How to protect your lungs next time wildfire smoke hits Colorado
With potentially more smoky days on the horizon, CBS News Colorado spoke with a pulmonologist about ways you can stay safe this summer.
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With potentially more smoky days on the horizon, CBS News Colorado spoke with a pulmonologist about ways you can stay safe this summer.
The U.S. Air Force paid $9 million for a new water treatment facility in Fountain due to past military activities that may have contaminated the city's water supply, according to a Peterson Space Force Base spokesperson.
Toxic microplastics from everyday items like water bottles and clothing have been discovered in several major Colorado waterways, and it is local high school and college students who have made the discovery.
The Denver Department of Parks and Recreation and its Pickleball Advisory Board have identified potential sites for new pickleball courts after plans to install and expand courts at Congress Park and Sloan's Lake Park were canceled.
Denver prosecutors have charged Matthews in connection with 10 women he dated. Many say they blacked out after drinking with Matthews at his home and several say after they blacked out, they believe Matthews sexually assaulted them.
A first-of-its-kind bill is set to be signed into law this Saturday, and it's all about protecting Colorado's wild horses. The bill's sponsors believe it could serve as a model for other states across the American West.
From Boulder to Jefferson County to Arapahoe County and in between, data released to The Investigators shows there were hundreds of threatening students in classrooms across six different public school districts in the metro area this year.
A former dean at East High School says there have been safety problems at the school for years, but that recent shootings at the school this spring are putting those issues in a spotlight that's now difficult to ignore.
Colorado State Patrol said after that March 4 crash that the Officer Eduardo Landeros was not using his lights or sirens. Now the District Attorney's Office will decide if criminal charges are warranted.
Niceta is no longer asking to delay her criminal trial due to potential incompetency, after prosecutors questioned in court whether or not the former Arapahoe County social worker really had a brain tumor she claimed to have.
New court documents show a twist in the criminal case of a former Arapahoe County social worker charged with making a false child abuse report against an Aurora city council member. Prosecutors now have "significant concerns" medical records provided to delay court proceedings detailing a cancer diagnosis may have been "fabricated."
The Adams County 14 School District has settled a years-long dispute this week with its former private management company, MGT Consulting.
When Bob Skutelsky and his wife started receiving "free" COVID tests through the mail, they quickly checked their Medicare accounts and found Medicare was being billed for the tests they never requested.
Aurora Police Chief Art Acevedo has acknowledged to his department that he violated his own department's body-worn camera policy during a 2022 incident, four days after he began working at APD.
A recent study found Colorado ranks 26th for total train crossing accidents nationwide and now a councilwoman has a plan to address it. But one mode of transit was responsible for more than five times as many hazmat incidents in Colorado.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has confirmed its first influenza-associated pediatric death of the 2025-2026 season.
Xcel Energy is putting nine counties on notice, warning that the utility could shut off power for customers starting at noon through 6 p.m. on Wednesday in order to reduce the risk of wildfires.
A First Alert Weather Day has been issued for Wednesday, for powerful winds and dangerous fire conditions.
In Elbert County, authorities said the two missing 13-year-old girls had been found Tuesday morning.
Six women who say they were drugged and raped by former cardiologist Stephen Matthews plan to file a civil lawsuit against Matthews and the Hinge dating app, which they say allowed Matthews to remain on the app even after women had told Hinge that Matthews was a rapist.
In Elbert County, authorities said the two missing 13-year-old girls had been found Tuesday morning.
Watch meteorologist Callie Zanandrie's forecast.
Xcel Energy prepares for power outage potential in Boulder County and others, amid warm temperatures, high winds and dry conditions.
The Denver City Council has delayed a vote on the new stadium for Denver Summit FC, the professional women's soccer team.
Six women who say they were drugged and raped by former cardiologist Stephen Matthews plan to file a civil lawsuit against Matthews and the Hinge dating app, which they say allowed Matthews to remain on the app even after women had told Hinge that Matthews was a rapist.
Scottie Scheffler topped the ballot against Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood and Ben Griffin, though the PGA Tour did not release what percentage of the votes Scheffler received.
Bo Nix tied his career high with four touchdown throws and Denver's defense stifled Jordan Love in the second half of the Broncos' 34-26 win Sunday over the Green Bay Packers, who lost star Micah Parsons to a knee injury.
The Metropolitan State University of Denver Roadrunners are now volleyball national champions for the first time in the history of the program.
Lindsey Vonn raced to a stunningly fast win in a World Cup downhill on Friday to earn her first victory after a five-year retirement.
President Trump hosted members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic men's hockey team — famous for defeating the Soviet Union in the "Miracle on Ice" — at a bill signing.
The unemployment rate in November rose to 4.6%, its highest level since September 2021.
Powerball's jackpot rose to an estimated $1.25 billion — the sixth-largest in its history — after no tickets came up winners of Monday night's grand prize of roughly $1.14 billion.
The U.S. military says it struck three more alleged drug-carrying boats in the Eastern Pacific, the latest in a campaign of vessel strikes ordered by the Trump administration that have killed at least 95 people.
Anthony Geary, who played Luke Spencer on the long-running soap opera "General Hospital," has died.
President Trump signed an order designating illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction, directing agencies to do more to combat the drug.
The U.S. military says it struck three more alleged drug-carrying boats in the Eastern Pacific, the latest in a campaign of vessel strikes ordered by the Trump administration that have killed at least 95 people.
President Trump's White House ballroom addition is expected to be finished a few months before the 2028 elections.
President Trump continued to use strong words to describe Gov. Jared Polis. He's upset about the fact that Tina Peters, the former county clerk and top election official in Mesa County, is still behind bars.
President Trump filed a defamation lawsuit against the BBC on Monday over a documentary that spliced parts of his Jan. 6, 2021, speech on the Ellipse.
President Trump signed an order designating illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction, directing agencies to do more to combat the drug.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has confirmed its first influenza-associated pediatric death of the 2025-2026 season.
Kevin Murray was his family's health watchdog. His vigilance helped his brothers "avoid a real catastrophe."
"I don't know how I'm going to pay for this," said one person with an Affordable Care Act plan that will cost her $1,100 a month starting in January.
Clinicians and epidemiologists warn the decision could unravel decades of progress and expose newborns to a deadly, preventable disease.
For those who have lost loved ones, the holidays can be an especially difficult time. But a Castle Rock community group is here to help.
The unemployment rate in November rose to 4.6%, its highest level since September 2021.
Four of the nation's top retail stores failed to promptly pull contaminated ByHeart infant formula from their shelves, federal health officials said in warning letters.
Netflix co-CEOs Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos sought in a letter to tamp down concerns that the streaming giant is not committed to the movie business.
iRobot, which introduced the Roomba vacuum cleaner in 2002, vows to continue supporting its products despite Chapter 11 filing.
A Temple University law professor alleges in a suit that he breathed in contaminated air on a Boeing craft, leaving him physically impaired.
Six women who say they were drugged and raped by former cardiologist Stephen Matthews plan to file a civil lawsuit against Matthews and the Hinge dating app, which they say allowed Matthews to remain on the app even after women had told Hinge that Matthews was a rapist.
In Denver 10 months ago, a man named Ben Varga had just gotten dropped off at Washington Park to meet friends for a picnic. Not far away, two men were on a bench arguing.
In late 2024, Chrisanne Grimaldi was facing a common problem; she was drowning in medical debt totaling $80,000 and needed cash to pay down her debt.
A man allegedly attacked and injured a defense lawyer at Arapahoe County's courthouse, CBS Colorado has learned.
An internal report obtained by CBS Colorado raises several concerns about how Colorado's helitak program is being run.