
Homelessness jumped to a new record this year as housing costs soared
Federal officials say homelessness rose 18% in 2024, driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing.
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Federal officials say homelessness rose 18% in 2024, driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing.
Amid unrelentingly high rents, as many as 223,000 affordable housing units could disappear in next five years.
Some cities and states are throwing out single-family zoning to increase density and create more affordable housing.
Millions of Americans are struggling to keep up with the rising rent, while buyers say the housing market is "nuts." What in the world is going on?
Continued demand and lack of inventory are driving up the prices of homes at a time when mortgage rates are also climbing.
The cost to buy a home is historically high, but Congress and the administration can do much more, experts say.
Rents over the last two decades have risen much faster than employee pay, contributing to an escalating homelessness crisis in the U.S.
Rent across the U.S. is dipping as vacancies rise and property managers struggle to fill homes, new data shows.
With mortgage rates topping 8%, some home buyers are hoping to see some relief with the Federal Reserve's next decision.
The average rate for a 30-year home loan crossed the 8% threshold this week, deepening the affordability crisis for homebuyers.
Americans flocked to suburban areas during the pandemic — one of several reasons why rent increases there have outpaced urban areas.
A new measure passed Denver City Council allowing new affordable housing units to be built without parking lots.
Nearly six hours after Denver's city council meeting began on Monday evening, leaders voted to approve the "Expanding Housing Affordability" policy.
Gov. Jared Polis toured the construction site of Valor on the Fax on Tuesday.
Right now, there are 650 people on a waiting list for child care in Summit County.
The City of Denver celebrated its latest affordable housing development this week, but they'll need to keep building to meet the growing need.
The Montbello Fresh local and equitable Lo Hub, or Fresh Lo for short, will be a 7-story building made of 97 one-, two-, and three-bedroom affordable housing units.
As the snow came down in north Denver on Thursday, the walls went up on a rare kind of home in Colorado -- the affordable kind.
Affordable housing in the high country reached a crisis level faster than most community leaders ever predicted. As a result, initiatives to tackle the crisis have popped up in elections more than ever before.
An ordinance to put a cap on the number of short-term rental licenses in the town of Breckenridge went into effect Monday at midnight.
An affordable housing project for people experiencing homelessness in Denver is underway.
The City of Denver aims to take 200 people off the streets and out of shelters and get them into housing in the next 100 days.
Another space for the Summit County workforce is set to open next week. It is one of many solutions the county hopes to get the ball rolling on in the near future, but the need? It's hard to keep pace with.
Mountain communities in Colorado are looking at potential restrictions on short-term rentals as the workforce continues to dwindle.
The Regional Transportation District Board of Directors approved a resolution on Tuesday night to turn vacant Park-N-Ride lots into affordable housing.
Students from all over the region compete in three different specialized skill areas; automotive mechanics, aircraft mechanics and construction.
Police are investigating a homicide that took place in Brighton on Saturday morning.
The Colorado Department of Transportation reopened traffic along Highway 6 across Clear Creek Canyon Saturday afternoon after a rescue operation.
In one dramatic moment, a 70-foot-long net dropped, and about 20 bighorn sheep were captured, much to their surprise.
A stretch of snow and cold is returning to Colorado, winter is back.
Students from all over the region compete in three different specialized skill areas; automotive mechanics, aircraft mechanics and construction.
Police are investigating a homicide that took place in Brighton on Saturday morning.
The Colorado Department of Transportation reopened traffic along Highway 6 across Clear Creek Canyon Saturday afternoon after a rescue operation.
In one dramatic moment, a 70-foot-long net dropped, and about 20 bighorn sheep were captured, much to their surprise.
A stretch of snow and cold is returning to Colorado, winter is back.
Watch meteorologist Callie Zanandrie's forecast.
King Soopers is suing the union representing the workers striking in Colorado, claiming bad-faith negotiating tactics.
In one dramatic moment a big net dropped and about 20 bighorn sheep were captured – much to their dislike.
Some neighbors are worried that their housing will be lost as improvements are made to the area.
The start of a two-week-long strike by thousands of Colorado King Soopers workers meant people on the picket lines and shoppers either choosing to cross those lines or avoiding King Soopers in favor of other grocery stores.
The big game on Sunday might be in New Orleans, but there is a new experience going on at Empower Field at Mile High ahead of kickoff. Verizon Fan Fest is going to take place from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday.
Pat Surtain II of the Denver Broncos won the Defensive Player of the Year honors on Thursday at the NFL Honors ceremony.
The NCAA updated its policy one day after the administration's order banning transgender athletes from competing on female teams.
Every year PECOTA, a baseball algorithm that projects the baseball season over and over, says the Rockies are one of three teams who have a 0% chance to make the postseason.
The issue was a political lightning rod during the 2024 campaign, with Republicans spending tens of millions of dollars on ads focusing on transgender rights issues.
"The MMWR has lost its autonomy," one health official told CBS News.
A federal judge Friday prevented the Trump administration from placing 2,200 employees of USAID on administrative leave for now.
A group of anonymous FBI agents sued the Justice Department to prevent the public release of names of bureau personnel who worked on Jan. 6 cases.
Starliner astronaut Sunita Williams says she and crewmate Butch Wilmore have not been "abandoned" in space, as NASA considers plans to speed their return.
It's the third major U.S. aviation incident in eight days.
Until now, there has never been a resolution to honor those who served in the Korean War at the Colorado State Capitol.
While the state has increased manufactured home production by 687% over the last three years, Colorado's building codes, which vary from one city to the next, remain a barrier. Now some state lawmakers want to remove that barrier.
"The MMWR has lost its autonomy," one health official told CBS News.
A federal judge Friday prevented the Trump administration from placing 2,200 employees of USAID on administrative leave for now.
A group of anonymous FBI agents sued the Justice Department to prevent the public release of names of bureau personnel who worked on Jan. 6 cases.
A new resource is bringing culturally appropriate health care providers to Black Coloradans.
"The MMWR has lost its autonomy," one health official told CBS News.
Winter in Colorado can be chilly and many of us reach for a bowl of warm soup or a cup of tea to help keep us warm. But one professor in Colorado wanted to know the science behind grabbing that steaming cup of coffee, tea or whatever your beverage of choice.
Former federal health official Gerald Parker is Trump's choice to lead the White House's pandemic preparedness office.
Knobs on ranges can be unintentionally activated, an issue that has proved a hazard with other brands, safety agency says.
An HOA management company was ordered by a judge to pay over $2 million back to an HOA. A lawsuit alleged one company official used homeowners' fees to buy a Louis Vuitton designer bag, a luxury Lincoln SUV, and more.
Colorado has a plethora of locally owned grocery stores. Everything from mom-and-pop shops to international markets, to a local chain with 17 locations across the state.
Several Cybertrucks and other Teslas at the Loveland dealership had red spray paint across the windshields and broken glass in the lot as windows to the dealership had "offensive" graffiti spray painted in red.
The start of a two-week-long strike by thousands of Colorado King Soopers workers meant people on the picket lines and shoppers either choosing to cross those lines or avoiding King Soopers in favor of other grocery stores.
Some shoppers are choosing not to cross the picket lines at the King Soopers stores where union workers are on strike.
An HOA management company was ordered by a judge to pay over $2 million back to an HOA. A lawsuit alleged one company official used homeowners' fees to buy a Louis Vuitton designer bag, a luxury Lincoln SUV, and more.
In the run up to a no-confidence vote this month on the fire chief, rank-and-file firefighters are facing a pressure campaign seeking to get them to vote against the no-confidence vote on him.
Phil Washington, the CEO of Denver International Airport, has seen and experienced what thousands of other commuters deal with often- severe congestion; "It's bad, and it's getting worse," says Washington.
A judge sentenced an Arapahoe County woman to 90 days in jail and probation for physically and mentally abusing her 55-year-old cousin who operated at the level of a 5 to 8-year-old child.
A former music teacher at St. John's school and church in southeast Denver agreed to a plea bargain that will likely keep him out of jail.