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The 28-bed inpatient facility is designed to provide swift help to those experiencing a mental health crisis. Currently, residents in the high country must travel to bigger city hubs for inpatient care, often waiting for available beds to open up.
The lawsuit, which claims five elephants at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs are being held against their will, and are subsequently suffering undue stress and brain damage, seeks for the elephants to be placed at a wildlife sanctuary, where they can have more room to roam comfortably.
In the heart of historic Tennyson Street in Denver, you'll have to bring your Texas-sized appetite for authentic Texas food. Look no further than Post Oak Barbecue.
The westbound lanes of I-70 near the Johnson-Eisenhower Memorial Tunnel are back open following a rollover crash involving a pickup truck hauling a camper with a Jeep in tow.
The Denver Zoo welcomes a new exhibition to show off some of the most popular animals from Australia.
The Colorado Air National Guard will be flying F-16s in formation over Colorado's skies this weekend in honor of those who died in service to the country.
A judge sentenced a former Arapahoe County human services worker to 4 years in prison for filing a false child abuse claim.
At least six family members who shared a meal of bear meat that one of the family members had harvested earlier were subsequently infected with brain worms, the CDC reports.
ALS United Rocky Mountain is fighting for a cure for ALS, helping Coloradans with it live their lives to the fullest with critical services.
Authorities are asking for the public's help locating the person or people who dumped red paint all over the front of a building on the University of Denver campus.
Workers, labor advocates, and legislators rallied at the state Capitol after Gov. Jared Polis vetoed a bill aimed at protecting construction workers from wage theft.
Gay Wandell shared a text chain spanning several days with a month between her and the alleged buyer, who mailed a supposed check for $3,600 on May 8. Wandell showed CBS News Colorado a copy of what the check looked like. She deposited that check into her U.S. Bank savings account right away.
In one of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts' most impressive performances of the year thus far, "Where Did We Sit On The Bus?" is bringing modern music and technology together with a story of culture and acceptance.
Memorial Day weekend is expected to bring record-breaking travel for some parts of Denver International Airport, specifically with United Airlines. The airport's largest provider, United, expects to set a record for the number of passengers they're serving in the next four days in Denver.
A new ordinance in Golden will prohibit hunting within the city limits. Despite the long history of the city, it's an outlier in that it didn't have such an ordinance until this year.
Watch meteorologist Callie Zanandrie's forecast.
The Palmer Lake Planning Commission held a hearing on Wednesday and ultimately recommended to the town board of trustees not to move forward with the plan to annex the land.
The Summit County Rescue Group, which responds to nearly 200 backcountry emergencies every year, has officially opened the doors to its new facility in Frisco.
The plan for a second Buc-ee's in Colorado may be running into a dead end. The Palmer Lake Planning Commission held a hearing on Wednesday and ultimately recommended to the town board of trustees not to move forward with the plan to annex the land. The Palmer Lake Board of Trustees is set to meet next week.
Some residents in Adams County are taking to the streets to show their opposition to a plan to develop nearly 4 acres of land into affordable housing.
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.
Colorado State Patrol says it only takes one drink before getting behind the wheel to get pulled over and arrested.
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."
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.
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.
An Aurora police vehicle with a K9 officer inside was struck Tuesday night when authorities say a drunk driver ran a stop sign.
Tonight downtown Denver will ring in the new year not once but twice with two fireworks shows. Union Station has seen a large increase in travelers, and says there could be more people than ever celebrating in the downtown area.
CBS Colorado has been partners with Raise the Future for more than 40 years. Every week, during the Wednesday's Child segments, viewers are directed to call Raise the Future to get more information about adoption from foster care. Kelly Farrier is the person on the other end of the line.
Several laws passed by the state legislature and Gov. Jared Polis will take effect on Jan. 1. Others passed in the last legislative session won't take effect until later in the year.
Colorado State Patrol said it will be doing enhanced DUI enforcement and Denver police and other departments will have an increased presence around bars, fireworks shows, and elsewhere.
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.
In a game with high stakes for the Denver Broncos on Sunday, things should be a little easier now that they are learning they won't face the Chargers franchise quarterback.
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.
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.
New Zealand and Australia were among the first to welcome 2026, but in Sydney and some other cities, the festivities are tinged by grief.
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.
Former Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, a Northern Cheyenne tribal chief who became a prominent American politician, has died.
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.
Suze Lopez, a 41-year-old nurse who lives in Bakersfield, California, didn't know she was pregnant with her second child until days before giving birth.
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.
A Denver ice cream shop is warning other small businesses after a scammer, pretending to be a police officer, convinced an employee to send over all the cash in the register.
A federal judge has ruled that the White House cannot stop funding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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.
