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An Aspen man who intentionally coughed on a woman while walking along the Rio Grande Trail in March, will get mental health counseling in lieu of jail time.
Anyone wanting to see fall colors at Maroon Bells this year will need to make a shuttle or parking reservation.
Highway 82 over Independence Pass was closed for several hours Friday after a vehicle went off the side of the road and fell 400-500 feet.
Highway 82 over Independence Pass reopened on Friday evening to vehicles only, no semis. The pass was closed earlier this week as people were using it as a detour around the Interstate 70 closure due to the Grizzly Creek Fire.
The Colorado Department of Transportation announced the closure of Highway 82 over Independence Pass on Wednesday afternoon due to heavy traffic and safety concerns.
The Aspen City Council passed a mandatory mask zone which goes into effect July 31.
A black bear entered an Aspen home through the front door early Friday and severely injured the homeowner.
For now, you can book a slot to drive up Maroon Creek Road. Reservations are $10 per vehicle. Starting June 28, visitors will be required to use the RFTA shuttle service between the hours of 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
An Aspen-based nonprofit is helping deliver personal protective equipment to Native American communities in the Southwest.
A multi-jurisdiction effort is underway in the Roaring Fork Valley to contain a small outbreak of COVID-19. Four friends, who work together at a grocery store in El Jebel, are now under self-quarantine after testing positive for the virus.
Popular Colorado mountain destination Maroon Bells will reopen to reservations next week.
More than 60 vehicles lined up to drive Independence Pass for the first time this season.
The popular Maroon Bells Scenic Area near Aspen will open for tourists this summer, but there will be some changes for those visiting Maroon Lake.
The city of Aspen has approved a gift card program that will give some residents $25 to spend at retail stores or restaurants to help stimulate the local economy.
This weekend usually brings the beginning of the heavy summer travel season, especially for those who love our mountain passes. Coronavirus means many of those passes will be not be open.
Park officials in Colorado have announced that bus service to a scenic area in White River National Forest will likely not be operational this summer amid the coronavirus pandemic.
There are a few exemptions to the new law, including those under the age of two.
Three Aspenites have raised $3.5 million to help their community during the coronavirus pandemic.
The COVID-19 shutdown hit during the heart of spring break season.
Pitkin County is going one step past a Stay at Home order-- officials are telling anyone who is a visitor to leave the county.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment states there are no new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state.
Doctors at a state psychiatric hospital in Colorado have released a man who pushed a snowboarder off a ski lift.
Experts say the parachute system on an airplane that crashed near Aspen earlier this week worked exactly as planned to keep the two people on board safe and injury-free.
A three-week campaign in Aspen to raise money for Australia Wildfire Relief exceeded its goal.
An adult male was pronounced dead at the scene of a snowmobile crash Saturday night on the backside of Aspen Mountain.
Lincoln Hills, once the largest African American recreational resort west of the Mississippi, was created in response to segregation. Its enduring impact is now on display at History Colorado.
Jon Hallford, a funeral home owner who stashed decomposing bodies and gave families fake ashes, was sentenced to 40 years in prison on state charges of corpse abuse.
President Trump called GOP Sen. Tim Scott after the South Carolina Republican publicly urged the president to remove a reposted video depicting former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes.
The Food Bank of the Rockies has opened a new 270,000 square foot distribution center in Aurora to help serve more of those in need while also saving the nonprofit money.
The criticism continued even after the White House removed the video after the initial backlash.
A funeral home owner who stashed decomposing bodies and gave families fake ashes, was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Colorado corpse abuse charges.
Lincoln Hills, once the largest African American recreational resort west of the Mississippi, was created in response to segregation. Its enduring impact is now on display at History Colorado.
The skier from Colorado takes part in her first training session at the Winter Olympics, battling a serious injury two days before her first event.
The Food Bank of the Rockies has opened a new 270,000 square foot distribution center in Aurora to help serve more of those in need while also saving the nonprofit money.
Months after a devastating fire destroyed a shopping center in Nederland, the cleanup of the building remains in limbo.
In this week’s Your Local Dish, CBS Colorado First at 4 Anchor Mekialaya White and restaurant promoter Larry Herz enjoy La Belle French Bakery.
Jon Hallford, a funeral home owner who stashed decomposing bodies and gave families fake ashes, was sentenced to 40 years in prison on state charges of corpse abuse.
Watch meteorologist Callie Zanandrie's forecast.
Denver International Airport and Denver Animal Shelter hosted the 10th annual "Puppy Bowl" ahead of Sunday's big game.
National Wear Red Day in support of women's cardiovascular health, as cardiovascular disease is the no. 1 killer of women in the U.S. Dr. Reynaria Pitts, a Cardiologist with Aurora Denver Cardiology Associates, discusses why this is important.
Team USA star skier Lindsey Vonn takes part in her first training session at the Winter Olympics, battling a serious injury two days before her first event.
The 2026 Winter Olympics are bringing thousands of athletes from around the world together for more than two weeks of competition — and the Games are a gold mine for statistics.
The Colorado Eagles have hired Kim Weiss as assistant coach, making her the second woman to reach that role between the American Hockey League and National Hockey League.
Less than two months from the inaugural match for Denver Summit FC, some players are expressing their excitement over what is a homecoming for them.
Lindsey Vonn, 41, said she ruptured her left anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, but that she was still planning to compete.
The criticism continued even after the White House removed the video after the initial backlash.
The footage is included in a video that promotes false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against Mr. Trump.
A pioneering Cold War-era spy plane sits at the entrance to CIA headquarters, prompting a painstaking effort to preserve an aircraft that once flew 80,000 feet above Soviet missile sites.
The FBI has arrested "one of the key participants" behind the attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012 that killed four Americans.
Team USA star skier Lindsey Vonn takes part in her first training session at the Winter Olympics, battling a serious injury two days before her first event.
President Trump called GOP Sen. Tim Scott after the South Carolina Republican publicly urged the president to remove a reposted video depicting former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes.
The criticism continued even after the White House removed the video after the initial backlash.
Less than a year after Gov. Jared Polis vetoed a bill to overhaul Colorado's law governing unionization, a House committee approved a new bill that's essentially a carbon copy of the old one.
The footage is included in a video that promotes false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against Mr. Trump.
A pioneering Cold War-era spy plane sits at the entrance to CIA headquarters, prompting a painstaking effort to preserve an aircraft that once flew 80,000 feet above Soviet missile sites.
The Trump administration launched its new TrumpRx direct-to-consumer prescription drug listing site late Thursday, part of a push to offer medication at steep discounts.
On Colorado's Eastern Plains, danger can strike faster than help can reach you. For one rancher in Sterling, a simple chore in his land turned into the fight of his life.
People who call 911 in Aurora for non-emergency medical issues now have the option to be connected to a doctor virtually instead of having an ambulance sent to their location.
An 11-year-old girl in Fort Collins successfully became the 37th child in U.S. history to undergo a liver and heart transplant at one time. Gracie Greenlaw is now home and thriving after receiving the organ donations.
For the past eight years, Louis "Lou" Cicio has celebrated Jan. 30 as his "birthday." Not because it's the day he was born, but because it's the day he nearly died — and survived.
The Trump administration launched its new TrumpRx direct-to-consumer prescription drug listing site late Thursday, part of a push to offer medication at steep discounts.
Millions of Americans lack access to any type of retirement plan, hampering their ability to save for old age.
Employers cut more than 108,000 jobs in January, the highest total for that month since 2009, new data shows.
rysler is recalling more than 450,000 vehicles with improperly designed trailer tow modules whose trailer lights may not work and that have trailer brakes that could fail, federal officials say.
99% of union workers at the JBS meat processing plant in Greeley have voted to strike.
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.
Colorado parents are raising concerns after a dispute between their school district and its water provider put the school's future firefighting water supply in question.
An Arapahoe County judge ordered Aurora resident Daniel Alexander Ashby to stand trial for felony assault, after witnesses say Ashby body-slammed defense lawyer H. Michael Steinberg in a courthouse hallway last December.
Newly released documents from the Lakeside Police Department say former Sgt. Howard Prince admitted to cheating on his time records, but also said that in an interview, the sergeant said he didn't know why he falsified his time sheets.