Film Created At Cañon City Prison Humanizes Life Inside
A new film goes inside Colorado's oldest prison, the Territorial Correctional Facility in Cañon City.
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A new film goes inside Colorado's oldest prison, the Territorial Correctional Facility in Cañon City.
State officials said the death of an inmate on March 8 at Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility is suspected to be an inmate-to-inmate homicide, possibly between cellmates.
Inside Wire, the nation's first-ever statewide prison radio station with audio broadcast by inmates, for inmates has launched.
A notorious serial killer serving a 70 year sentence for four murders has been quietly transferred out of Colorado to a prison in Florida.
On Tuesday, the GEO Group notified the Colorado Department of Corrections that they intend to close the Cheyenne Mountain Re-Entry Center in 60 days.
For the first time in the United States, a group of inmates is performing a play outside of prison walls, and it's taking place at the University of Denver.
Gov. Jared Polis and business leaders visited the Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility this week in support of an education program that helps people who have recently been released from prison.
The Colorado Department of Corrections is looking for an inmate who escaped custody while on a work crew.
It may be the only CrossFit class where participants have to pass through a metal detector and get patted down to take part.
An inmate at the Jefferson County Jail smuggled a smartphone into his jail cell Thursday and broadcast live on Facebook from inside.
Prosecutors have released hours of video showing Colorado theater shooter James Holmes' interviews with a psychiatrist about the 2012 massacre in Aurora.
A man is in custody following a two-car crash Saturday that killed one person.
Banned twice before by the state for fraudulent practices, a Lone Tree man couldn't resist the temptation to solicit funds from investors a third time.
Boulder County law officers announced Friday the identity of the reckless driver wanted for almost causing multiple head-on collisions a week ago. The police are also hoping to speak to more of those other drivers who were nearly collided with.
A Colorado prison is on lockdown after officials say four guards were assaulted and injured by inmates.
The Colorado Department of Corrections say a man has died after a fight with another inmate at the Colorado State Penitentiary.
Colorado's shuttered solitary confinement prison will remain closed for the foreseeable future.
Organizers hope that by being able to dress the part and talking with potential employers, former inmates will see that a different future is possible for them.
Inmates in state prisons can't be held in solitary confinement for more than 15 days, the Colorado Department of Corrections announced on Thursday.
The man who founded the 211 Crew, a prison gang linked to the murder of Colorado prisons chief Tom Clements, has been found dead in prison.
Three Afghan prison employees who went missing over the weekend from a Colorado training facility weren't believed to pose a threat, a state prison official said Monday, and authorities remain most concerned about the visitors' welfare.
Three students from Afghanistan failed to return from a Colorado Department of Corrections-sponsored trip Saturday night and are considered missing.
In light of Supreme Court decisions banning life without parole for juvenile offenders, dozens of Colorado prisoners who committed crimes as minors could be eligible for release, but only one has been freed.
A family in Aurora was expecting to welcome home a man who was ordered to be released from prison, only to learn that he was taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and may be deported to Cuba.
Colorado taxpayers paid more than $522 million to imprison illegal immigrants convicted of crimes over the past 20 years, according to a CBS4 investigation.
Commerce City police are crediting a police drone for helping officers locate an older woman with Alzheimer's. She was reported missing on Tuesday.
Multiple fire departments jumped in to help when a fire broke out in Franktown on Sunday afternoon.
A Colorado man is facing a difficult recovery after a friend says he put his life on the line to save a pedestrian from being run over.
While the show follows the basic idea of the classic Dracula tale, the DCPA is now putting a comedic twist on the storyline.
The Milan Cortina Olympics ended Sunday with a closing ceremony inside the ancient Roman amphitheater, Verona Arena.
Commerce City police are crediting a police drone for helping officers locate an older woman with Alzheimer's. She was reported missing on Tuesday.
Multiple fire departments jumped in to help when a fire broke out in Franktown on Sunday afternoon.
A Colorado man is facing a difficult recovery after a friend says he put his life on the line to save a pedestrian from being run over.
While the show follows the basic idea of the classic Dracula tale, the DCPA is now putting a comedic twist on the storyline.
Police say a road rage incident in Northern Colorado was the cause of the I-25 closure on Saturday night.
The Denver Center for the Performing Arts is celebrating more than 100 productions of "Dracula, a Comedy of Terrors." The show, currently playing the Garner Galleria Theatre, promises to make audiences laugh and be in awe of the wide range of skill sets on stage.
Denver will see the potential for a new record high on Tuesday.
A new Colorado lottery game could mean the winner is set for life. Beginning Sunday, the game gives players the chance to play every day to win $1 million per year.
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced on Sunday that the city will lower flags in honor of one of the most prominent leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, Rev. Jesse Jackson.
The Chief Medical Director of Surgery at Intermountain Health Good Samaritan Hospital has a special way to brighten patients' days.
The Milan Cortina Olympics ended Sunday with a closing ceremony inside the ancient Roman amphitheater, Verona Arena.
Through a sudden death overtime goal, the U.S. men's hockey team is golden over Canada.
For Denver Nuggets public address announcer Kyle Speller, the microphone is only one part of his mission.
Mormon, Kenneth and Ethan Jordan -- two brothers and a cousin -- are all competing at the CHSAA state wrestling championships.
On Dec. 6, the wrestling season for the Central High School Warriors came to a screeching halt when a speeding driver collided with the western Colorado team's bus.
The Milan Cortina Olympics ended Sunday with a closing ceremony inside the ancient Roman amphitheater, Verona Arena.
Mexico's Ministry of Defense security forces killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho," in a military operation.
Through a sudden death overtime goal, the U.S. men's hockey team is golden over Canada.
An armed man was shot and killed early Sunday morning after "unauthorized entry" into the secure perimeter at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, the U.S. Secret Service said.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement that TSA and Customs and Border Protection are "suspending courtesy and special privilege escorts."
An armed man was shot and killed early Sunday morning after "unauthorized entry" into the secure perimeter at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, the U.S. Secret Service said.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement that TSA and Customs and Border Protection are "suspending courtesy and special privilege escorts."
Ruben Ray Martinez was fatally shot in South Padre Island, Texas, in March 2025. ICE's involvement in the shooting was not disclosed until more than 11 months after the shooting.
On Friday, President Trump signed a proclamation that would impose 10% tariffs on most foreign imports to the United States.
Colorado lawmakers are getting ready to debate a bill limiting how and when police can use drones and license plate readers like Flock.
From headphones that can tell the age of your brain to a headband that can help rewire your brain, consumer neurotechnology devices are unraveling the mysteries of the mind
A Clear Creek County woman is relearning CPR weeks after she says the technique saved her life.
Critics have questioned why the federal government should underwrite coverage costs for people with ACA health plans — but almost all health insurance in the U.S. comes with some federal help.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hasn't had a Senate confirmed director since last summer, and that official was in the job for less than a month.
Rosabella-brand moringa capsules could be linked to Salmonella cases in seven U.S. states, health officials said.
A business owner says she's been operating at a loss for some time due to these tariffs, while an advocate for business development says the tariffs helped the local economy by driving more international companies to the state.
The businesses in an industrial park on the outer edge of Fort Collins are banding together and expressing their frustrations about recent power shutoffs by Xcel Energy.
The Supreme Court on Friday ruled President Trump does not have the authority to unilaterally impose sweeping tariffs under a federal emergency powers law.
Parts of Evergreen's El Rancho restaurant will be preserved in a move to a new location, as a new filling station and convenience store moves ahead on the site.
The racetrack Bandimere Speedway is one step closer to approval of their plan for a new home in Weld County.
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.