Arvada Confirms First Official Reports Of Emerald Ash Borer
State officials have confirmed the first official reports of emerald ash borer in the city of Arvada.
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State officials have confirmed the first official reports of emerald ash borer in the city of Arvada.
The City of Westminster has become the second city, outside of Boulder County, to confirm an infestation of a very determined pest: the emerald ash borer (EAB).
In recent years the emerald ash borer has begun killing trees in Boulder County. Researchers began using drones to track the voracious bugs last year. Now the practice is expanding to more cities along the Front Range.
Be prepared to see fewer Ash trees along the Boulder Creek path.
More Colorado ash trees are at risk of being infected by emerald ash borers.
Colorado forestry officials say an invasive insect that kills ash trees has been found in Lafayette, the fourth city in the state where it's been discovered.
In recent years the emerald ash borer has begun killing trees in Boulder County. Researchers there are now using drones to track the voracious bugs.
Arbor Day is coming up -- a day people are encouraged to plant and care for trees. But the state is a warning about a bug that has killed millions of trees across the country and it is getting a foothold in Colorado.
The Colorado Tree Coalition offers online descriptions of trees suitable to plant throughout Colorado and also a list of recommended trees to plant along the Front Range.
The City of Boulder plans to remove 121 ash trees that were affected by the Emerald Ash Borer.
A beetle that kills a popular Colorado landscaping tree has spread outside Boulder for the first time, attacking a tree in nearby Longmont.
An insect threatening to kill hundreds of trees in Colorado has gotten the attention of Denver Mayor Michael Hancock who wants to get ahead of the problem.
The Colorado State Forest Service is trying to determine the best way to stop a tree killer called the emerald ash borer.
If you live in Boulder County, you are being asked to "Watch Your Ash" as part of an education campaign about the Emerald Ash Borer.
The Colorado State Forest Service says an insect that kills ash trees hasn't spread outside the city of Boulder, but a disease that attacks black walnut trees is advancing.
The Colorado Department of Agriculture says a destructive beetle called the emerald ash borer has been detected in additional places in Boulder.
The University of Colorado was forced to cut down 16 Ash trees infested with the Emerald Ash Borer.
Agriculture officials say an invasive insect responsible for the death of tens of millions of ash trees in almost two dozen states has been detected for the first time in Colorado.
Agriculture officials say an invasive insect responsible for the death of tens of millions of ash trees in almost two dozen states has been detected for the first time in Colorado.
Sidewalks were packed, and streets were buzzing Friday, as thousands of fans flooded downtown Rockies Opening Day.
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.
Sidewalks were packed, and streets were buzzing Friday, as thousands of fans flooded downtown Rockies Opening Day.
Colorado is among the states seeking to block the president's executive order that aims to restrict mail voting.
The list of March's weather woes was long in 2026.
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.
Sidewalks were packed, and streets were buzzing Friday, as thousands of fans flooded downtown Rockies Opening Day.
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.
Sidewalks were packed, and streets were buzzing Friday, as thousands of fans flooded downtown Rockies Opening Day.
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.
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.