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Firefighters in the southern part of the Denver metro area responded to three different homes that were struck by lightning.
Lovers of magic mushrooms gathered to celebrate recreational use at a festival over the weekend, but there are questions about the safety of the mushrooms' as-of-now still unregulated therapeutic uses.
As we are getting ready to put a weekend full of damaging winds, hail and flooding behind us, one more day of severe weather is possible on Monday.
Terrifying moments caught on cellphone video show several residents of a Denver apartment pouring out of a third-story window as they try to escape the flames inside.
Detectives from the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office arrested a woman who's accused of child abuse involving two children, with one suffering life-threatening injuries.
A woman is dead after being shot in her car and now a man is in jail, facing charges of first-degree murder. The suspect has a lengthy criminal record, court records show.
After a fire at a storage unit and a fiery plane crash, the Arvada Fire Department has had a busy week. Thankfully, no one was taken to the hospital in Sunday morning's blaze.
Evan Sherlock watched the 55-year-old plane struggling in the air moments before crashing into the front lawn of an Arvada home. Neighbors still showed concern the following day, with some showing up to the site for updates.
In its short five years, new master-planned community Sterling Ranch hasn't seen a major fire, but they're not getting complacent.
State mining safety crews are moving forward with plans to unearth a second active underground fire later this year in the area where the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history was ignited.
An inmate who escaped from the Fremont County Detention Center has been captured in Colorado Springs by authorities, according to law enforcement officials.
The RTD Transit Police is hoping to have 119 officers on staff by the end of the year, representing a sharp increase from its five officers less than a decade ago.
Voters in Colorado's 4th Congressional District will decide not only one of the state's most hotly contested primary races this month but a related special election as well.
The incident was reported in El Paso County, where a female deer stomped on dogs and then charged at their pregnant owner, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife. It comes after an "unprecedented" three elk attacks in Estes Park.
The first calls reported an explosion on Platte Avenue in Sedalia around 3:15 a.m. Douglas County sheriff's deputies arrived to find a house and RV on fire.
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The shelter-in-place was lifted for Denver's Globeville neighborhood after a reported felony menacing in the area of the 4700 block of N. Pennsylvania St.
Chevron is being fined $1.5 million for last year's oil well blowout in Weld County after the Colorado Energy and Carbon Commission approved the fine.
A new measles case has been reported in Weld County which is unrelated to the Broomfield outbreak.
Denver Public Schools debates policy on ICE and employees
At Elizabeth High School, there is a program that hopes to give more kids a leg up on college through a partnership with Arapahoe Community College.
Frisco has been certified as an International Dark Sky Community, which recognizes the community's commitment to preventing light pollution.
Colorado's wildfire season is once again highlighting the growing challenges communities face as fires become more frequent, destructive and difficult to manage.
The Regional Transportation District is offering transit options for anyone attending the Broncos versus Packers game on Friday night at Empower Field at Mile High.
The elk statue's move is happening in about a year, because the roundabout is being replaced with a new traffic signal.
At Elizabeth High School, there is a program that hopes to give more kids a leg- up on college through a partnership with Arapahoe Community College.
Colorado's wildfire season is once again highlighting the growing challenges communities face as fires become more frequent, destructive and difficult to manage.
The Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Mammoth, and Denver Nuggets team up with Children's Hospital Colorado to boost patient experience.
Cobblestone Car Wash reaches a settlement over increase in membership fees and customers' claims that it was difficult to cancel memberships.
Football Friday returns at Elizabeth High School as they prepare to take on Florence on Aug. 21 at 7 p.m.
The Broncos won't be allowing fans into training camp Monday because the bleachers are unsafe after weekend storms.
One of Tommy John's biggest legacies to MLB was his comeback elbow reconstruction surgery that now bears his name.
Wednesday's meeting was the third community meeting for the La Alma Lincoln Park community since the Denver Broncos' leadership announced their plans to build the new Broncos stadium in the former railyard.
Westbrook played for Oklahoma City, Houston, Washington, both Los Angeles teams, Denver and Sacramento during his 18-year-career.
The Denver Broncos CEO said he hopes to open the new stadium at Burnham Yard in time for the 2031 NFL season- just five years from now.
An alternative measure of unemployment that accounts for wages suggests the U.S. labor market is weaker than it looks.
President Trump plans to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the crew of NASA's Artemis II mission in a ceremony Aug. 28.
Ground beef prices, now averaging nearly $7 a pound, remain historically high due to shrinking cattle herds.
The latest court filings in cases involving the Kennedy Center and the White House ballroom project detail the work being done at the two institutions.
The decision to phase out the Army drone battalion comes amid tension between senior officers who envisioned the unit and the acting chief of staff of the Army.
President Trump plans to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the crew of NASA's Artemis II mission in a ceremony Aug. 28.
President Trump appeared on the radio show of Michael Cohen, his fixer-turned-foe, in a stunning public reunion that would have been impossible to imagine several years ago.
Denver is one of three finalist cities being considered to host the 2028 Democratic National Convention as the Democratic National Committee narrows its search for a host city.
The latest court filings in cases involving the Kennedy Center and the White House ballroom project detail the work being done at the two institutions.
The decision to phase out the Army drone battalion comes amid tension between senior officers who envisioned the unit and the acting chief of staff of the Army.
CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Céline Gounder, who has had melanoma herself, said Moderna's experimental trial is "a big win for mRNA vaccines against cancer."
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
Rep. Joe Neguse is hoping to pay it forward after his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer.
U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates have declined again, with exemptions reaching a record high for the 2025-2026 school year
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s closed-door research has yet to produce evidence linking vaccines and autism.
An alternative measure of unemployment that accounts for wages suggests the U.S. labor market is weaker than it looks.
Ground beef prices, now averaging nearly $7 a pound, remain historically high due to shrinking cattle herds.
United Airlines has completed Phase 1 of the expansion of the world's largest pilot training facility in Denver.
The recall affects 15mL bottles of Clear Eyes' Maximum Itchy Eye Relief.
The FTC warned businesses against changing prices based on their analysis of a customer's personal data, which could violate consumer law.
The city of Denver is paying four lawyers at an outside law firm as much as $800 an hour to defend the city in two employee lawsuits, despite being in a $200 million deficit.
Colorado's hemp-derived THC industry could see major changes later this year, though a federal crackdown scheduled for November may be temporarily postponed.
Attorneys for the State of Colorado say a newly uncovered White House email provides crucial evidence in their lawsuit alleging the Trump administration retaliated against the state over election policies and the prosecution of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters.
Colorado's wildfire fight is increasingly beginning from the air -- sometimes before a fire is even visible to the naked eye.
Some Coloradans who signed over their state tax credit for a free e-bike finally got their delivery.
