Dan Rudden Reaches Plea Agreement For Ponzi Scheme
Confessed Ponzi scheme mastermind Daniel Rudden has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors.
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Confessed Ponzi scheme mastermind Daniel Rudden has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors.
Convicted killer Harold Henthorn, serving a life sentence for murdering his wife, is asking for a new trial claiming he paid his attorney more than a million dollars, but "he had sold me down the river."
A female Jefferson County Sheriffs deputy has resigned in the midst of a criminal investigation into her conduct at the Jeffco jail.
Smart police work led to the arrests of two people in Douglas County in the attempted burglaries of gun stores.
A female deputy with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office has been detained and booked through the jail, but authorities contend she was not actually arrested.
A former Douglas County Sheriff's deputy, Dean Harris, has pleaded guilty to impersonating a peace officer.
The "Shock and Claus" concept, where a group of diners spread the Christmas spirit by surprising a server with a massive and unexpected tip, happened again Friday morning in west Denver at a Village Inn restaurant.
As many as a dozen street vendors who sell everything from water to peanuts to scarves outside Denver Broncos games are facing minor criminal charges.
Prosecutors in Colorado's 18th Judicial District have decided not to file criminal charges against a Castle Rock man who said he accidentally shot his wife inside their home last summer.
A 25-year-old woman accused of breaking into an Aurora fire station, causing various forms of mayhem and decapitating a bird, has pleaded guilty to two criminal counts and received a four year deferred sentence and probation.
A series of emails appear to be the "smoking gun" in a controversy over the planned expansion of the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, according to multiple sources familiar with the growing scandal.
Members of an underground movement known as the "Shock and Claus" breakfast that has been secretly surprising restaurant servers around Denver with massive cash windfalls hit the town again.
The Federal Railroad Administration has given RTD notice that it has until the middle of December, just two weeks, to present an action plan to fix problems on the A Line or face possible shut down of that service.
An off-duty Glendale police officer, who was charged with a felony for allegedly assaulting and spewing racial slurs at an Uber driver, has been allowed to plead guilty to disorderly conduct, a petty offense, in a plea bargain with the Denver District Attorney's Office.
Two men in Iran have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of hacking and attempting to extort money from cities, universities, and hospitals including a Colorado agency.
A Red Flag Warning for critical high fire danger is in place for Friday across a large area of eastern Colorado including the Denver metro area. The warning runs from 9am through 6 pm on Friday.
At 71 years old, facing a terminal diagnosis, Colorado resident Tom Pringle has one more thing he wants to do before he dies: help other people in similar situations by trying an experimental drug to treat his ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
Xcel Energy confirmed plans to shut off power in Northern Colorado this week due to extreme fire risk.
Officials with the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment said that HF Sinclair will reimburse customers for damage to their vehicles as a result of contaminated fuel.
Gov. Jared Polis took a long stroll down memory lane during his final State of the State address Thursday.
At 71 years old, facing a terminal diagnosis, Colorado resident Tom Pringle has one more thing he wants to do before he dies: help other people in similar situations by trying an experimental drug to treat his ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
Xcel Energy says 9,00 customers will lose power on Friday due to planned public safety shutoffs amid high winds and fire danger. Many Colorado businesses hit by the last round of outages are frustrated over insurance claims not covering the loss.
The suspect in a massive fire in Denver earlier this month was in court Thursday morning. He's facing several arson charges in connection with a construction site fire that authorities say was the largest fire in the city in decades.
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Gov. Jared Polis took a long stroll down memory lane during his final State of the State address.
Authorities said the alleged scheme involved 39 players, 17 different NCAA Division I men's basketball teams and 29 games.
The Denver Broncos nominated a high school coach for an NFL honor after his program's historic season, and the team's success in the face of great loss.
Denver Summit FC will play National Women's Soccer League matches across three venues for the club's inaugural 2026 season.
Saturday's AFC division round playoff game between the Denver Broncos and the Buffalo Bills will kick off at 2:30 p.m. at Empower Field at Mile High.
A figure skating duo based in Colorado Springs — Ellie Kam and Danny O'Shea — has been selected to represent the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy next month.
"We are in a little bit of a pothole," said GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno, who previously expected the compromise to be unveiled this week.
A new tax deduction for senior citizens is kicking in this tax season, potentially providing bigger refunds to millions, the AARP says.
Verizon says it's giving a $20 credit to customers affected an outage that disrupted service across the U.S.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Machado previously said she wanted to "share" the prize for removing Nicolás Maduro from power.
Authorities said the alleged scheme involved 39 players, 17 different NCAA Division I men's basketball teams and 29 games.
Gov. Jared Polis took a long stroll down memory lane during his final State of the State address Thursday.
"We are in a little bit of a pothole," said GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno, who previously expected the compromise to be unveiled this week.
When the Senate returns from a weeklong recess, it will have six remaining appropriations bills to get across the finish line before the Jan. 30 shutdown deadline.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Machado previously said she wanted to "share" the prize for removing Nicolás Maduro from power.
State lawmakers reconvened for the 2026 legislative session with both chambers and both parties focused on cost of living.
The Trump administration reversed cuts to grants for mental health and addiction treatment programs that a CBS News source said were valued at around $1.9 billion.
Every state will receive at least $100 million annually from the federal Rural Health Transformation fund, but some scored millions more based on their plans and willingness to pass policies embracing MAHA initiatives.
Roughly 1.4 million fewer Americans have signed up for an Affordable Care Act plan as expiring tax breaks drive up premiums.
Kaiser Permanente has reached a lawsuit settlement over alleged patient data breaches involving Kaiser websites and mobile applications, with members eligible to receive a payment from a $46 million settlement fund, the health care giant announced.
"Make America Healthy Again" policies driven by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have made major strides in state legislatures, with food additives among the most common targets.
"We are in a little bit of a pothole," said GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno, who previously expected the compromise to be unveiled this week.
A new tax deduction for senior citizens is kicking in this tax season, potentially providing bigger refunds to millions, the AARP says.
Verizon says it's giving a $20 credit to customers affected an outage that disrupted service across the U.S.
A Verizon spokesperson told CBS News that an outage that customers reported beginning around noon Eastern Time had been resolved.
Food prices in December saw their biggest jump in more than three years, data shows, while the cost of eating out has also risen.
At 71 years old, facing a terminal diagnosis, Colorado resident Tom Pringle has one more thing he wants to do before he dies: help other people in similar situations by trying an experimental drug to treat his ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
The families of three nonverbal students who were physically abused by a bus aide while traveling to school in Colorado have filed a lawsuit against their children's former school.
Many people who responded to a state survey regarding Xcel's Public Safety Power Shutoffs last month expressed dissatisfaction with Xcel's approach on Dec. 17 and Dec. 19, believing the utility overreacted.
State regulators said the text message from Christian Hatfield, the former district attorney for Colorado's 22nd Judicial District, "caused the staff member emotional harm."
A Venezuelan national suspected in a string of attempted armed robberies in 2024 in Denver's ritzy Cherry Creek North neighborhood has been apprehended in Detroit, according to police and prosecutors.