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Call it beginner's luck, but only 11 days after playing in a Colorado Lottery game for the first time, a man purchased a Monopoly 500X Scratch ticket in Thornton and won the top prize.
Summer nights in Denver are often filled with outdoor concerts and Rockies games. Now, there's a new attraction offering interactive art for the entire family.
AT&T partnered with Girls Inc. to help them overcome barriers they may have faced without access to technology.
More than 5,000 Coloradans had their unemployment claims wrongfully withheld this summer — that's 5,000 people who weren't getting the money they desperately needed — due to a change in Colorado's unemployment fraud prevention system.
This Sunday ¡Viva! Streets closes down 3.5 miles of Denver streets for a huge festival that encourages people to explore downtown.
Warmer and drier weather dominates most of Colorado today.
After another afternoon of lightning strikes and heavy rain (and even hail at one point) the White River District of the U.S. Forest Service jumped into action to hunt down another possible lightning strike that started a wildfire.
Stress is mounting for Douglas County parents like Bobbie McDonald, as they work to fill in the gaps imposed by Douglas County School District's rolling bus cancellations.
Gov. Polis has signed a new ballot measure up for a vote in November, Proposition II, required under TABOR which will ask voters to approve the idea of retaining more funding for universal preschool from increased taxes on cigarettes, tobacco and nicotine products approved under Proposition EE in 2020.
Police in Arvada have arrested three suspects wanted in a shooting outside a 7-Eleven store last week.
According to court records in Colorado, a man with one of Zuberi's alleged aliases, Justin Kouassi, was accused of punching a person in the face in Denver last year.
The City and County of Denver's local minimum wage will increase $1 per hour to $18.29 from $17.29 beginning on Jan. 1, 2024.
The Aurora Police Department issued an arrest warrant for Alejandro Garcia-Loya, 35, the suspect wanted in a double homicide case that happened in 2007.
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested a man with a gun in the food court area of the Southwest Plaza Mall on Wednesday night.
Colorado Department of Transportation prepares for heightened DUI enforcement ahead of Sturgis Rally.
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Nearly half of the children living in foster care in Colorado are living in kinship care, which means they're living with relatives, neighbors, or friends.
Leaders of the Greater Denver Ministerial Alliance stepped forward Tuesday to weigh in on the nation’s controversy over immigration and ICE enforcement actions.
A small business owner is asking for the public’s help identifying the men accused of stealing more than $10,000 worth of jewelry from her shop inside La Plaza Colorado.
The Oklahoma State University men's basketball team was remembered 25 years after a deadly crash near Strasburg.
Colorado residents can now get through airport security checkpoints across the U.S. by using their phone to provide ID.
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced that 110 CDL training schools were being ordered to shut down over a lack of English proficiency.
If passed, the legislation would expand eligibility for residents in 57 Colorado zip codes to get compensation based on a list of eligible diseases and cancers, and would include coverage for workers and residents known as "downwinders."
Flowers, notes and messages have been left at a memorial set up in Fort Collins, Colorado, where a man was killed last weekend when a truck hit multiple pedestrians.
Residents in Douglas County are facing frustration after long-standing silent zones near a railway were suspended.
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Lakewood police are searching for a hit-and-run suspect wanted in a crash that left a pedestrian seriously injured.
Suspect arrested for breaking and entering after allegedly beating on doors with a metal bar and then triggering a standoff in Arvada.
This November, Colorado voters will decide if they want to redirect revenue generated by an existing tax on sporting goods to help protect against wildfires and support conservation efforts.
On Monday, more than 100 U.S. schools teaching people how to drive commercial motor vehicles were ordered to shut down. This comes after thousands of drivers from those schools reportedly failed English language tests and were given licenses anyway. Colorado truck drivers stressed to CBS Colorado how dangerous it is to drive without being able to read road signs.
The legal wrangling comes with the clock ticking toward Colorado's season opener at Georgia Tech on Sept. 3.
Lionel Messi played in six World Cups and led Argentina to win the tournament in 2022 in Qatar.
Sam Ehlinger shined with a three-touchdown performance in the Denver Broncos' 34-6 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Friday night.
Cale Makar is back for eight more years, Colorado Avalanche fans!
In a news release, the NFL said it plans to "elevate" Pro Bowl selections, with no replacement selections.
The Supreme Court divided 5-4 in allowing construction of the new White House ballroom to continue.
Regulators allege that sellers and brands were overcharged by tens of billions of dollars through secretly inflated ad prices.
Lionel Messi played in six World Cups and led Argentina to win the tournament in 2022 in Qatar.
Lawmakers could also vote on condemning socialism and censuring GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards.
Two oil tankers were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz as President Trump threatened further strikes on Iran, while downplaying the "relatively little" six-month war.
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is resigning, the White House confirmed.
The Supreme Court divided 5-4 in allowing construction of the new White House ballroom to continue.
Lawmakers could also vote on condemning socialism and censuring GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards.
Over a 10-day period, the Trump administration sent more than 100 deportees from Afghanistan, Cuba and other nations to eight countries across Africa, according to internal government documents obtained by CBS News.
Google announced that it had begun rolling out changes to how its maps display Lake Ontario's name, after President Trump signed an executive order changing it to "Lake America."
If passed, the legislation would expand eligibility for residents in 57 Colorado zip codes to get compensation based on a list of eligible diseases and cancers, and would include coverage for workers and residents known as "downwinders."
On Monday, health officials confirmed the first case of West Nile Virus found in Weld County this year.
Caused by parasites spread via Anopheles mosquitoes, malaria can cause symptoms including nausea, headache and intense waves of fever and chills.
U.S. officials have confirmed cases of a parasitic illness tied to lettuce in three more states: Georgia, Tennessee and Texas.
Patients taking the first-of-a-kind pill, called daraxonrasib, lived for a median of 13.2 months compared with 6.7 months for chemotherapy recipients, studies showed.
Regulators allege that sellers and brands were overcharged by tens of billions of dollars through secretly inflated ad prices.
President Trump announced a deal to grant the U.S. control of more than 60 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves.
A judge barred the Trump administration from enforcing a set of rules aimed at cutting off Anthropic from the federal government, ruling the administration had unconstitutionally punished the AI company for protected speech.
Hospitals, technology firms and other companies could soon be at risk from AI-enabled cyberattacks, according to a new open letter from more than 100 signatories.
A lawyer for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said she "has never committed mortgage fraud or any intentional wrongdoing."
Denver City Attorney Faces Second Ethics Complaint, This One Over DIA Legal Work
An anonymous Denver city employee has filed an ethics complaint against City Attorney Miko Brown, alleging she may have violated the Denver Code of Ethics in connection with the city's hiring of the law firm where Brown previously worked.
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.
