Former Denver Fire Captain Files Suit, Claims Gender Discrimination
A former Denver Fire Department captain has filed a federal lawsuit claiming she was the target of gender discrimination which ultimately led to her 2015 firing.
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A former Denver Fire Department captain has filed a federal lawsuit claiming she was the target of gender discrimination which ultimately led to her 2015 firing.
Beset by complaints about aggressive Canada geese and their droppings, Denver's Parks and Recreation Department is engaging in forced birth control for geese in Denver parks.
Violence at the 16th Street Mall could start costing the city of Denver money as businesses have second thoughts about holding events at the Colorado Convention Center.
Colorado State University Pueblo has filed documents in federal court asking that a lawsuit filed by former football player Grant Neal be dismissed. Neal filed suit against the college in April after he was indefinitely suspended for what he describes as a consensual sexual act with his girlfriend.
Police in Denver have a plan to boost patrols on the 16th Street Mall after a spike in violent attacks. Denver Mayor Michael Hancock has blamed what he called "travelers" thought to be enticed by the legal marijuana industry.
According to a CBS4 data review, police recovered 7 percent of the 2,579 bikes that were stolen in Denver last year. Find out where bike thieves strike the most frequently in the city.
Low level radioactive sludge is being removed from a water treatment plant in Englewood, following a CBS4 investigation.
Denver's top parking enforcer was suspended with pay, then issued a written reprimand for the way he handled the job application process for a convicted sex offender. That new information comes from a disciplinary letter obtained by CBS4.
A CBS4 Investigation has found that the City of Denver used thousands of dollars in public donations intended to help Denver's homeless with food, shelter and counseling to instead pay costs associated with a sweep of the homeless population out of Denver's Ballpark neighborhood in March.
A Park County communications report obtained by CBS4 shows that the Park County Sheriff's Office had advance warning of at least some of the danger posed by activist Martin Wirth before deputies attempted to evict him in an action that turned deadly.
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation reports at least six dozen shots were fired during the Feb. 24 gun battle in Park County that left Cpl. Nathan Carrigan dead, two other Park County officers wounded, and suspect Martin Wirth dead near his home on Iris Drive.
Auto insurance premiums are on the rise in Colorado and the insurance industry says you can partly blame all those new Colorado residents, lower fuel costs and new-fangled cars.
It's being called a landmark decision: Russia's track team has been banned from the 2016 Olympics in Rio. Now the couple who helped take them down is telling their story.
A former Commerce City police officer who claimed the city penalized him for his military service while he served as a patrol officer has settled his claims against the city for a $300,000 payout.
Denver's Manager of Enforcement and Meter Operations is back at work after a three week long investigatory suspension, although Public Works administrators aren't immediately disclosing what led to the suspension.
Denver homeowner EJ Braquet built a pergola over his back patio for his aging mother back in 2023. However, he could never have imagined what happened next.
The family of 6-year-old girl was awarded over $100 million following her death at Glenwood Caverns, and now the park has filed for bankruptcy.
In the days after a Colorado man fired into an Evergreen health clinic before taking his own life, a picture has begun to emerge of the life of 62-year-old Lance Black.
A popular youth hockey coach in southern Colorado has been arrested for investigation of felony child abuse after colliding on the ice with one of his players in a case that one of the coach's supporters called a "terrifying precedent for youth sports across the country."
Colorado is heading into a rare week where fire danger, damaging winds and winter storms are all colliding, creating hazards across nearly every part of the state at different times.
On Feb. 24 the Loveland Fire Chief will have the opportunity to respond to why the Loveland Fire Rescue Authority Board of Directors unanimously passed a notice of intent to terminate his employment.
Denver homeowner EJ Braquet built a pergola over his back patio for his aging mother back in 2023. She can no longer make it to the nearby park, so he wanted to give her a shaded spot in the backyard to get outside. However, he could never have imagined what happened next.
When a crash happened near a home in Erie, a neighbor ran to help, pulling the 18-year-old passenger out of the vehicle to safety. That vehicle caught fire and claimed the life of the 18-year-old driver.
Boulder residents have been out buying supplies in anticipation of high winds and dangerous fire conditions this week. With strong winds forecast, residents want to be ready in case they lose power.
The dry winter and low snowpack is impacting Colorado's ski resorts. Less snow means fewer visitors, which is affecting staff and their bottom line, causing resorts to cut hours.
Elana Meyers Taylor has won her first Olympic gold in women's monobob, and she made history as the oldest American woman to do it at the Winter Games.
Their respective semifinal wins on Monday set up a seventh gold-medal showdown between Team USA and Canada later this week.
Mikaela Shiffrin, who is the winningest athlete on the World Cup circuit, has now failed to win a medal in eight straight Olympic events since the 2018 Winter Games in PyeongChang.
The U.S. kept pace with also-unbeaten Canada for the top seed in the Olympic men's hockey tournament.
It is Jordan Stolz's second gold medal of the 2026 Winter Games, breaking a world record.
Elana Meyers Taylor has won her first Olympic gold in women's monobob, and she made history as the oldest American woman to do it at the Winter Games.
Police said the deadly shooting during a high school boys' hockey game in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, appears to have stemmed from a family dispute.
Their respective semifinal wins on Monday set up a seventh gold-medal showdown between Team USA and Canada later this week.
Robert Duvall was in such classics as "The Godfather," "To Kill a Mockingbird," "M*A*S*H," "The Great Santini" and "Tender Mercies."
A device that can pick up certain electronic signals is being used in the search for Nancy Guthrie, as it may detect emissions from her pacemaker, sources told CBS News.
A Denver judge ruled that the Colorado Department of Corrections has been violating an amendment to the state constitution by requiring people in state prisons to work under threat of solitary confinement and other punishments.
Many of Hungary's neighbors say Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is eroding democracy, but President Trump is forging closer relations with the Putin ally.
At a coffee shop in Aurora, a group of people gathered Sunday evening to talk about artificial intelligence and the potential dangers the technology poses.
After setting social media abuzz by saying aliens were real, former President Barack Obama said he didn't see evidence that aliens "have made contact with us."
Casey Wasserman, the chair of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics organizing committee, says he is selling his eponymous talent agency in the wake of the release of emails between himself and Ghislaine Maxwell.
The AdventHealth Transplant Institute at Porter is participating in a national voucher system that allows living donors to give a kidney now and help a loved one receive one later.
The University of Colorado Cancer Center at CU Anschutz has been selected by the National Cancer Institute as one of just eight hubs nationwide to evaluate new multi‑cancer detection blood tests, part of a national pilot called the Vanguard Study.
Lydia Howerton of Good Eaters showed how easy it is to bake her gluten-free zucchini brownies.
In Colorado, it's not yet clear exactly how much funding will be cut for public health services, but organizations like the Colorado Health Network are bracing for impact.
The Food and Drug Administration is refusing to consider Moderna's application for a new flu vaccine made with mRNA technology, the company said.
Local nonprofit Tax Help Colorado wants to help alleviate tax season stress. The program, 18 years in the making, is established by the IRS under the Mile High United Way and provides tax assistance for free.
Forecasters predicted filers would benefit from larger checks this year due to a series of new tax provisions in the "one big, beautiful" bill.
At a coffee shop in Aurora, a group of people gathered Sunday evening to talk about artificial intelligence and the potential dangers the technology poses.
Most retail and food establishments will remain open, but services like mail delivery will be suspended for the federal holiday.
Prediction markets are taking bets this Valentine's Day that celebrity relationships can thrive — or break apart.
A popular youth hockey coach in southern Colorado has been arrested for investigation of felony child abuse after colliding on the ice with one of his players in a case that one of the coach's supporters called a "terrifying precedent for youth sports across the country."
A Denver judge this week ordered an area pastor, Tilo Lopez, to pay a family $311,000 in restitution after Lopez was criminally prosecuted in connection with a construction project he said he would do for the family.
The filing comes months after a judge ordered the company to pay more than $116 million for its role in the 2021 death of 6-year-old Wongel Estifanos.
Denver drivers continue to be impacted by a change in how parking tickets are disputed. That system changed in September, when the city eliminated the ability to dispute parking tickets online.
Former Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen, who retired as chief in 2022, plans to announce next week that he is running for a seat on Denver City Council.
