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Arvada is the latest Colorado community to cancel or postpone its Independence Day fireworks celebrations due to critical fire danger across much of the state.
At more than 2,355 acres and with evacuations and pre-evacuation notices still in place, smoke from the Willow Fire has become part of daily life in Colorado's highest incorporated city.
On Thursday, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis spoke to the community in Pueblo, announcing that federal resources are now available as firefighters continue working to contain multiple wildfires across the state.
The Aspen Acres Fire has burned more than 50,000 acres since it sparked west of Beulah, Colorado, on Monday, forcing many residents in the area to leave quickly. Meanwhile, firefighters continue efforts to bring the blaze under control in dangerous conditions.
The Colorado Air National Guard will celebrate America's 250th Independence Day with F-16 flyovers in the skies above Colorado.
A shed fire sent flames nearly 20 feet in the air, with the flames growing close to an Evergreen home when Jefferson County Sheriff's deputies arrived on the scene Wednesday night.
Nonprofit Resource Central has reopened sales for its popular Garden In A Box program, offering a late-summer restock of its low-water garden kits after a record-breaking spring season. The organization says it distributed more than 10,700 garden kits this spring — the highest number in the program's 23-year history.
All evacuations and pre-evacuations have been lifted as of Thursday for the Snyder Fire burning on the Colorado-Utah border.
Buckhorn Lakes near Montrose has been closed, and public access to the Cimarron State Wildlife Area has been closed ahead of the 4th of July holiday weekend due to the Gold Mountain Fire.
The elevated fire restriction comes just two days before the 4th of July holiday and weeks of back-and-forth over a canceled, then revived, then canceled fireworks display in Highlands Ranch.
RTD's public transportation options give Coloradans alternatives to get to and from Fourth of July holiday weekend celebrations.
The City of Denver is giving itself stronger enforcement tools to hold owners of neglected and derelict properties accountable, including significantly larger fines for those who fail to comply with city orders.
Municipalities all across Colorado are now evaluating if they'll proceed with fireworks events this Fourth of July weekend.
Congresswoman Diana DeGette is an icon in Colorado's Democratic party. In any other election year, that would be an asset.
The other suspect in the fatal shooting of Billy Schmidt in South Philadelphia remains on the run.
The case of alleged ecoterrorism happened in Grand County, Colorado, in 2022.
Raise the Future offers in-home coaching for foster and adoptive families to help them make deeper connections.
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The Denver Broncos want to help boost school attendance for students across Colorado.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is asking people to grab their fishing poles and head to Hugo Ponds to catch some fish.
New federal laws requiring low levels of PFAS – also called "forever chemicals" – in public drinking water are creating major financial burdens for many water districts nationwide, which experts say will ultimately lead to higher water bills for customers in many areas.
South Adams County Fire Chief Ken Koger says his department is revamping some of its expense and travel policies after a CBS News Colorado investigation reported the department spent thousands of taxpayer dollars to feed and facilitate spouses of department administrators and board members traveling to in-state and out-of-state conferences in recent years.
As more desperate people slam the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment for delays in unemployment payments, CBS News Colorado has obtained internal department emails exposing some of the reasons for the dysfunction.
Researchers are finding environmental factors are becoming increasingly more common causes of IBD, but doctors are still trying to figure out exactly what those factors could be, whether it's things in the diet, in processed foods, use of antibiotics, or something else.
Guns once used by Colorado police agencies but later traded or sold have turned up at crime scenes multiple times since 2014, according to reporting by CBS News and CBS News Colorado.
A mother and daughter in Douglas County say their efforts to gain an education led to them being evicted.
A $150,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a suspect accused of robbing a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier in a neighborhood.
A musical built around the songs of classic rock band The Who is visiting Denver this fall.
Scheels is one step closer to coming to Littleton. On Tuesday night, leaders in the Colorado city approved a 30-year tax incentive to bring the major sporting goods retailer to the community.
The Colorado Buffaloes hit the road again this weekend and are looking to go 3-0 on the season.
A woman who pleaded guilty this week to defrauding a 90-year-old man out of $40,000 is now accused of using similar tactics on other men, including one who told investigators he lost nearly $500,000.
A mother and daughter in Douglas County say their efforts to gain an education led to them being evicted.
Firefighters from South Metro Fire Rescue and Aurora rushed to extinguish a brush fire that was burning in open space near homes on Wednesday.
A musical built around the songs of classic rock band The Who is visiting Denver this fall.
The Colorado Buffaloes hit the road again this weekend and are looking to go 3-0 on the season. The Buffaloes take on Northwestern, and despite a big 52-21 win over Weber State last Saturday, Coach Deion Sanders said he's still not satisfied.
The Colorado Buffaloes hit the road again this weekend and are looking to go 3-0 on the season.
The Broncos traveled to Traylor Elementary School as part of the team's new Broncos Attendance Network.
Germany's Alexander Zverev won his second Grand Slam after finally taking home his first major title earlier this year at the French Open.
Four years ago, Colorado teen Zykyrah "Ky" Bess-Reed was just getting started on wheels; now she's training to compete on the world stage.
The University of Denver has unveiled the ring commemorating the Pioneers' win in the 2026 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championships.
The bill was championed by GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham, who died suddenly just one day after announcing a deal had been reached with the White House to move forward.
Scientists have discovered a crater on the moon that's bigger than the Roman Colosseum, the result of a powerful impact two years ago.
The Fed increased its benchmark rate by 0.25 percentage points to battle resurgent inflation driven by soaring energy prices.
An Iran-linked adversary used Claude AI to try to target U.S. naval forces, Anthropic revealed in a recent report.
Maye Musk has described her son Elon as a genius even as a child, and said his efforts have led to insults and unfair treatment from the public.
The bill was championed by GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham, who died suddenly just one day after announcing a deal had been reached with the White House to move forward.
The vote comes as lawmakers face increasing pressure to respond to the data center boom driven by the AI race.
According to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report published Tuesday, the use of paid administrative leave increased by 435% from 2023 to 2025.
"As far as our family was concerned, she was pretty much perfect," former President Obama wrote about Sunny, who was a 13-year-old Portuguese water dog.
The Trump administration has announced that it will impose travel bans on officials it claims are responsible for discrimination against White people and other minority groups in South Africa.
A long-running lawsuit challenging what it means to be an employee and therefore have access to work-based health plans is being closely watched by health policy analysts.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
Employer health benefit costs are projected to see the steepest increase next year since 2003. That could mean higher deductions and out-of-pocket costs for workers.
Arapahoe County Public Health has invested money to support moms and families through a bilingual doula program. Doulas are trained to give support before, during and after birth.
Lindsay Clancy's case is resonating with moms across the U.S. — bringing into focus the spectrum of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders and the lack of resources for many women.
Scheels is one step closer to coming to Littleton. On Tuesday night, leaders in the Colorado city approved a 30-year tax incentive to bring the major sporting goods retailer to the community.
The Fed increased its benchmark rate by 0.25 percentage points to battle resurgent inflation driven by soaring energy prices.
A Northern Colorado restaurant spent Monday giving away its entire menu for free as a way to give back to the community.
Car ownership costs have soared 50% since 2020, according to new economic data. Here's where motorists are getting dinged.
Top OpenAI executive endorses plan that would require AI companies to submit their technology to third-party reviews to assess their safety.
A series of internal emails and text messages obtained by CBS Colorado appears to show the Denver city attorney pushing to get her former law firm hired for legal work involving Denver International Airport — even after the airport's insurance company initially rejected the firm.
A Denver man is the latest consumer to raise concerns about the technology being used to pay for and enforce parking downtown.
Evergreen High has two new members of its community -- two dogs whose presence has become part of the daily rhythm of the school, offering students and staff something they desperately needed after a shooting shattered their sense of safety.
Denver's Board of Ethics voted unanimously to investigate two complaints against City Attorney Miko Brown.
A former student and her parents are suing a church and school, alleging officials failed to protect the girl from a music director who they say sexually assaulted her when she was 13 and then failed to properly respond when concerns surfaced.
