"Rainbow fentanyl" pills found inside Lego container, authorities say
Approximately 15,000 candy-colored pills were seized in Manhattan, according to the DEA.
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Approximately 15,000 candy-colored pills were seized in Manhattan, according to the DEA.
Investigators say 12 people, most of whom were already in jail on unrelated charges prior to the drug ring investigation, were able to sneak narcotics into the jail with mail.
The Adams County Sheriff's Office says they were part of a large task force which took down a massive drug bust.
Greeley Police arrested a 26-year-old man for reportedly selling large amounts of illegal drugs in the area.
A routine traffic stop in Eagle County led to the discovery of 13.5 pounds of what is believed to be heroin hidden in a child's car seat.
The Drug Enforcement Administration announced a "major investigation" involving the seizure of 110,000 fentanyl-laced pills in the Denver area.
Fountain Police arrested a convicted felon for drugs in his car the same day he was sentenced for another crime.
Law enforcement officers made a number of arrests recently in connection to drug trafficking in Rifle and the greater Garfield County area.
Detectives pulled off a major drug bust in the Eagle Vail area this week and arrested Matthew DeAngelo.
A 19-year-old Arizona man is under arrest in Colorado's high country after authorities found large amounts of drugs in his car.
A months-long investigation in Colorado Springs ended with the arrest of William Johns on Aug. 4.
Two people got caught with an illegal psilocybin mushroom grow and other drugs in a Lyons home.
Investigators part of the North Metro Task Force Drug Task Force says more than 40,000 Fentanyl pills and 20 pounds of cocaine were seized.
Police in Arvada got quite a surprise while conducting a search warrant for narcotics distribution.
One of four suspects arrested at a hotel near Coors Field says there was no plot to shoot MLB All-Star Game fans, even though one of his friends harbored a large cache of weapons in his room.
Denver leaders including Mayor Michael Hancock and Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen spoke with journalists on Sunday afternoon after what police describe as a "suspicious occurrence" near Coors Field.
A 24-year-old is under arrest and being held on a drug charge after an extensive police operation in which some officers donned hazmat suits before entering a southeast Denver apartment.
Denver police and firefighters responded to an apartment at 8330 Quincy Avenue for a suspected drug operation.
Deputies found 274 marijuana plants and 60 pounds of packaged pot in an illegal grow operation.
Five people were arrested in Fort Collins after their alleged role in a drug bust.
Deputies conducting a routine traffic stop in Adams County took one person into custody after finding methamphetamine, fentanyl, and stacks of cash in the car.
Police in Adams County on Friday announced that a drug bust this month netted 20 pounds of methamphetamine.
Angelina Maestas posted court documents on Facebook that openly accused another member of the trafficking operation with cooperating with police. Those documents were protected by court order.
Investigators say the group was dealing over two pounds (one kilogram) of heroin every week in Denver.
A K9 team in Weld County successfully seized more than 88 pounds of methamphetamine recently, worth more than half a million dollars in street value.
A red tow truck that became one of the first symbols of an effort to remove abandoned vehicles from Colorado's backcountry has itself been removed from the side of a mountain.
Over two weeks after a large sinkhole appeared in a road in Commerce City, water line repairs are set to begin.
Large crowds came out to enjoy the annual Dragon Boat Festival, which took place in Denver this weekend at Sloan's Lake Park.
Crews are working to clear a large mudslide that brought boulders and debris down on a road in Eagle County.
Colorado firefighters say they're monitoring hotspots that flared up inside the perimeter of the Gold Mountain Fire on Friday.
A red tow truck that became one of the first symbols of an effort to remove abandoned vehicles from Colorado's backcountry has itself been removed from the side of a mountain.
Over two weeks after a large sinkhole appeared in a road in Commerce City, water line repairs are set to begin.
Large crowds came out to enjoy the annual Dragon Boat Festival, which took place in Denver this weekend at Sloan's Lake Park.
Crews are working to clear a large mudslide that brought boulders and debris down on a road in Eagle County.
Colorado firefighters say they're monitoring hotspots that flared up inside the perimeter of the Gold Mountain Fire on Friday.
Joe Ruch is tracking rain in Denver
Over two weeks after a large sinkhole appeared in a road in the Denver metro area, water line repairs are set to begin.
Old Town in Fort Collins is in mourning tonight after tragedy struck on a busy Saturday morning. A truck drove onto a sidewalk, injuring five people and killing one person.
Colorado resident Vicki Herrell is 104 years old, and she still knows how to laugh at the realities that come with getting older. And after more than a century of life, Herrell has plenty of stories to tell.
The Denver Food + Wine Festival took place over the weekend, with proceeds going towards funding education, training and financial aid for hospitality workers.
Sam Ehlinger shined with a three-touchdown performance in the Denver Broncos' 34-6 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Friday night.
Cale Makar is back for eight more years, Colorado Avalanche fans!
In a news release, the NFL said it plans to "elevate" Pro Bowl selections, with no replacement selections.
One study shows soccer and basketball are projected to generate the highest amount of global revenue for women's sports, and Denver is seeing some of those effects firsthand, with the new NWSL team, Denver Summit FC.
The ad for a new driver had sparked an online backlash, with viewers criticizing the spot for trivializing violence against women.
"Sunday Morning" looks back at the astonishing career of the queen of country music, whose talent, warmth, wit, and philanthropy made her a genuine, once-in-a-generation luminary.
Google announced that it had begun rolling out changes to how its maps display Lake Ontario's name, after President Trump signed an executive order changing it to "Lake America."
NASA's Roman Space Telescope launched shortly after daybreak from Kennedy Space Center and blazed toward an observation point 1 million miles away.
The flash floods hit Bright Angel Canyon and the Phantom Ranch area on Saturday afternoon, the National Park Service said.
The judge delivered a victory for Stanford University's student newspaper, which said some international students were afraid to speak out because of the deportation threat.
Google announced that it had begun rolling out changes to how its maps display Lake Ontario's name, after President Trump signed an executive order changing it to "Lake America."
The judge delivered a victory for Stanford University's student newspaper, which said some international students were afraid to speak out because of the deportation threat.
The ruling marks a blow to the federal government's long-delayed effort to prosecute Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who is accused of developing the plot to crash planes into the Pentagon and World Trade Center.
President Trump announced a deal to grant the U.S. control of more than 60 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves.
The incident happened about an hour after the National Transportation Safety Board released new details about a similar incident in early August.
Caused by parasites spread via Anopheles mosquitoes, malaria can cause symptoms including nausea, headache and intense waves of fever and chills.
U.S. officials have confirmed cases of a parasitic illness tied to lettuce in three more states: Georgia, Tennessee and Texas.
Patients taking the first-of-a-kind pill, called daraxonrasib, lived for a median of 13.2 months compared with 6.7 months for chemotherapy recipients, studies showed.
The rate is much higher than is seen in the general population. CTE is a brain disease linked to repeated blows to the head.
Researchers and disability rights advocates warn that the dismantling of the Education Department and its erosions of civil rights oversight risk widening the disparities autistic children face.
President Trump announced a deal to grant the U.S. control of more than 60 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves.
A judge barred the Trump administration from enforcing a set of rules aimed at cutting off Anthropic from the federal government, ruling the administration had unconstitutionally punished the AI company for protected speech.
Hospitals, technology firms and other companies could soon be at risk from AI-enabled cyberattacks, according to a new open letter from more than 100 signatories.
A lawyer for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said she "has never committed mortgage fraud or any intentional wrongdoing."
President Trump has accused oil companies like Chevron and ExxonMobil of "making too much money." He owns shares of both.
Denver City Attorney Faces Second Ethics Complaint, This One Over DIA Legal Work
An anonymous Denver city employee has filed an ethics complaint against City Attorney Miko Brown, alleging she may have violated the Denver Code of Ethics in connection with the city's hiring of the law firm where Brown previously worked.
The city of Denver is paying four lawyers at an outside law firm as much as $800 an hour to defend the city in two employee lawsuits, despite being in a $200 million deficit.
Colorado's hemp-derived THC industry could see major changes later this year, though a federal crackdown scheduled for November may be temporarily postponed.
Attorneys for the State of Colorado say a newly uncovered White House email provides crucial evidence in their lawsuit alleging the Trump administration retaliated against the state over election policies and the prosecution of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters.