"This is a broken system": Aurora police hired only 17 new cops in 2022
Aurora only hired 17 new police officers last year. In an effort to beef up hiring numbers, the city is reforming its hiring practices by adopting more relaxed standards.
Watch CBS News
Aurora only hired 17 new police officers last year. In an effort to beef up hiring numbers, the city is reforming its hiring practices by adopting more relaxed standards.
A direct flight option for travelers from Denver to Ethiopia may only be just a few months away after Mayor Michael Hancock and a crew of city business leaders traveled to the country this month to lobby for it.
Colorado ranks fourth in the country for most reports per capita of imposter scams, and sixth in the country for most tax preparer scams, according to 2022 data from the Federal Trade Commission.
A helicopter pilot for AirLife, who was stopped for suspected drunk driving last month on his way to work, has reached a plea agreement with prosecutors.
The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless purchased the building in December for $24 million, using federal, state and local funds.
Whether we realize it or not, influencers are shaping our understanding of the world around us. They teach us new recipes, show us new looks and introduce us to new places.
Americans' tax dollars ultimately fund the slaughter and human consumption of some wild horses from Colorado, advocates say. But a bill up for debate this legislative session in Colorado is aiming to put an end to that.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment says nearly half the population of the East Cherry Creek Valley water district was affected.
The Colorado Medical Board has disciplined a family physician in western Colorado for prescribing ivermectin to some of his patients without properly informing them of the risks.
The lawsuit says surveillance video shows her wandering out of the facility in the middle of the night last winter, getting locked out, then banging on the doors for help, but no one found her for five hours.
Breath tests showed the veteran pilot's blood alcohol level was .126 as he was on his way to work in full flight uniform. He has since resigned, according to his lawyer.
The court victory comes amid a renewed push to protect Colorado workers from wage theft, which costs Americans more than any other crime.
A district judge has ordered former Arapahoe County Human Services caseworker Robin Niceta to pay $3 million to Aurora City Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky after Jurinsky sued Niceta for slander, libel and outrageous conduct.
Investigators who are working to determine how a man wound up in the hospital after ingesting rat poison that was in his takeout food now say there's no evidence that Taco Bell employees were responsible for the poisoning.
After learning that an Aurora police officer was recently promoted to detective, three years after he was found drunk and unresponsive at the wheel of a police car, a member of Aurora City Council's Public Safety Committee on Thursday promised to seek rule changes to prevent such promotions in the future.
Wednesday afternoon spotty rain and a few isolated thunderstorms are possible across the state. That pattern will continue into Wednesday night, with showers gradually shifting east. But the more impactful round of moisture is expected to arrive Thursday into Thursday night.
Developers have broken ground on a new mixed-use district in the Centerra community in Northern Colorado.
Police are looking for the person responsible for stealing a historic bronze marker in the Denver metro area.
The building at 2000 North Broadway has been vacant for a couple of years.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife released a bald eagle that had been injured back into the wild on Thursday.
Small businesses along East Colfax Avenue may be eligible for grants of up to $15,000 as construction continues on Denver's Bus Rapid Transit project.
Watch Lauren Whitney's forecast
During the ribbon-cutting, the Denver Firefighters Charitable Foundation received a $1,000 donation.
Charmaine Wilkerson's novel Black Cake takes place in 1970s London and CBS Colorado's Lauren Whitney interviews Tina Gallegos with the Denver Public Library for Book Talk.
There is no cure for Parkinson's Disease but Dr. Matt Main, a Functional Neurosurgeon from HCA HealthONE Swedish, talks about symptoms to watch out for.
Longtime Denver Broncos safety Justin Simmons announced his retirement from the NFL on Wednesday.
The new format would add eight more at-large teams, and take eight more teams out of the main bracket for play-in games.
Federal prosecutors charged 34 defendants across two indictments, alleging sports betting and mafia-linked rigged poker games.
A man raised in Aurora is making a name for himself in the UFC. Saturday, Youseff Zalal stepped into the octagon for his first ever main event match.
The Denver Broncos selected defensive tackle Tyler Onyedim from Texas A&M in the third round of the NFL draft Friday night.
The AI boom propped up U.S. economic growth in the first quarter, but inflation due to the Iran war is casting a cloud.
Brent crude surged past $126 a barrel early Thursday, while U.S. gasoline prices jumped to $4.30 a gallon.
The Coast Guard will run out of funding to pay personnel on May 1, with the first missed paychecks expected May 15.
Elon Musk alleges that OpenAI reneged on a promise to operate as a nonprofit dedicated to human progress.
Detroit automaker expects big financial boost from refund of tariffs struck down earlier this year by the Supreme Court.
The Coast Guard will run out of funding to pay personnel on May 1, with the first missed paychecks expected May 15.
The backlash was immediate after the Trump administration served notice that hospitals and nursing homes should limit sugary drinks and dietary supplements in favor of what HHS terms "real food."
State regulators are warning bad actors who are bringing hemp‑derived, often chemically-altered products into the state's legal marijuana system that there will be consequences.
The Colorado House passed a bill by a single vote that changes the penalty for murder with extreme indifference.
The budget blueprint is the first step in Republicans' two-pronged plan to end the Department of Homeland Security shutdown.
The backlash was immediate after the Trump administration served notice that hospitals and nursing homes should limit sugary drinks and dietary supplements in favor of what HHS terms "real food."
State regulators are warning bad actors who are bringing hemp‑derived, often chemically-altered products into the state's legal marijuana system that there will be consequences.
AdventHealth Littleton's Forensic Nurse Examiner Program will provide medical care and forensic documentation to survivors of violence, including sexual assault, domestic violence, and victims of gun violence.
A new approach to suicide prevention shifts the focus from stopping harm in moments of crisis to upstream policies that give people reasons to live.
A $50 billion federal fund is supposed to modernize rural healthcare. But community clinics and advocates fear that the contractors administering the money for states will bite off a big chunk before it reaches patients.
The AI boom propped up U.S. economic growth in the first quarter, but inflation due to the Iran war is casting a cloud.
Brent crude surged past $126 a barrel early Thursday, while U.S. gasoline prices jumped to $4.30 a gallon.
State regulators are warning bad actors who are bringing hemp‑derived, often chemically-altered products into the state's legal marijuana system that there will be consequences.
Small businesses along East Colfax Avenue may be eligible for grants of up to $15,000 as construction continues on Denver's Bus Rapid Transit project.
Elon Musk alleges that OpenAI reneged on a promise to operate as a nonprofit dedicated to human progress.
State regulators are warning bad actors who are bringing hemp‑derived, often chemically-altered products into the state's legal marijuana system that there will be consequences.
A new, nearly 700-page report describes the Evergreen High School shooter's every move the day of the shooting last September, the law enforcement response, and interviews with friends, family, teachers, and witnesses.
A Denver City Council member is pushing to reopen long-term fire service contracts she says are now draining city resources instead of generating revenue.
A Denver family is sharing their story after thieves got away with the steel sculpture that stood outside their home for over a decade.
When the Orion spacecraft lifted off April 1, four astronauts were aboard -- but for the families of dozens of workers who died before the launch, the mission carried something else: the weight of those who would never see it fly.