured Bo Nix as Sunday's AFC Championship starter.
After serving a decade-and-a-half prison sentence, a Colorado man wrote a book about his experience behind bars. However, he may now be headed back to prison.
Skywatchers across Colorado may get a rare treat Monday night as increased solar activity could push the northern lights far enough south to become visible in parts of the state with a Kp value of 8 out of 9.
A winter weather system brought measurable snowfall to parts of Colorado, with the heaviest amounts reported in the foothills, mountains, and sections of the Eastern Plains.
Denver's starting quarterback broke a bone in his ankle right before the end of the game over the weekend.
Recent wind gusts in Northern Colorado caused one small business to have to tear down what remained of their tent structure. The industrial tent, located east of Windsor on Highway 392, was destroyed after the windstorm late last week.
Just west of Empower Field at Mile High, a rush for new Denver Broncos gear kicked off within moments of the team announcing that Jarrett Stidham will replace the injured Bo Nix as Sunday's AFC Championship starter.
Skywatchers across Colorado may get a rare treat Monday night as increased solar activity could push the northern lights far enough south to become visible in parts of the state with a Kp value of 8 out of 9.
A former high school security guard at two Jefferson County high schools was convicted of a single count of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust with a pattern of abuse — a felony — by a Jefferson County jury.
Just west of Empower Field at Mile High, a rush for new Denver Broncos gear kicked off within moments of the team announcing that Jarrett Stidham will replace the injured Bo Nix as Sunday's AFC Championship starter.
The Broncos and their newly-named starting quarterback, Jarrett Stidham, will face the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship game next weekend. Denver will host its first AFC championship game in a decade.
With Bo Nix now out, and surgery scheduled for Tuesday, Stidham will take his place on Sunday and, should the Broncos win that game, in the Super Bowl on Feb. 8 too.
Paul Andrews has been dubbed the neighborhood "handyman" and the neighborhood "hero" for the way he shows up for his community. He's also a Broncos superfan. So two neighbors gifted him a ticket to Saturday's game in Denver.
The Denver Broncos will be without their starting quarterback when they host the AFC Championship Game next weekend.
Valentino Garavani's high-glamour gowns were fashion show staples for nearly half a century.
Spanish police said Monday that at least 40 people died and 159 were injured in a high-speed train collision in southern Spain.
A U.S. defense official confirmed some 1,500 active-duty soldiers, currently stationed in Alaska, are on standby for possible deployment to Minneapolis amid the city's protests.
Europeans were reeling Sunday from President Trump's announcement that eight countries will face a 10% tariff for opposing American control of Greenland.
Looking overseas, there is wide opposition to the idea of taking Greenland by force.
One of Aurora's newly elected city councilmembers was arrested Saturday night on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.
A U.S. defense official confirmed some 1,500 active-duty soldiers, currently stationed in Alaska, are on standby for possible deployment to Minneapolis amid the city's protests.
Europeans were reeling Sunday from President Trump's announcement that eight countries will face a 10% tariff for opposing American control of Greenland.
Most Republicans feel Trump has done more than expected, while others have views that are more mixed.
Looking overseas, there is wide opposition to the idea of taking Greenland by force.
"It's as definitive as we're going to get," CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder said of the new research, which found no connection between Tylenol and autism or ADHD.
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.
This year, AdventHealth says it will roll out close to 800 cameras in hospital rooms and urgent care centers across Colorado to add a virtual layer of care.
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.
Just west of Empower Field at Mile High, a rush for new Denver Broncos gear kicked off within moments of the team announcing that Jarrett Stidham will replace the injured Bo Nix as Sunday's AFC Championship starter.
The Trump administration is delaying its plans to withhold pay from student loan borrowers who default on their payments, backing off a measure that threatened to deliver a financial blow to millions of Americans.
Some residents and businesses in southeast Denver were without landline phone service for more than a week, leaving many frustrated by what they described as a lack of communication from service provider CenturyLink.
From learning English here, to succeeding in sports, and building a growing business that's now employee-owned, Mowa Haile says he loves Colorado's sense of community.
Itsuko Cobb began blinging her own Colorado sports apparel nearly two years ago, starting with Denver Nuggets' jerseys, and the response to them was overwhelming.
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.
