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Gov. Jared Polis says the state is looking at ways to reduce those costs.
Residential rent analysis company, Rentometer, found other double-digit spikes around Colorado from 2021 to 2022 – rent increased 15% in Aurora, 13% in Boulder, and shot up 18% in Fort Collins.
Thanks to inflation, groceries are already so expensive. Now some who rely on government assistance will be getting less money to put food on the table.
This year, Denver's minimum wage is up to $17.29, compared to $15.87 in 2022.
In the month of January, many of us are looking at our finances for the rest of the year. And with tax season upon us, it's important to know how to best use your refund.
Colorado's low-income energy assistance program is trying to ease people's burden by providing a one-time payment directly to the utility company. But while they are seeing more applicants, they are unable to change what they can give each household.
The Campo School District has just over 40 students, all of whom go to one school in town. There are even fewer teachers, who often have secondary incomes to help pay the bills.
The Weld County Department of Human Services says its staff has worked overtime, after hours and weekends to meet an unprecedented demand for food assistance recently.
Denver residents will see changes in the way their trash is picked up, along with new fees at the top of next year.
In a Gallup poll this month, more than half of Americans said rising prices caused financial hardship in their household.
Esh's Grocery Market, located in Dacono and Loveland, offers name-brand groceries at significantly discounted rates to customers of all financial backgrounds.
With each purchase, patrons give back to Girls Inc.
Xcel Energy is asking the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to approve a more than $312 million revenue increase to help cover improvements to the power grid.
Red Rocks Community College organized a food pantry for students they serve after learning that hundreds need help making ends meet.
Starting in June 2020, the restaurant's "buy a meal, give a meal" program was supposed to end with the COVID-19 pandemic, but the demand has only tripled since then.
Denver police investigated a crash that involved serious injuries at 9th and Colorado Boulevard early Thursday morning.
Three motorcyclists from Colorado, including two Larimer County deputies, were killed in a deadly crash in Idaho and the suspect driver, who was arrested, is also from Colorado.
When you walk inside the Conoco station at the corner of University and Bonnie Brae in Denver, you can't help but notice the history on the walls.
The Anti-Defamation League has filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights against the Boulder Valley School District in Colorado.
Authorities in Chaffee County are asking for the public's help finding the person who is responsible for a fire that burned a group of trees last weekend.
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Denver International Airport will replace some overdue infrastructure to benefit both air traffric controllers and passengers.
Three motorcyclists from Colorado were killed in a deadly crash in Idaho and the suspect driver, who was arrested, is also from Colorado.
Denver police investigated a crash at 9th and Colorado Boulevard early Thursday morning.
OSHA is investigating Monday's construction worker death at the Denver Broncos new training facility.
Assistant Coach of the Colorado Eagles, Kim Weiss, is headed to Las Vegas after accepting a head coach position for a new Professional Women's Hockey League team.
The 23rd Judicial District Attorney in Douglas County has dropped charges against a woman who was recently involved in two incidents with Denver Broncos outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper.
Karl-Anthony Towns will "be beloved forever," Magic Johnson said in a surprise congratulatory message on "CBS Mornings" after the New York Knicks won the NBA championship.
Serena and Venus Williams are getting back together as a doubles team, at Wimbledon. The last time the sisters were a doubles duo was at the 2022 U.S. Open, where they lost their opening match.
Iran's World Cup team coach says it was ordered to leave the U.S. and return to its training base in Mexico only a few hours after opening its politically charged tournament with a draw.
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a Texas man who challenged a federal law that bars certain drug users from having firearms.
In a social media post, President Trump touted the U.S. government's 10% stake in Intel, noting that it is now worth $60 billion.
The national average for a gallon of regular gas in the U.S. drops to $3.99, the lowest since March 30.
The agreement, as read by senior U.S. officials, allows Iran to immediately begin exporting oil and petroleum products.
U.S. inflation is expected to remain elevated through the end of the year, Fed officials say in their latest forecast.
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a Texas man who challenged a federal law that bars certain drug users from having firearms.
An estimated hundreds of thousands of children, many of them U.S. citizens, have been separated from a parent in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
The agreement, as read by senior U.S. officials, allows Iran to immediately begin exporting oil and petroleum products.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appointed Alessandra Serano to serve as the Justice Department's national coordinator on human trafficking and child exploitation cases.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Victor Marx often points to his prolific fundraising as proof he's the undisputed frontrunner in the race for governor.
An estimated hundreds of thousands of children, many of them U.S. citizens, have been separated from a parent in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
Loveland is working to get ahead of the curve this summer after the state's first West Nile virus case of the year was detected.
A WHO official tells CBS News Ebola is still spreading in Congo after a month, as experts race to contain the outbreak in Central Africa.
The affected formula was sold at Target and at Nara.com, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
For most children, kicking a soccer ball around the backyard is an everyday activity. For 6-year-old Hadley McMahon, it's something her family once feared they would never see.
In a social media post, President Trump touted the U.S. government's 10% stake in Intel, noting that it is now worth $60 billion.
The national average for a gallon of regular gas in the U.S. drops to $3.99, the lowest since March 30.
When you walk inside the Conoco station at the corner of University and Bonnie Brae in Denver, you can't help but notice the history on the walls.
U.S. inflation is expected to remain elevated through the end of the year, Fed officials say in their latest forecast.
Film submissions are officially open, construction projects are beginning at venues across the city, and festival organizers are working with local leaders to shape what the 2027 Sundance Film Festival will look like when it arrives in Colorado.
Magnus' Law is named after a 17-year-old boy killed by a driver who was never investigated for DUI. But the driver had been drinking.
Most parents assume they get to choose which health insurance plan covers their newborn. For one family, that wasn't the case.
Colorado's legal marijuana industry was built on a promise: strict regulation would protect businesses and consumers, while tax revenue would support schools, roads and public programs. But one of the state's largest cannabis cultivators says that promise is beginning to break down.
Brandin Kreuzer, the man whose 50-year prison sentence for shooting a sheriff's deputy was commuted by Colorado's governor, says he is ashamed of the violence he committed as a 19-year-old.
Construction on a much-anticipated 10-acre entertainment district in Glendale has come to a halt, with the developer and the city accusing each other of being responsible for the project going off the rails.