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Gelli's Community Fridge is a free, 24/7 grab-and-go fridge and pantry where people dealing with food insecurity can take what they need – no questions asked.
Douglas County is about 50% open space. Meaning communities nearby are especially vulnerable to wildfire. It's why the county is doubling down on one fire suppression resource that they're the only county in the state to have.
Many renters across the Denver metro area lost heat during the recent cold spell and many have gone without heat for days. Having working heat is a matter of safety and that's why it's important to know what your rights are as a renter.
Berthoud Pass re-opened Wednesday night after being closed for four days amid snow slides and repeated snowstorms. More snow Wednesday night continued to create new risk, but crews pulled in from around Colorado helped to get the 11,300-foot pass open again.
Over the last week our January blast of Winter weather has buried many Colorado mountains with 1 to over 4 feet of snow.
This week, Mayor Mike Johnston is in Washington D.C., focusing on aiding Denver's migrant crisis. Johnston says cities, including Denver, are at a breaking point, so he's asking for assistance from our federal government to meet the need of this community.
Bodycam video that was released by the Boulder Police Department shows moments when officers and fire crews rescue a 4-year-old child after a serious crash.
I-70 Vail Pass reopened Wednesday evening after being closed in both directions from Vail to Copper Mountain for winter maintenance work and then promptly closed again minutes after due to "safety concerns."
A man is under arrest in Colorado Springs on charges of stalking after an investigation began following reports of a "peeping Tom" around a college.
The City of Denver will resume discharging migrant families with children from city-run facilities after a pause that was enacted in November.
"Space Explorers: The Infinite" is the next immersive experience the DCPA is bringing to Colorado. The production transfers visitors to the International Space Station via virtual reality.
A Colorado man has been sentenced to 12 years for a string of burglaries that happened in Jefferson County back in the fall of 2022.
After a brief break in the snowfall, the mountains are preparing for another round of heavy snow, with strong winds expected for some.
In court on Wednesday, the judge reduced the bond for Carie Hallford, co-owner of the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose.
A Colorado father, driven by grief, is pushing to make Colorado among the first states in the country to regulate the sale of sodium nitrite.
A landmark home on Denver's historic 7th Avenue Parkway has sat vacant for the better part of six years, attracting weeds, rodents, the homeless and an unusual form of protest from neighbors frustrated by the eyesore.
As University of Colorado Boulder Chancellor Justin Schwartz enters his second year, he sat down with CBS Colorado to share what challenges and changes the university expects to see this school year.
A former Denver Nuggets mascot is speaking out after filing a lawsuit against the team's ownership group.
A plane was diverted to Grand Junction, Colo., on Wednesday after a passenger reportedly became drunk and unruly. According to the Grand Junction Police Department, a drunk passenger began yelling racist slurs at airline staff and waving a skateboard around.
Thousands of educators in Colorado are starting their careers as teachers thanks to a relatively new grant. The Education Retention and Recruitment Grant, created more than two years ago, helps Colorado create an expedited path to a career in teaching through grants to cover the costs of schooling.
An evacuation is underway and being led by the Denver Fire Department and Denver Police Department after a large building fire that started Friday night.
A popular Mexican restaurant in Colorado, which was included in Yelp's Top 100 places to eat in the U.S. in 2019, has closed its doors.
Wildlife officials believe a mountain lion may have killed a woman in Northern Colorado. Hikers found the woman on the Crosier Mountain Trail south of Glen Haven on New Year's Day and authorities tracked down and euthanized two mountain lions afterwards.
On Friday, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announced that flags across the state will be lowered to half-staff to honor the life and legacy of former State Sen. Lewis H. Entz.
John Michael Beccia Jr. worked in the Douglas County School District's Nutrition Services as an assistant kitchen manager at Mountain Vista High School since November 2025, the sheriff's office said.
A couple in Northern Colorado believes they were nearly attacked by several mountain lions on the same trail in which a woman was killed in Larimer County.
Two mountain lions were killed near the fatal attack, which happened at the Crosier Mountain Trail.
The northbound lanes of E-470 were closed in southern Aurora for more than two hours after Colorado State Patrol said a semi-truck struck and killed a driver who pulled over and got out of his car.
The most common tree in Douglas County is under threat from the mountain pine beetle.
In this week’s Your Local Dish, CBS Colorado First at 4 Anchor Mekialaya White and restaurant promoter Larry Herz enjoy Vietnamese food at Golden Banh Mi in Aurora.
Gabe Vigil loved so many things, including helping others, dressing up in fancy suits, his motorcycle, and, of course, the Broncos. Above all, he loved his family.
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.
Abel, 63, takes the helm of Berkshire Hathaway after a six-decade run by Buffett.
Tesla's electric vehicle sales fell 9% in 2025 from a year ago amid the expiration of a $7,500 EV U.S. tax credit.
In a pretaped interview on state TV, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro evaded a question about a U.S. strike at a docking area that the Trump administration believed was used by drug cartels.
As U.S.-Iran tension soars, Trump warns violence against protesters could bring an American intervention: "We are locked and loaded and ready to go."
Banks, post offices and major stock exchanges will be closed in observance of the federal holiday, but some stores are open.
In a pretaped interview on state TV, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro evaded a question about a U.S. strike at a docking area that the Trump administration believed was used by drug cartels.
As U.S.-Iran tension soars, Trump warns violence against protesters could bring an American intervention: "We are locked and loaded and ready to go."
The Trump administration is aiming to move a planned 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom through the federal government's review process at a rapid clip, with final approvals as soon as early March.
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
Some people are starting "Dry January," where they stop or cut back on alcohol as part of their New Year's resolutions. The owner of an Aurora tea shop is embracing mindful drinking after losing his wife to pancreatic cancer.
Colorado is seeing a sharp rise in flu cases this winter, with state health officials reporting a surge in hospitalizations tied to a new strain of the virus.
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.
Abel, 63, takes the helm of Berkshire Hathaway after a six-decade run by Buffett.
Tesla's electric vehicle sales fell 9% in 2025 from a year ago amid the expiration of a $7,500 EV U.S. tax credit.
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.
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.
