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Many people were out 24 hours or more, leading to melting food and angst as another outage loomed on Friday.
Residents and businesses in Golden are bracing for a prolonged power outage after Xcel Energy confirmed a Public Safety Power Shutoff will begin Friday at 5 a.m., driven by what city officials say is a worsening and potentially dangerous wind event.
Jeffco public health officials are warning about refrigerated food and medications no longer being safe during ongoing outages.
Two high school basketball coaches who were fired by a Colorado charter school are suing the school in federal court, saying their suspension and ultimate termination violated their constitutional rights.
Multiple schools remain without power in the Boulder Valley School District, and Friday's classes are canceled.
Tens of thousands of Xcel Energy customers experienced planned power outages in Colorado starting Wednesday. Some residents in Jefferson County said they felt left in the dark, literally and figuratively.
Colorado's drought conditions remain unchanged this week, as a continued lack of moisture keeps much of the state drier than normal.
A small wildfire that burned west of Fort Collins was caused by downed power lines, firefighters say.
Police seized dozens of birds outside a Commerce City home and say they will have to euthanize them. Police said they were roosters and hens, and they were trained for cockfighting.
Power outages put in place due to extreme wind conditions this week in Colorado are presenting challenges for many business owners on the Front Range.
A house went up in flames in Conifer overnight. It started during windy conditions and firefighters said it spread to the vegetation nearby.
Xcel Energy shut off power to thousands of people pre-emptively due to dangerous wind and fire conditions. Thousands of customers remained without power on Thursday.
Wildfires broke out overnight on Colorado's Eastern Plains including in Yuma County. They started in extremely windy conditions.
Power remained out Wednesday night for thousands of Colorado customers affected by both a planned outage and outages caused by high winds.
Hurricane-force winds in Colorado had major impacts across the Denver metro area, Front Range, and foothills. Wind gusts of over 100 mph were reported in some parts of the state, and over 100,000 people were without power.
One advocacy group in Denver says hundreds of families could have nowhere to go after the city decided not to open a cold weather shelter.
Denver prosecutors have filed 26 felony arson charges against Tony Becerra, 28, the Aurora man suspected of setting the five-alarm fire earlier this month that caused millions of dollars in damage and took days to extinguish.
Approximately 1,000 complaints were filed after people in Colorado purchased contaminated gas from stations across the Front Range. Although Sinclair Oil learned that the gasoline it distributed was contaminated at 6 a.m. on Thursday, January 8, the company admits it failed to notify Colorado's Division of Oil and Public Safety, saying in an email that it was an "oversight not to contact OPS on Friday morning."
You may think about sunglasses in the summer, but it's equally important in the winter. Dr. Lindsey Fish joined CBS Colorado in the studio to share how some issues affect our eyes more in the winter.
Beer was spilled all over Colorado Highway 58 early Thursday morning after a semi tipped over. According to the Wheat Ridge Police Department, hundreds of Coors Banquet cans and kegs were scattered over the highway after the accident.
A civil service hearing officer has rejected an appeal by a former Denver Fire Department lieutenant who was fired after repeated instances of disparaging racial remarks on the job.
Earlier this year, a series of CBS News Colorado investigations revealed the Denver Fire Chief and executive staff were tracking comp time hours for attending everything from memorial services for firefighters to community events. Now a new Denver firefighter is asking for compensation.
Jefferson County has agreed to pay a former inmate $500,000 for a 2022 use of force incident that appeared to show jail deputies dropping the handcuffed prisoner on his face.
Some people are calling for a complete overhaul of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation following an internal affairs report illuminating alleged mishandling of DNA evidence.
The top safety official at DIA said he's "alarmed" by two separate airfield incidents, nine months apart. Both incidents saw a man get hit by trucks as they were doing their jobs on the ground at the airport.
Three Colorado residents are currently serving prison sentences following a 16-year-old girl's drug overdose.
The Denver Police Department is warning residents to be aware of a scam in which suspects call, claiming to be from the victim's bank.
An early morning collision between a train and a car in Brighton sent one person to the hospital and now police are investigating whether the driver of the car was drunk at the time he stopped on the tracks.
A 14-year-old boy is dead and now the Colorado Bureau of Investigation has issued an alert looking for the driver of a black BMW sedan who police say struck the teen while he was riding his bicycle in Thornton.
Low snowpack is raising concerns, as debris in Colorado's backcountry is becoming exposed, posing risks to skiers.
Joe Ruch is tracking rain and snow for the week ahead in Colorado.
Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of the Archbishop of Denver and appointed his successor.
Denver police are searching for a suspect wanted in connection with a hit-and-run crash last month that left three people injured.
Colorado residents and visitors from across the country have flocked to Golden to celebrate their own version of Super Bowl weekend.
Low snowpack is raising concerns, as debris in Colorado's backcountry is becoming exposed, posing risks to skiers.
Team USA defended its Olympic figure skating team event gold medal on Sunday after Ilia "Quad God" ushered the team to victory at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
President Trump criticized Team USA freestyle skier Hunter Hess after he and other American athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics shared their thoughts on U.S. politics.
Breezy Johnson took the lead early on after flying down the mountain in 1:36.10. It is her first-ever Olympic medal.
Lindsey Vonn, who came out of retirement to compete in the Milano Cortina Games, is in stable condition after her crash.
The Denver Broncos didn't make it to the Super Bowl this year, but Colorado was still represented on one of football's biggest stages.
Team USA defended its Olympic figure skating team event gold medal on Sunday after Ilia "Quad God" ushered the team to victory at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
Republicans and Democrats in Congress are locked in a standoff over reforming the nation's immigration enforcement operation as a deadline to reach a resolution and fund the Department of Homeland Security approaches.
President Trump criticized Team USA freestyle skier Hunter Hess after he and other American athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics shared their thoughts on U.S. politics.
Breezy Johnson took the lead early on after flying down the mountain in 1:36.10. It is her first-ever Olympic medal.
Lindsey Vonn, who came out of retirement to compete in the Milano Cortina Games, is in stable condition after her crash.
Republicans and Democrats in Congress are locked in a standoff over reforming the nation's immigration enforcement operation as a deadline to reach a resolution and fund the Department of Homeland Security approaches.
President Trump criticized Team USA freestyle skier Hunter Hess after he and other American athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics shared their thoughts on U.S. politics.
Nexstar's acquisition of Tegna would bring together two companies with significant holdings in local broadcast media.
Skier Chris Lillis said he was "heartbroken about what's happened in the United States," while skater Amber Glenn said she "will not just be quiet."
Immigration enforcement will take center stage next week in D.C. Lawmakers will hold two high profile hearings as Congress faces a looming deadline to fund the Department of Homeland Security.
Colorado health officials have issued a safety notice over batches of marijuana contaminated with yeast and mold sold in 31 stores across the state over the past two-and-a-half months.
Becca Valle, then 37, enrolled in a cutting-edge clinical trial after surgery removed an aggressive tumor from her brain.
The Trump administration launched its new TrumpRx direct-to-consumer prescription drug listing site late Thursday, part of a push to offer medication at steep discounts.
On Colorado's Eastern Plains, danger can strike faster than help can reach you. For one rancher in Sterling, a simple chore in his land turned into the fight of his life.
People who call 911 in Aurora for non-emergency medical issues now have the option to be connected to a doctor virtually instead of having an ambulance sent to their location.
Colorado health officials have issued a safety notice over batches of marijuana contaminated with yeast and mold sold in 31 stores across the state over the past two-and-a-half months.
Design plans for the community include walking trails, play areas, community gardens, and indoor gathering spaces. The property sits next to Expo Park and a city recreation center, the Highline Canal Trail, and transit access.
Nexstar's acquisition of Tegna would bring together two companies with significant holdings in local broadcast media.
Though the commerce secretary has called his interactions with Epstein as "limited," the two were in business together four years after Epstein's 2008 guilty plea.
Resurgent technology stocks drove the rebound after a volatile week, while bitcoin also recouped losses.
Denver drivers continue to be impacted by a change in how parking tickets are disputed. That system changed in September, when the city eliminated the ability to dispute parking tickets online.
Former Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen, who retired as chief in 2022, plans to announce next week that he is running for a seat on Denver City Council.
Colorado parents are raising concerns after a dispute between their school district and its water provider put the school's future firefighting water supply in question.
An Arapahoe County judge ordered Aurora resident Daniel Alexander Ashby to stand trial for felony assault, after witnesses say Ashby body-slammed defense lawyer H. Michael Steinberg in a courthouse hallway last December.
Newly released documents from the Lakeside Police Department say former Sgt. Howard Prince admitted to cheating on his time records, but also said that in an interview, the sergeant said he didn't know why he falsified his time sheets.
