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It may be an off-year election but there are mayoral races in Arvada and Golden, for city council in Lakewood and Jefferson County school board seats up for grabs.
Lakewood allows developers to pay a fee instead of having to create open spaces. It also allows projects on private property to be approved without community forums. One council member feels the process needs to be changed.
Property owners in Colorado's Jefferson County will receive nearly $40 million in tax refunds this week. While the county could have just refunded the TABOR surplus by lowering property taxes, it mailed checks -- at a cost of $250,000.
Erosion and climate change are threatening to erase part of Colorado's ancient past: dinosaur tracks. Now some of those will be relocated where people can enjoy them for decades to come.
The population of school-age children in Jefferson County has been declining, leaving just too many schools for too few kids. Thursday night, the school board voted to close two more.
A new affordable housing complex in Lakewood called Robinson Place has 67 units for those 62 and older and 15 subsidized units for veterans who have experienced homelessness.
Jefferson County's DA will pursue a criminal investigation into the unusual sales of town-owned vehicles in Lakeside after a CBS News Colorado investigation.
As Colorado continues to see an influx of migrants, the state celebrates a new figure in place of Christopher Columbus.
The bar had its liquor license suspended over allegations it was serving to minors, but a judge found there was no evidence and ordered the license be reinstated. But three months without it has led to financial hardship for owner Tanesha Howard.
Missing artworks' buyers maybe unaware how sorely the creations are missed.
A longtime Denver business owner remembered for his kindness and deep ties to the Hilltop neighborhood has died.
Two people were seriously injured in Greeley when police say their dirt bikes crashed into the side of an SUV.
New state rankings from U.S. News and World Report show Colorado losing ground in several areas, but not education.
Authorities ordered some residents in Archuleta County to evacuate after a new wildfire sparked on Tuesday.
Crime in Aurora has continued to decline through the first half of 2026, according to data released by the Aurora Police Department. The police chief attributed the trend to targeted enforcement strategies, technology investments, and data-driven policing.
Authorities ordered some residents in Archuleta County to evacuate after a new wildfire sparked on Tuesday.
Kevin Earley is in the cast of the beloved musical coming to the Denver Center for the Performing Arts.
Crime in Aurora has continued to decline through the first half of 2026, according to data released by the Aurora Police Department. The police chief attributed the trend to targeted enforcement strategies, technology investments, and data-driven policing.
Pete's Fruits & Vegetables is located in the Hilltop neighborhood.
There are many areas where Colorado is struggling, but education is now one of them.
The son of Chiefs assistant coach Eric Bieniemy has been arrested and charged with a shooting that wounded his mother, Mia Bieniemy, according to authorities in Virginia.
Center fielders Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones and second baseman Jeff Kent were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.
Denver Broncos Linebacker Nik Bonitto is teaming up with the Safeway Foundation's Nourishing Neighbors program, the Bonitto Family Foundation and Food Bank of the Rockies to help fight childhood hunger.
Denver Broncos' Jonathon Cooper appeared in a Douglas County courtroom on Friday morning, where a judge set a date for his arraignment on criminal charges.
There were 89 people arrested in the New York area over the course of the World Cup, the NYPD said.
According to the Air Traffic Control System Command Center, all airports and facilities were being impacted by the IT outage.
President Trump is delivering a eulogy for Sen. Lindsey Graham, his one-time opponent for the presidency and later, his close ally.
Republican Sen. Rand Paul released more than a thousand pages of journal entries from Dr. Anthony Fauci, teeing up what is likely to be a contentious hearing on Wednesday.
Rep. Robert Garcia is seeking information about whether Taylor Farms used White House ties to influence the federal response to the foodborne illness outbreak.
Amazon Leo wants to launch a constellation of thousands of satellites to connect devices directly from space.
New state rankings from U.S. News and World Report show Colorado losing ground in several areas, but not education.
Several new laws that were written to address safety concerns following the deaths of three young people will go into effect in August.
President Trump is delivering a eulogy for Sen. Lindsey Graham, his one-time opponent for the presidency and later, his close ally.
Republican Sen. Rand Paul released more than a thousand pages of journal entries from Dr. Anthony Fauci, teeing up what is likely to be a contentious hearing on Wednesday.
While independent candidates are underdogs in most races, CBS Colorado's political analysts say don't count them out.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
Food safety experts say cuts to the public health system hobbled the response — and that the next outbreak could be much worse.
Since May, more than 11,000 cases of illness caused by the parasite cyclospora have been reported in 41 states. This comes after the Trump administration drastically cut FDA and CDC staff, prompting one expert to call this summer's outbreaks "a national wake-up call."
Americans say they aren't convinced the cyclospora outbreak is under control as confirmed cases near 2,000.
OpenAI announced a dedicated space in ChatGPT for sharing medical records, Health in ChatGPT. Health and AI experts lay out the pros and cons.
A longtime Denver business owner remembered for his kindness and deep ties to the Hilltop neighborhood has died.
Johnson & Johnson has offered $5.5 billion to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits claiming its baby powder and other talcum powder products caused ovarian cancer, the company says.
Rep. Robert Garcia is seeking information about whether Taylor Farms used White House ties to influence the federal response to the foodborne illness outbreak.
Amazon Leo wants to launch a constellation of thousands of satellites to connect devices directly from space.
Severe "convective" storms account for roughly a third of global natural disaster economic losses, a new study finds.
Nearly three out of every four written comments submitted to the Colorado Department of Transportation during the early public review of its proposed Bus Rapid Transit project on Colorado Boulevard oppose the idea.
Insurance can be a hassle for anyone. For one Coloradan, that hassle has been magnified all because of her name.
A man who stopped to help victims of a devastating motorcycle crash instead found himself handcuffed, jailed and accused of driving under the influence -- despite repeatedly asking officers to administer a breath test that he believed would prove his innocence.
For Billy Hailey, his release was a day he had been waiting for and working toward for 20 years. Now, he is unexpectedly back in custody after the state says it miscalculated the date.
A second family in Colorado says a little-known insurance rule has left them fighting two companies to get medical bills paid.
