Peyton Hillis discharged from hospital after rescuing kids from drowning
The retired NFL running back was admitted to the intensive care unit at a Pensacola hospital and placed on a ventilator earlier this month.
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The retired NFL running back was admitted to the intensive care unit at a Pensacola hospital and placed on a ventilator earlier this month.
Romi Bean has been named sports anchor of CBS COLORADO NEWS AT FIVE, CBS COLORADO NEWS AT SIX and CBS COLORADO NEWS AT TEN and will succeed Michael Spencer when he joins Karen Leigh on the main anchor desk at the end of March 2023.
Wolfe showed off a photo of the mountain lion's corpse on Instagram.
The Denver Broncos are conducting their second head-coaching search in two years, and they have some big names on their big board, including former New Orleans Saints lead man Sean Payton and Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh.
Jerry Jeudy capped a monthlong surge Sunday with a career-high 154 yards on five receptions and 39 yards on three carries.
Instead of burning the time and heading into the locker room satisfied to be in it, Russell Wilson found Latavius Murray for 15 yards, unleashed a 57-yard heave to Jeudy and hit Eric Tomlinson from 3 yards out to tie it at 17 with 6 seconds remaining in the half.
On fan appreciation day at Empower Field, Denver Broncos fans had a hard time finding words to describe the 2022 season.
When the story of the Broncos 2022 season is written, there will be several chapters dedicated to Russell Wilson's decline and Nathaniel Hackett being in over his head. But injuries have played a large roll as well.
Richard Fierro, the man who stopped the Club Q mass shooter in November, is headed to Super Bowl LVII next month thanks to a surprise from his favorite NFL team.
When she was 14, she auditioned to become a Broncos cheerleader. She made it, and everything was good until one game when a player accidentally ran into a member of the squad.
The Denver Broncos began the season with high hopes of ending their protracted playoff drought and making a deep postseason run behind veteran QB Russell Wilson and rookie head coach Nathaniel Hackett.
The finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's 2023 class were announced on Wednesday.
In a season where just about everything backfired on George Paton one call the Broncos general manager made that did work out was the one he made to bring Jerry Rosburg out of retirement.
Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson and his wife Ciara sent a large donation to an online fundraiser originally started in 2020 by injuried Bills safety Damar Hamlin.
Jerry Rosburg doesn't want to get fined during his two-game stint as the Broncos' interim coach.
The Colorado State University women's basketball team is headed to the Big Dance, as the Mountain West Champions are set to play in March Madness for the first time since 2016.
The WNBA and its players' union reached a verbal agreement on a transformational new collective bargaining agreement early Wednesday morning, both sides said.
With the game tied going into the 9th, Eugenio Suárez smacked a double into left-center field to score pinch runner Javier Sonoja for what would prove to be the winning run.
Thousands of entries were submitted to choose the name of the Pecos League baseball team in Grand Junction, Colorado.
The Burnham Yard Small Area Plan hopes to include recommendations for affordable housing, public infrastructure, parks, open space and other considerations.
The U.S. men's national soccer team is expected to debut the new uniforms later this month in Atlanta, ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup starting in June.
Bri Crittendon is a generational talent. If you want to know what makes this McDonald's All-American tick, just ask her boyfriend, CU freshman guard Josiah Sanders.
The top 16 seeds in the 68-team women's NCAA field will host first- and second-round games, with the regional rounds being played at two neutral sites for the fourth straight year.
There's been a lot of talk about whether Denver would be a good place for the PWHL to expand. The crowd that showed up on Sunday is a good indication that they would be well supported.
"Coach Prime's Playbook with Romi Bean" airs at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday night on CBS Colorado.
Adam Trautman talks about the challenges the Broncos might face against the Texans, who boast the highest scoring defense in the league.
Chris Armas, who led the team for two seasons, said on Monday he'll always be grateful to the players he coached.
Arvada West High School's Wildcats took on Chatfield High School in a tough matchup and remained undefeated. The team's hot start to the season can be credited to players with resilience and heart, like offensive lineman Carter Calabrese, who overcame cancer and fought his way back to the field.
Football Friday: Arvada West High School takes on Chatfield at the N. Area Athletics Complex at 4 p.m. Friday.
Broncos fans were excited about the first NFL playoff game in Denver in a decade.
The Denver Broncos beat the Chiefs 22-19 for their eighth straight victory on Nov. 17, 2025.
Six athletes will be inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame in Denver in 2026.
The Denver NWSL (National Women's Soccer League) team has a place to call home.
Aurora police officers investigated a crash early Friday morning after a failed traffic stop.
Cameras have been tracking the speeds of Colorado drivers along Highway 119 for months, resulting in slower drivers and ticket fines that are funding the program's expansion.
A Longmont police officer shot and killed a woman who refused to drop her weapon, according to investigators.
The mother of a teenage boy shot outside of Denver's Downtown Aquarium back in 2024 was hoping for longer sentences for his killers.
A new bill proposed in the state legislature hopes to save lives on Colorado's highways.
Aurora police are investigating an early morning crash at Alameda and Havana after a failed traffic stop.
The heat wave is concerning to some local businesses in Colorado, like how it will impact this year's fishing season.
Colorado Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, a Republican, says she's against any additional funding for the War with Iran.
The board for Denver Public Schools is debating a proposal to protect students from ICE in schools.
Denver's auditor finds $20 million underreporting discrepency in "All in Mile High" initiative that aimed to permanently close homeless encampments.
The Colorado State University women's basketball team is headed to the Big Dance, as the Mountain West Champions are set to play in March Madness for the first time since 2016.
The WNBA and its players' union reached a verbal agreement on a transformational new collective bargaining agreement early Wednesday morning, both sides said.
With the game tied going into the 9th, Eugenio Suárez smacked a double into left-center field to score pinch runner Javier Sonoja for what would prove to be the winning run.
Thousands of entries were submitted to choose the name of the Pecos League baseball team in Grand Junction, Colorado.
The Burnham Yard Small Area Plan hopes to include recommendations for affordable housing, public infrastructure, parks, open space and other considerations.
Chuck Norris' family said his death at 86 was sudden, but did not share any details on the cause.
The Trump administration argued that Harvard unlawfully discriminated against Jewish and Israeli students, in violation of federal civil rights law.
The FCC announced Thursday that it had approved the $6.2 billion merger of major broadcast station owners Nexstar and Tegna.
Mortgage rates, though still well below their level a year ago, have edged up since the Iran war erupted. Here's why.
Every 1-cent increase in gasoline prices reduces consumer spending by $1.5 billion annually, one economist says.
The Trump administration argued that Harvard unlawfully discriminated against Jewish and Israeli students, in violation of federal civil rights law.
A new bill proposed in the state legislature hopes to save lives on Colorado's highways.
The FCC announced Thursday that it had approved the $6.2 billion merger of major broadcast station owners Nexstar and Tegna.
Asked why the U.S. didn't inform allies ahead of the Iran strikes, President Trump said, "Who knows better about surprise than Japan?"
A senior lawyer at Denver International Airport filed a federal lawsuit against the city and three top officials, claiming he was pushed out of his job after warning about possible alleged violations of law and more.
The federal class-action lawsuit claims that, for years, state officials have known that they're harming already vulnerable children by keeping them in detention, even after judges have said they should be released.
Colorado voters will decide whether transgender children can play sports with the gender that matches their gender identity or whether they'll be forced to play with other children of the same gender they were assigned at birth.
A judge blocked a set of changes to the childhood vaccine schedule recommended by allies of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, dealing a setback to the Trump administration's efforts to overhaul federal vaccine policy.
Patchwork state policies and limited federal oversight have led to a fragmented system for tracking organ donor status.
Even people with six-figure incomes are making financial sacrifices to pay for medical care, a new study finds.
The FCC announced Thursday that it had approved the $6.2 billion merger of major broadcast station owners Nexstar and Tegna.
Mortgage rates, though still well below their level a year ago, have edged up since the Iran war erupted. Here's why.
Every 1-cent increase in gasoline prices reduces consumer spending by $1.5 billion annually, one economist says.
Stanford economists estimate that the typical U.S. household will spend an additional $740 on gas this year because of the jump in global oil prices.
A Denver small business owner was given 60 days to vacate his store, so his customers stepped up to make sure he stayed on his feet.
One day after DIA's general counsel filed a federal lawsuit against the city and three of Mayor Mike Johnston's appointees -- alleging unethical and potentially illegal behavior, and claiming they were plotting to oust airport CEO Phil Washington -- one of the appointees, City Attorney Miko Brown, responded by saying of the claims in the lawsuit, "I know they're upsetting."
A woman whose aging mother was charged thousands of dollars to change a lock reached out to CBS Colorado in hopes that the station would help them get the money back.
A senior lawyer at Denver International Airport filed a federal lawsuit against the city and three top officials, claiming he was pushed out of his job after warning about possible alleged violations of law and more.
A CBS Colorado investigation has found Denver may now be subsidizing fire protection for neighboring cities -- despite deals that were supposed to save money -- as the city faces deep budget cuts and layoffs.
Eleven Denver City Council members voluntarily reimbursed the city for 2025 furlough days with reimbursement amounts ranging from $762.60 up to $1,969.92. Most of the council members' reimbursements were around $1,300.