Denver Zoo Begins Construction On New Animal Hospital
The Denver Zoo broke ground on a new, state-of-the-art hospital on Wednesday.
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The Denver Zoo broke ground on a new, state-of-the-art hospital on Wednesday.
One of Denver Zoo's beloved residents celebrated her first birthday on Monday. "Baby Ruth" is a Linne's two-toed sloth.
A zookeeper at the Denver Zoo is recovering after he was bitten by a grizzly bear on Friday.
A bear bit a zookeeper at the Denver Zoo on Friday afternoon.
Four Komodo dragons hatched at the zoo in December and are now making their public debut.
Growing efforts to add wildlife over and underpasses along a large section of Interstate 70 are gaining steam in the High Country.
The Denver Preschool Program is helping parents take a look at their options when enrolling their children in preschool.
The arrival of the new male lion has zoo officials hopeful that we could have some cubs within the next few years.
A Linne's two-toed sloth at the Denver Zoo who is the mother of a young sloth at the zoo is pregnant again.
Tonks, the baby aye-aye born on Aug. 8, has emerged from the nest box at the Denver Zoo and is now starting to explore her habitat.
Two of the Denver Zoo's newest residents are settling in after exploring their new home. Asian elephants Chuck and Jake join the zoo's current elephant residents, Groucho, Bodhi and Billy.
Denver is celebrating Mile High Holidays with a wide variety of events, performing arts, light displays, and much more.
If it feels a little emptier at the Denver Zoo it may be because the last of the polar bears is gone.
Tickets to Zoo Lights are on sale now, something different than previous years.
A new petition is circulating, aimed at keeping two Denver Zoo polar bears from being relocated to other zoos. Instead, the proposal would keep the bears together and send them to a sanctuary.
With the addition of two new Asian elephants to Toyota Elephant Passage, the Denver Zoo is now home to the largest bachelor herd of those elephants in North America.
The oldest male giraffe in North America lived at the Denver Zoo until he had to be euthanized. Dikembe was 24 years old.
The Denver Zoo welcomed visitors on Wednesday morning after a security threat led to an early closure on Tuesday.
Two popular residents will be leaving the Denver Zoo. Staff announced Tuesday their two polar bears will be sent separately to two other zoos in the hopes they produce offspring with new mates.
Police officials say a threat was called into the zoo, and they say the threat was of someone planning to crash a plane at the zoo.
A popular exhibit at the Denver Zoo will soon be empty.
A new baby born at the Denver Zoo is among the rarest -- and hardest to see -- animals in the world.
The Denver Zoo welcomed two new babies over Labor Day weekend -- a female Cape buffalo named Poncho and a rare, endangered male okapi calf named Romakari.
Ryu, Bai and Saphira are nine months old and made their public debut over the weekend.
The search continues for one peacock that escaped from the Denver Zoo over the weekend.
The list of March's weather woes was long in 2026.
See photos taken at and around Coors Field on Friday, April 3, 2026, for the Colorado Rockies home opener of the 2026 season. The Rockies fell to the Phillies by a score of 10-1.
Many Colorado high school students are getting a leg up on their college career before even graduating.
More than 200 soldiers with the Colorado Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment are preparing to deploy to the Middle East, marking a significant mission that will take them away from their families for nearly a year.
The Colorado Auto Show is the place to dream big, and then look, touch, and sit behind the wheel of some of the coolest cars ever made.
The list of March's weather woes was long in 2026.
Colorado is among the states seeking to block the president's executive order that aims to restrict mail voting.
Many Colorado high school students are getting a leg up on their college career before even graduating.
More than 200 soldiers with the Colorado Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment are preparing to deploy to the Middle East, marking a significant mission that will take them away from their families for nearly a year.
The Colorado Auto Show is the place to dream big, and then look, touch, and sit behind the wheel of some of the coolest cars ever made.
The list of March's weather woes was long in 2026.
More than 200 soldiers with the Colorado Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment are preparing to deploy to the Middle East, marking a significant mission that will take them away from their families for nearly a year.
Littleton police say the driver behind the wheel of a semi-truck that crashed into a gas station in Colorado last month is facing careless driving charges.
Many Colorado high school students are getting a leg up on their college career before even graduating.
In this week’s Your Local Dish, CBS Colorado First at 4 Anchor Mekialaya White and restaurant promoter Larry Herz enjoy the vibe at Odie B's.
Despite needing help with his motor skills and movement, it hasn't stopped Randy Milliken from loving his favorite team.
With only a few hours left until the big game -- the Colorado Rockies home opener at Coors Field in Denver -- CBS Colorado was keeping an eye on Ticketmaster for baseball fans who are looking to still purchase a ticket.
Fans heading to Coors Field in Denver this season can expect more than baseball.
Body camera video has been released of Tiger Woods' arrest, after a car crash in Florida. He has been charged with driving under the influence.
Nathan MacKinnon is the first to 50 goals in the NHL this season!
Officials from 23 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit seeking to block President Trump's executive order that aims to restrict mail voting.
Alan Hayward James, 51, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, bribery, and conspiracy to rig bids.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was treated for dehydration after falling ill at an event in Philadelphia on March 20, the court's public information office said.
The search for the second crew member, a weapons system officer, is continuing, two U.S. officials said.
The photo shows the entire planet, as well as the Northern and Southern lights.
Officials from 23 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit seeking to block President Trump's executive order that aims to restrict mail voting.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was treated for dehydration after falling ill at an event in Philadelphia on March 20, the court's public information office said.
The search for the second crew member, a weapons system officer, is continuing, two U.S. officials said.
A key senator is demanding the TSA reverse its decision to let travelers keep their shoes on while passing through airport screening, a controversial policy at the center of a classified security warning.
The Secretary of the Interior was in Northern Colorado to learn about our water supply, wildfire preparedness, and how he might help.
The Environmental Protection Agency also added microplastics to its contaminant candidate list for the first time.
The COVID-19 variant BA.3.2, nicknamed "Cicada," has been detected in at least 23 countries and half the states in the U.S.
About half a million people in Colorado are living with a brain injury and many of them don't know it.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act will add red tape and restrictions for those seeking Medicaid and SNAP benefits. And the costs to update computer systems that determine eligibility for those programs will be steep.
A record warm winter, combined with dry conditions across Colorado, has created the perfect conditions for allergy season to start early.
The Colorado Auto Show is the place to dream big, and then look, touch, and sit behind the wheel of some of the coolest cars ever made.
The eye drops — sold under multiple brands — have been recalled over concerns about sterility, according to the FDA.
Hiring was much stronger than expected in March, with employers adding roughly three times the number of jobs economists predicted.
Rising fertilizer prices cost farmers more in a year hit hard by dry conditions, and with the potential for some farmers to get reductions in their irrigation water allotments.
With gasoline topping $4 a gallon, it now costs almost $145 to fill up a Ford F-150 pickup truck, a new analysis finds.
CBS Colorado is investigating a trucking company involved in a crash at a gas station in the southern part of the Denver metro area in March.
A Denver jury has found activist Regan Benson, a frequent critic of police, guilty of "doxing" a Denver police commander during a livestream last September, in what appears to be the first conviction under Colorado's anti-doxing law.
Fire chiefs in two departments northwest of Denver, Westminster and Arvada, say gaps in emergency dispatch technology between neighboring departments can slow response times and, in some cases, limit how quickly help arrives.
A state investigation has found that a Denver assisted living facility took 13 minutes to locate a resident who collapsed and begin CPR -- failures regulators say placed all 125 residents in "immediate jeopardy."
Colorado's youth detention facilities are at the center of a civil rights lawsuit alleging that children are being kept beyond their court-ordered release dates. Advocates and families say the impact is irreversible.