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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.
A Democratic congressman from Colorado is among those leading the opposition to plans by President Trump's administration to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research.
Take a trip to Arendelle this holiday season during "Disney's Frozen" at the Arvada Center.
A federal judge in Denver ordered federal immigration authorities and the Justice Department to hold a bond hearing for detained immigration activist Jeanette Vizguerra.
A former captain with the Hygiene Fire Department has been convicted of more than a dozen charges, including sexual assault against five victims, two of whom were children.
A power outage along Colorado's Front Range began at 10 a.m. Wednesday and was expected to impact about 50,000 Xcel Energy customers.
To help parents plan, Boulder Valley Schools decided they'd stay open on Wednesday with only one school in the shutoff zone.
The Trump administration intends to dismantle one of the world's leading climate research institutions, in Boulder, Colorado, over what it said were concerns about "climate alarmism."
Colorado needs more families to open their homes to children who need a safe place to stay. One couple decided to care for some of the most challenging children.
A Northern Colorado community is planning to increase the price of its water and sewage services by 26% in 2026.
The 2025 Ullr Fest is about to get underway in Breckenridge, as many "pray for snow."
Clear Creek County Sheriff's deputies will provide law enforcement services to the town of Georgetown going forward.
A fire that started in a rural part of Douglas County and burned about 1,018 acres forced the evacuation of 17 homes for most of the afternoon.
In Colorado, Douglas County officials provided an update about a fire in a rural part of the county that forced evacuations on Tuesday.
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The union representing workers at the JBS plant in Greeley is hosting 3 strike registration events this week.
Some Safeway workers are claiming the union is threatening to impose fines for crossing the picket line during last year's strike.
The mother of Robin Niceta is now at odds with her daughter, the former Arapahoe County human services worker, calling her daughter "diabolical" and claiming her daughter scammed her family and the public by claiming to have cancer.
A Colorado Supreme Court hearing board has stripped Jennifer Reba Edwards of her law license after the prominent animal rights lawyer was convicted in 2021 of stalking, retaliating against a witness, solicitation to commit murder and other criminal counts.
Parking anywhere near Denver International Airport comes with a growing risk of auto theft.
Former Arapahoe County social worker Robin Niceta has been indicted by a grand jury for multiple new criminal charges for allegedly faking a cancer diagnosis to avoid criminal proceedings, according to court records.
So far, the deputies involved are still on the job, and have been given remedial training as a result of the incident, but investigators say more discipline could be coming, because it's not just how they took the inmate down that's in question, but also how one of the deputies allegedly bragged about it afterward.
Fire danger is surging back into the weather picture for the rest of the week right on into the start of the weekend. Thursday is a First Alert Weather Day for the return of critical fire weather conditions across most of eastern Colorado including Denver and areas near the base of the Front Range foothills.
With high winds in the forecast for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, Xcel Energy is warning customers in heavy wind forecast areas that outages will be handled differently. It's called Enhanced Powerline Safety Settings.
Denver is considering a new partnership with Axon in a move away from Flock, the controversial license plate reader company.
CBS News Colorado's new documentary, "Making Ends Meet," follows hard-working Colorado families facing financial hurdles that defy easy solutions.
Girls & Science continues at CSU Spur with STEM focused 2nd Saturday event.
Thursday is a First Alert Weather Day for the return of critical fire weather conditions across most of eastern Colorado including Denver and areas near the base of the Front Range foothills.
Westminster police chase shoplifting suspect at Orchard Town Center with 9 active warrants.
The Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles is warning residents that scammers have launched a fresh round of fraudulent texts impersonating the agency.
The pieces of statues stolen from outside a downtown Denver church and the suspect in the investigation have been located, according to the church.
Xcel Energy says possible power shutoffs on Thursday and Saturday are meant to prevent fires.
As the Colorado Avalanche took to the ice for their morning skate at Ball Arena on Tuesday, 17-year-old Sabrina Cassano stood along the glass smiling ear to ear.
Nathan MacKinnon scored his NHL-leading 43rd goal and scored the winning goal in a shootout, lifting the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday in a matchup between two of the NHL's top four teams in points.
Iran's women's soccer team was branded "traitors" after declining to sing their national anthem at the Asian Cup in Australia, fueling fear for the women if they returned home.
Oksana Masters has competed at every Paralympics since 2012 and is the most decorated American Winter Paralympian.
A Denver-based UFC fighter will be representing Colorado in the octagon this Saturday night in Las Vegas.
A 2024 government lawsuit accused Invitation Homes of deceiving renters about lease costs, charging undisclosed junk fees and other unlawful practices.
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to clear the way for it to end temporary deportation protections for more than 350,000 Haitian immigrants.
Howard Schultz said he and his wife will move to Florida as Washington weighs a roughly 10% annual tax on earnings over $1 million.
About 30 U.S. service members remained hospitalized Tuesday after an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait.
The emergency oil release — the largest in the multinational organization's history — could help ease oil prices in the short term, according to analysts.
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to clear the way for it to end temporary deportation protections for more than 350,000 Haitian immigrants.
About 30 U.S. service members remained hospitalized Tuesday after an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait.
President Trump told FIFA representatives Tuesday that Iran is welcome to play in the World Cup tournament in the United States, officials told CBS News.
Richard Kahn was one of Epstein's closest associates in his final years, managing his finances and investments.
In a sign of just how toxic political discourse has become, a debate in Denver aimed at modeling civility ended in a political protest.
A measles outbreak tied to local schools has some parents in the Broomfield community weighing difficult decisions about everyday activities, especially those with infants too young to be vaccinated.
Dentists, hygienists, and researchers say a shortage of rural dental care professionals and worsening oral hygiene since the COVID-19 pandemic mean more kids are ending up in the emergency room for tooth decay.
The zipper head on the recalled HALO Magic Sleepsuits poses a danger to babies, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
In July, Prasad was briefly forced from his job, but was reinstated less than two weeks later.
Health officials in Colorado have identified four additional cases of measles in connection with the recent outbreak at Broomfield High School or Broomfield Heights Middle School and have expanded the list of locations for possible exposure.
A 2024 government lawsuit accused Invitation Homes of deceiving renters about lease costs, charging undisclosed junk fees and other unlawful practices.
Howard Schultz said he and his wife will move to Florida as Washington weighs a roughly 10% annual tax on earnings over $1 million.
The emergency oil release — the largest in the multinational organization's history — could help ease oil prices in the short term, according to analysts.
The inflation data captures the period before the Iran war broke out. Since then, oil prices have surged, driving inflation fears.
Even if oil prices ease, they won't return to the levels they were at before the war started, according to Patrick De Haan of GasBuddy.
There's harsh criticism of a Colorado police officer charged with failing to report a crash -- a crash investigators say he was partially responsible for while off-duty. Some of the strongest criticism is coming from an unexpected place.
A CBS Colorado investigation has learned the City of Denver has spent $110,000 on a 14-month investigation of Denver Police Division Chief Magen Dodge, but is refusing to release the completed investigation, which was finalized three months ago.
A Colorado family is calling for change and sharing their struggle after a clinical trial their son relied on suddenly ended.
The case of a police officer who allegedly fled after off-duty road rage incident that ended in crash on I-25 is highlighting the hiring pressures small departments in Colorado face.
A popular youth hockey coach in southern Colorado has been arrested for investigation of felony child abuse after colliding on the ice with one of his players in a case that one of the coach's supporters called a "terrifying precedent for youth sports across the country."
