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Jason Harrison was covered in plaster dust. He was working as a handyman on an apartment in Aurora, getting ready for rental. The place had a roof leak among other issues, and he was finishing up a re-plastering of the ceiling in one of the bedrooms among other things.
On a sunny summer morning, the Colorado Treasury Department was determined to help Coloradans cash in on benefits.
Some parents in Jefferson County say teachers are breaking state and federal laws and their union is helping them get away with it.
The embattled Adams County 14 School District now has a secure future, following the recommendation by a committee made up of neighboring school districts' leaders that dissolution was not the best path forward -- a recommendation the state education commissioner accepted Thursday.
Vandals caused significant damage to a community garden at Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park during the week.
Denver police continue to investigate a situation that happened last week that left one person injured and six people facing charges
Eight Romanian passengers in a van driving on Highway 287 on Thursday night might have been the targets of highway robbery, according to the Larimer County Sheriff's Office. What was first reported as a road rage incident just before 5 p.m. on Thursday night is now being investigated as an attempted highway robbery and shooting.
Sean Tufts knows what it's like to be a student-athlete. He played football for CU from 2000 to 2003. That's why he works with Buffs 4 Life; a nonprofit that provides mental health services for CU athletes when their playing days are over.
Bright Nights is a massive illuminated art display that is wowing visitors to Four Mile Historic Park.
The family of Katharina Rothman gathered to honor her life and memory near the University of Denver campus on Friday.
West Metro Fire Rescue is mourning the loss of its own after announcing that a crewmember who was a firefighter and paramedic died.
Denver International Airport tweeted that all trains, security screening and departures were stopped on Friday afternoon due to a security issue at the airport. All operations resumed a short time later.
Sources tell CBS News Colorado that the 18th Judicial District attorney will not charge Aurora police officers in the death of 14-year-old Jor'Dell Richardson.
Rocky Mountain National Park has closed some areas to visitors due to the elk rut.
A new report shows that the federal government funded nine institutions in Colorado to forcibly assimilate Native American children.
A federal judge has partially granted a motion to block efforts by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to arrest immigrants without warrants in Colorado.
Representatives from the weekly pantry say they've seen the demand for help increase four-fold in the past few months.
The efforts to move Tina Peters into federal custody drew even more attention over the weekend, and now a collection of county clerks across Colorado have joined together to publicly call out Gov. Jared Polis for his lack of decisive action regarding Peters' fate in the Colorado Department of Corrections.
Joe Ruch is tracking a big pattern change across Colorado after Thanksgiving.
A man accused in the deadly shooting at a Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs died earlier this week, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Poudre School District is reducing staffing across multiple employee groups while also providing salary increases for employees as it works through ongoing budget challenges.
Authorities have issued an evacuation warning for residents northeast of Deckers, Colorado, after a wildfire sparked in the area on Saturday.
Colorado officials are reallocating money not used to clear snow over the winter due to the record-low snowpack. Some of those leftover funds are now going towards wildfire mitigation projects.
A 25-year-old California man is charged with three felonies after intercepting a package in Colorado containing $11,000 in cash he allegedly obtained via a computer scam.
A pilot program at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital is using robotic animals to bring joy and connection to patients with dementia.
City Park Farmer's Market is available every Saturday and offers everything from fresh produce to live music, food trucks and more.
People had the chance to pick up a piece of history on Friday as they gathered to collect chairs from the west end chair lift at Powderhorn Mountain Resort, which has operated since 1972. The resort is installing a new lift ahead of its 60th anniversary next year.
A pilot program at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital is using robotic animals to bring joy and connection to patients with dementia.
On Saturday in Denver the annual Juneteenth Parade and street festival took place. Crowds also gathered to celebrate the day in Northglenn for their second annual Juneteenth event.
Denver police have arrested a man suspected in a fatal shooting that took place on June 7.
In front of a roaring Seattle crowd, the U.S. men's soccer team on Friday defeated Australia in its second World Cup match, clinching a spot in the Round of 32 in the process.
Assistant Coach of the Colorado Eagles, Kim Weiss, is headed to Las Vegas after accepting a head coach position for a new Professional Women's Hockey League team.
The 23rd Judicial District Attorney in Douglas County has dropped charges against a woman who was recently involved in two incidents with Denver Broncos outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper.
Karl-Anthony Towns will "be beloved forever," Magic Johnson said in a surprise congratulatory message on "CBS Mornings" after the New York Knicks won the NBA championship.
Serena and Venus Williams are getting back together as a doubles team, at Wimbledon. The last time the sisters were a doubles duo was at the 2022 U.S. Open, where they lost their opening match.
President Trump claims the problems with the Reflecting Pool in Washington are due to vandalism.
Claude Guillemot and a flight instructor were flying in a twin-motor Cessna 421 on Friday evening. An investigation into the crash is underway.
The Trump administration told a federal judge that the Kennedy Center is still weighing whether to offer a full slate of performances or more limited programming over the coming months.
In front of a roaring Seattle crowd, the U.S. men's soccer team on Friday defeated Australia in its second World Cup match, clinching a spot in the Round of 32 in the process.
A judge on Friday cleared the way for the DOJ to disclose former President Joe Biden's conversations with his biographer to the Heritage Foundation. Later in the day, she blocked the release for three weeks.
President Trump claims the problems with the Reflecting Pool in Washington are due to vandalism.
The Trump administration told a federal judge that the Kennedy Center is still weighing whether to offer a full slate of performances or more limited programming over the coming months.
A journalist who covered Colorado politics for decades has died. Lynn Bartels reported for the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post, and she often worked with CBS Colorado on election coverage.
The federal government awarded a company owned by a Trump donor $1.7 million to install a new water cleaning system for the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, records show.
A judge on Friday cleared the way for the DOJ to disclose former President Joe Biden's conversations with his biographer to the Heritage Foundation. Later in the day, she blocked the release for three weeks.
A pilot program at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital is using robotic animals to bring joy and connection to patients with dementia.
A popular brand creator personally knows what the NICU experience is like, so he stopped by to offer families support.
Dozens of service members at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas have fallen ill with the flu in the weeks since Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth rescinded the vaccine mandate, sources familiar confirmed to CBS News.
Gallup found that only 49% of Americans were "cost-secure" last year, with concerns about medical bills and prescription costs rising across income groups.
An estimated hundreds of thousands of children, many of them U.S. citizens, have been separated from a parent in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
Matthew Ankrum wanted to build wealth for his daughters and teach them about financial stability. A new book shares how.
Juneteenth will affect banking, mail service and financial markets, although retailers and restaurants are largely staying open.
Efficiency and safety are of the utmost priority at Denver International Airport. The airport will soon receive $43 million in investments to airport infrastructure.
Gallup found that only 49% of Americans were "cost-secure" last year, with concerns about medical bills and prescription costs rising across income groups.
In a social media post, President Trump touted the U.S. government's 10% stake in Intel, noting that it is now worth $60 billion.
The Colorado State Patrol has concluded one of its troopers, Amber Garcia, used excessive force when she tasered a driver seven times in 35 seconds in 2024 in Saguache County.
Magnus' Law is named after a 17-year-old boy killed by a driver who was never investigated for DUI. But the driver had been drinking.
Most parents assume they get to choose which health insurance plan covers their newborn. For one family, that wasn't the case.
Colorado's legal marijuana industry was built on a promise: strict regulation would protect businesses and consumers, while tax revenue would support schools, roads and public programs. But one of the state's largest cannabis cultivators says that promise is beginning to break down.
Brandin Kreuzer, the man whose 50-year prison sentence for shooting a sheriff's deputy was commuted by Colorado's governor, says he is ashamed of the violence he committed as a 19-year-old.
