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Years of infighting among Douglas County's three Republican commissioners boiled over when two commissioners asked another to clean out her office before her successor's term next month. She resigned with a month left in her term.
The sheriff's office said the attempted kidnapping happened Saturday night at 8400 E. Yale Ave. The suspect in the case is described as a male of about 5'10" or 5'11" and heavy set with curly hair who drove a somewhat unique SUV.
The checkpoint could reopen in urgent cases, but travelers are advised not to ever count on it.
A popular access path to the High Line Canal trail in Littleton has been closed off by the property owner who owns the land. The access trail is used by many people of all ages, connecting the park and the canal.
An Aurora resident who fired several shots out his car's window, fatally wounding a transient man who was soliciting drivers at an intersection, recently received a life sentence for the murder.
An Adams County fire truck has a new look. For the next few months, it will feature a fentanyl awareness wrap to help protect people from the deadly drug. It comes after an ACFR lieutenant lost his brother to a fentanyl overdose.
The Colorado Joint Budget Committee is addressing K-12 education funding, with several members expressing concerns about what they say amounts to $150 million in cuts to public schools.
Investigators say the driver fled and there were no witnesses to the crash. They're now asking anyone near South Logan Street between East Hampden and East Floyd Streets at the time to contact Englewood police.
Authorities are warning consumers of thieves who "recycle" a stolen vehicle by keeping a key fob when they sell the vehicle, then track it down in order to steal it again -- and re-sell it again.
The annual Heroes and Helpers campaign is one of the ways the Lakewood Police Department gives back to youth.
A Northern Colorado woman who has spent years of her career helping patients navigate their cancer diagnosis says she leaned on her own patients for encouragement as she battled cancer herself.
Kathryn remembers Chris every day but says she thinks about the people who took his life only once every six months when they have a parole hearing. The latest was scheduled four years to the day marking her husband's death.
State law protects patient privacy and the benefits don't present a "public charge" challenge.
The University of Colorado-Colorado Springs plans to make changes to improve campus safety after two people were shot to death in a dorm in February.
The intersection of Plaza Drive and Lucent Boulevard has been renamed Kendrick Castillo Way after the only fatality in the 2019 STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting that left several other students injured.
Deputies in Colorado's Douglas County are searching for a man riding an electric bicycle who is slapping females "on the buttocks." Deputies said they have two separate incidents of unlawful sexual contact they are investigating.
A moose shot, killed and left to rot; there's an active search to find the suspects of a recent poaching case in the Colorado community of Bailey.
Drivers on Colfax Avenue in Aurora need to take a short detour before they can merge on I-70 eastbound through late November.
Three people were stabbed when a fight between two groups broke out outside of an Aurora area restaurant on Tuesday. According to the Aurora Police Department, two women began to physically fight near a restaurant in the 14000 block of E. Alameda Avenue on Tuesday. They said the boyfriend of one of those women, later identified as Thiago Figueroa-Zeballos, jumped into the fight and stabbed the other woman. That woman's mother then reportedly stabbed Figueroa-Zeballos, who retaliated and stabbed her as well.
The Denver Center for the Performing Arts kicked off their new Broadway season with "Shucked," a musical comedy that takes audiences through a story of perseverance, confidence and romance.
A Denver police detective who led the investigation into alleged prostitution use by a federal judge is himself now under investigation for allegedly soliciting a prostitute in Lakewood, according to a CBS4 investigation.
Police in Longmont are looking for the person who provided the liquor after a 16-year-old who was found extremely drunk in the back of a limo last week.
The Denver Police Department is considering a new policy restricting officers' tattoos and body art, according to a survey sent out to all officers this week.
Investigators from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Department of Labor and Employment, Colorado Department of Revenue and the Internal Revenue Service believe they have uncovered a complex scheme that successfully scammed the government.
Trying to tell the difference between a marijuana edible and a traditional snack is nearly impossible once those nibbles are out of their packaging. Some state lawmakers are trying to change that.
During a verbal argument, the dog jumped out of the car and the suspect allegedly kicked it, got into his car, and then struck the dog before fleeing, according to Grand Junction police.
The above-average temperatures in December raised the monthly average for 2025 to 42.3 degrees, falling short of the record warmest December in 1933 by approximately one degree.
Eliza, who was born at 12:21 a.m. at AdventHealth Castle Rock, could be the first baby to have been born in Colorado in 2026. At 7 pounds, 1 ounce, she was welcomed to the world by her parents and older sister.
Starting Sunday, the Regional Transportation District will make some changes to its services in Denver. This includes reinstating their L line.
Denver police are investigating two separate shootings that happened overnight in the early morning hours of Thursday, the department said on social media.
Since the state launched the initiative two years ago, more than 20,000 residents have taken advantage of the program.
The event happens at state parks across the state every Jan. 1.
People in Purgatory, Colorado, enjoyed the New Year's Eve festivities with a drone show and fireworks to ring in the new year.
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The man allegedly followed several women around the Target near West 80th Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard while touching himself inappropriately, before exposing himself and then taking off in a gray or silver car, police say.
Nathan MacKinnon has joined the 400-goal club in the NHL!
Three members of the Colorado Avalanche will be heading to Italy next year to compete in the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Jokic left Monday night's game against the Miami Heat with a knee injury before the end of the first half at the Kaseya Center when Jokic made accidental contact with teammate Spencer Jones.
Quarterback Drew Brees and wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald headline the list of modern era finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Due to his height, 24-year-old Jordan Wilmore was encouraged to play basketball his entire life. But policing was his true calling.
Banks, post offices and major stock exchanges will be closed in observance of the federal holiday, but some stores are open.
Police in Switzerland say a fire at a bar in the Crans-Montana ski resort area is believed to have left about 40 people dead and dozens more injured.
A U.S. District Court judge issued a summary judgment on Wednesday, finding that the effort to revoke the legal status of tens of thousands of Hondurans, Nepalis and Nicaraguans was unlawful
More than 8,000 stores closed across the U.S. this year, according to retail industry data, including these well-known brands.
A staffer at Walt Disney World in Florida is recovering after being struck and injured by a fake boulder that rolled off stage during a live performance, Disney said.
Enhanced tax credits that have helped Americans offset the cost of Affordable Care Act health insurance for the last four years expired overnight.
A U.S. District Court judge issued a summary judgment on Wednesday, finding that the effort to revoke the legal status of tens of thousands of Hondurans, Nepalis and Nicaraguans was unlawful
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 recently released cache of security videos is raising new questions about the prison cameras at the facility where Jeffrey Epstein died in his cell in 2019.
President Trump used his veto power this week for the first time since returning to the White House, rejecting a pair of bills linked to a Colorado water pipeline and a tribal village in the Everglades.
Enhanced tax credits that have helped Americans offset the cost of Affordable Care Act health insurance for the last four years expired overnight.
Several marijuana products sold by a single company to dispensaries across Colorado have potentially unsafe pesticides that exceed the legal limits, state health and business regulators said on Wednesday.
This year, 223 people have already died in crashes involving someone who's under the influence in Colorado. CSP expects to make more than 16,000 arrests by the end of the year.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 32 jurisdictions are showing "high" or "very high" levels of flu.
A Colorado family is connecting their community and raising awareness about clubfoot, a birth defect where a baby's foot is turned inward and down, after their son was born with the condition.
Enhanced tax credits that have helped Americans offset the cost of Affordable Care Act health insurance for the last four years expired overnight.
Banks, post offices and major stock exchanges will be closed in observance of the federal holiday, but some stores are open.
Several marijuana products sold by a single company to dispensaries across Colorado have potentially unsafe pesticides that exceed the legal limits, state health and business regulators said on Wednesday.
More than 8,000 stores closed across the U.S. this year, according to retail industry data, including these well-known brands.
With costs climbing and many customers cutting back, Denver's restaurant scene has been hit hard. The city says licenses for retail food establishments have declined 21% since July 2023.
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.
Six women who say they were drugged and raped by former cardiologist Stephen Matthews plan to file a civil lawsuit against Matthews and the Hinge dating app, which they say allowed Matthews to remain on the app even after women had told Hinge that Matthews was a rapist.
In Denver 10 months ago, a man named Ben Varga had just gotten dropped off at Washington Park to meet friends for a picnic. Not far away, two men were on a bench arguing.
In late 2024, Chrisanne Grimaldi was facing a common problem; she was drowning in medical debt totaling $80,000 and needed cash to pay down her debt.
