Unemployment Numbers Could Affect Voters In Colorado
New numbers out show Colorado's unemployment rate ticked down last month. New job growth came in the education and health care fields.
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New numbers out show Colorado's unemployment rate ticked down last month. New job growth came in the education and health care fields.
There are still millions of job seekers who send in their resumes and get no results. For job seekers it seems resumes end up in a black hole
Colorado's unemployment rate decreased to 8 percent in September, down two-tenths of a percentage point from August's unemployment rate of 8.2 percent.
Incomes in the Denver area haven't kept pace with the costs of housing and transportation, according to a report released Thursday.
More than 120 employees of the Choice Hotels call center in Mesa County have been told that the company plans to close and move the center to Phoenix.
Arapahoe Basin is traditionally among the first resorts in the country to open for the season, and this year it's getting a bit of a boost from some natural snowfalls.
Some businesses in the high country told CBS4 a new policy by the U.S. Forest Service could wipe them out.
Some Denver International Airport travelers are grumbling because when they missed their flight because the trains at the airport broke down they were charged "change fees."
NASA deputy administrator Lori Garver is coming to Colorado to view the next spacecraft to launch to Mars.
GPS technology can have problems, including a weak signal. But CBS4's Paul Day learned space engineers at Lockheed Martin are working on a new generation of GPS to benefit both the public and the military.
The Million Dollar Highway and other routes in the state attract motorcycle enthusiasts from all over, and while many choose Harley-Davidsons or Japanese sport bikes, a few are aficionados of brands whose heyday passed decades ago.
When the sold-out Great American Beer Festival kicked off this week in Denver, the carnival of craft beer will have a new competition category: Fresh Hop Ale.
The new gondola being constructed at Vail is not only offering luxury to skiers and boarders on their way up the mountain but it is also keeping the economy moving in Colorado.
Dish is hiring 430 employees for its offices in Littleton and Thornton.
The Colorado Division of Banking has approved requests by four Colorado banks to establish new branches, including Fort Collins-based Bank of Colorado, which plans to open a branch at 1801 Broadway in downtown Denver.
Jefferson Public Schools is pushing back after the DOE's Office for Civil Rights claimed they've reached an impasse in communication, alleging the Colorado school district allowed male students to compete on female sports teams.
Aurora firefighters say one person was injured in a house fire that trapped six kittens inside.
An Aurora murder caught on camera, but with little other clues to go on, has remained a cold case for ten years. Now, police are hoping a podcast can help crack the case.
While most Coloradans have traded ski boots for hiking shoes, a dedicated group of skiers and snowboarders is still carving turns and hitting rails at the Copper Mountain hike park.
Investigators in Weld County filed new charges last week against a woman who reportedly made 136 phone calls to the victims of her previous crimes from the jail's phones.
Joe Ruch is tracking big time heat in Denver and across Colorado.
The Jefferson County School District is speaking out after the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights accused the district of violating Title IX.
Transplant recipients are getting ready to compete in Denver at this year's Transplant Games of America. The tournament honors transplant donors and raises awareness of how organ donation saves lives.
Closures and detours will remain in place along Colorado State Highway 470 around Santa Fe Drive until Friday as the bridge repair project wraps up.
In Aurora, police are investigating three separate shootings that took place over night, one of which left a person with life-threatening injures.
The U.S. men's national soccer team made easy work of Paraguay in its World Cup opener Friday, defeating the South American side 4-1 at SoFi Stadium.
Denver Broncos outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper has been arrested for the second time in a week.
Denver Broncos owner and CEO Greg Penner announced that the team has signed a new five-year contract with coach Sean Payton.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony festivities got underway a little over an hour before the first kickoff in Mexico City's Estadio Azteca.
The X Games will take place at the Aspen Snowmass in Colorado over the next three years, thanks to a new host agreement.
The U.S. and Iran are expected to meet for a signing ceremony on Friday, June 19, in Switzerland, Pakistan's prime minister said.
President Trump issued an executive order in March 2025 ordering national parks to not display elements that "inappropriately disparage Americans past or living."
The U.S. men's national soccer team made easy work of Paraguay in its World Cup opener Friday, defeating the South American side 4-1 at SoFi Stadium.
The U.S. military has killed Niño Guerrero, the alleged leader of Venezuela-based gang Tren de Aragua, President Trump announced Friday.
Paramount Skydance's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery would not harm U.S. consumers or weaken competition, DOJ antitrust enforcers said.
Three former Colorado Attorneys General are weighing in on what it takes to be the state's chief legal officer, and casting doubt on whether Secretary of State Jena Griswold is qualified.
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has accepted tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions that his opponent claims create a conflict of interest.
The U.S. and Iran are expected to meet for a signing ceremony on Friday, June 19, in Switzerland, Pakistan's prime minister said.
The U.S. military has killed Niño Guerrero, the alleged leader of Venezuela-based gang Tren de Aragua, President Trump announced Friday.
Paramount Skydance's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery would not harm U.S. consumers or weaken competition, DOJ antitrust enforcers said.
The affected formula was sold at Target and at Nara.com, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
For most children, kicking a soccer ball around the backyard is an everyday activity. For 6-year-old Hadley McMahon, it's something her family once feared they would never see.
The New World Screwworm was recently found in Texas and New Mexico. Now, state officials have announced an emergency rule to prevent the spread of the flesh-eating parasite into Colorado.
A sunscreen ingredient that's been available in Europe, Japan and South Korea for years has finally been approved by the FDA for sale in the U.S.
Mishika Bhatia recently graduated high school and well into the research for a treatment for Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome.
The affected formula was sold at Target and at Nara.com, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
Paramount Skydance's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery would not harm U.S. consumers or weaken competition, DOJ antitrust enforcers said.
Nitenpyram is the first generic animal drug authorized to treat screwworms in dogs and cats, according to federal regulators.
SpaceX's stock closed the day at $160.95 after making its debut on the Nasdaq exchange.
The SpaceX CEO's fortune on paper now rivals the annual economic output of many countries, according to World Bank data.
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.
Construction on a much-anticipated 10-acre entertainment district in Glendale has come to a halt, with the developer and the city accusing each other of being responsible for the project going off the rails.
An Aurora fire lieutenant will remain demoted after he and a fellow firefighter ran an Aurora police sergeant off the road with a fire truck last year.