VIDEO: Union Pacific Train Derails & Fireball Erupts Along Interstate 80 In Wyoming
A train hauling mixed cargo including alcohol derailed and caught fire near Rock Springs, Wyoming on Saturday.
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A train hauling mixed cargo including alcohol derailed and caught fire near Rock Springs, Wyoming on Saturday.
Rain will change to snow along Colorado's Front Range on Thursday with 4-8 inches of wet slushy snow expected in most areas.
Interstate 80 in Wyoming reopened early Wednesday, more than two days after it was closed during a deadly crash that involved more than 100 vehicles.
A portion of Interstate 80 in Wyoming remains closed Tuesday more than 36 hours after a deadly crash involving more than 100 vehicles. The crash happened Sunday afternoon during a snowstorm that also brought snow to Colorado.
More than 100 vehicles including numerous semis were involved in a chain reaction crash on Interstate 80 in Wyoming on Sunday afternoon.
Multiple crashes in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 80 between Cheyenne and Laramie forced the closure of the highway Friday morning. The Wyoming Department of Transportation cited windy, wintry conditions on the closure-prone section of interstate.
A 49-year-old Colorado man and his 10-year-old daughter have died in a wreck in southern Wyoming.
One student and one teacher were killed after school bus and a dump truck collided Thursday morning on Interstate 80.
Authorities blame speed and a slippery pavement for a collision between a pickup truck and a semi that killed four Coloradans in Nebraska.
Authorities have arrested a truck driver involved in a fiery crash that killed a young Minnesota couple and their three children in western Nebraska.
Authorities say a woman was killed when she was hit by a truck on Interstate 80 east of Evanston.
A new storm system is getting ready to move on shore in the west and that means a downward turn in the weather as we head into the upcoming weekend and early next week.
An 18-year-old driver from Colorado has been accused of hitting two construction workers on Interstate 80 in western Nebraska.
A second person has been confirmed dead a day after more than 60 vehicles smashed into one another in dense fog, injuring up to two dozen and becoming the second weather-related pileup to shut down a major trucking corridor in southeast Wyoming in less than a week.
Trucks and cars piled into one another in dense fog on Interstate 80 in southeast Wyoming, resulting in a fiery chain-reaction crash that killed one person and injured 16 others Monday.
Wintry weather swept across parts of the Rockies on Thursday, leaving behind some wrecks and road closures.
The bill that would require passenger vehicles to have tires with adequate tread, snow tires or chains on Interstate 70 in the mountains during winter months has advanced in the state House.
Colorado lawmakers are considering requiring snow tires or chains on noncommercial vehicles at all times during winter and spring months, an attempt reduce accidents and mountain traffic.
Nebraska authorities say a man has died in Lincoln County after crashing his car head-on into a semitrailer.
A Colorado man missing for over a week has been found dead in Iowa.
State officials urged residents on Friday to avoid the contaminated floodwater pouring into western Nebraska from Colorado, while offering assurances that the flood posed no immediate threat to cities, railroad lines or Interstate 80.
Snowy, windy weather in Colorado and Wyoming has stranded dozens of students and drivers.
Interstate 80 is back open through Wyoming after slick conditions led to a deadly multi-car accident.
A Colorado man led Wyoming state troopers on a wild high-speed chase along two interstates and into the prairie before he was finally captured.
Buford is a small place for sure, but so is the world.
A Colorado man in need of a kidney was saved by a movie fan. Now he's working to help others find donors through cinema.
Aurora police say one person was killed in a head on crash early Saturday morning.
More than 20,000 runners are expected to hit the pavement at Denver's City Park for the annual Colfax Marathon weekend.
Andrew Lee Jansen, 28, was arrested after deputies said he interfered during a medical call involving his father.
On Friday, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment confirmed a fatal case of hantavirus in the state.
A Colorado man in need of a kidney was saved by a movie fan. Now he's working to help others find donors through cinema.
Aurora police say one person was killed in a head on crash early Saturday morning.
More than 20,000 runners are expected to hit the pavement at Denver's City Park for the annual Colfax Marathon weekend.
Andrew Lee Jansen, 28, was arrested after deputies said he interfered during a medical call involving his father.
On Friday, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment confirmed a fatal case of hantavirus in the state.
In two weeks, Tina Peters will be released from prison. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announced Friday that he is granting her clemency and that she will be granted parole on June 1.
The University of Colorado Denver and Colorado State University will honor thousands of graduates during their commencement ceremonies on Saturday. On Sunday, Colorado College will celebrate more than 2,000 graduates on its campus.
Firefighters who have died in the line of duty will be honored with a procession and memorial ceremony in Lakewood on Saturday. This year, two names were added to the memorial wall.
Friday night was prom night for patients at Children's Hospital Colorado. It was hosted by the Children's Museum of Denver, and the dresses and tuxes were donated to the hospital's prom closet.
Denver's Colfax Marathon is happening over the weekend, and Community Director Pat Rizzo joined CBS Colorado in the studio Saturday morning to share more details about the event. The marathon draws thousands of runners ready to take on the 26.2 mile course.
The Preakness Stakes will feature its biggest field in 15 years today with 14 horses in the middle jewel of horse racing's Triple Crown.
The Broncos full NFL schedule is out and includes late-season rematches against Denver's 2025 playoff opponents.
The NHL announced that the Colorado Avalanche will be playing their first game of the Western Conference finals next Wednesday.
The Colorado Avalanche are headed to the Western Conference finals for the first time in four years.
Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player, who went on to become a pioneer for inclusion and an ambassador for the league, has died, his family announced Tuesday.
No injuries have been reported because of the issue, the Food and Drug Administration said.
President Trump announced Friday evening that U.S. and Nigerian military forces had killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, a leader in the Islamic State group.
The International Space Station-bound SpaceX Cargo Dragon is loaded with 6,500 pounds of needed equipment, research gear and crew supplies.
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a bid by Virginia Democrats to revive its new voter-approved congressional map that was drawn to advantage the party for the upcoming midterm elections.
In an interview with "Face the Nation," Gates said another mass exodus from Cuba is the "biggest risk."
President Trump announced Friday evening that U.S. and Nigerian military forces had killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, a leader in the Islamic State group.
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a bid by Virginia Democrats to revive its new voter-approved congressional map that was drawn to advantage the party for the upcoming midterm elections.
Gov. Jared Polis announced he is commuting the sentence of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who was facing more than eight years in state prison for allowing unauthorized access to voting machines following the 2020 presidential election.
In an interview with "Face the Nation," Gates said another mass exodus from Cuba is the "biggest risk."
The safety specialist's warning appeared in a memo describing how a mini-drone had detonated and injured an Army Special Forces soldier.
A new Ebola outbreak in a remote province in Congo has caused 65 deaths and 246 suspected cases so far, Africa CDC says.
A third of patients in a clinical trial had tumors shrink while taking a genetically engineered treatment known as RP1.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is trying to address the interests of his MAHA supporters, who view him as their hope for the future, while being a good soldier in the eyes of the Trump White House.
Several states have required their health agencies to take on another job: verifying immigration status among Medicaid recipients and reporting them to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Part of the problem starts before clinicians ever see a patient.
No injuries have been reported because of the issue, the Food and Drug Administration said.
A federal system is working to crack down on trucks skirting safety regulations, a problem inspectors are seeing on Colorado roadways.
As Powell steps down after more than eight years leading the Federal Reserve, economists say he helped steer the U.S. through historic shocks but misread inflation.
Oklahoma has filed a lawsuit against Roblox, making it the latest state to take legal action against the popular gaming platform over child safety concerns.
A Castle Rock business says its customers are plagued by parking citations from Parking Revenue Recovery Services.
A federal system is working to crack down on trucks skirting safety regulations, a problem inspectors are seeing on Colorado roadways.
Glendale city leaders are forcefully opposing Colorado's proposed Bus Rapid Transit project on Colorado Boulevard, warning the plan could dramatically worsen traffic for drivers while delivering only modest transit gains.
A jury in Douglas County awarded a New Jersey man $24 million after he sued a Parker police detective for malicious prosecution and false arrest.
A Denver County Court judge on Friday sentenced a vocal police critic to 60 days in jail and two years of probation, saying he needed to send a message that would deter her and her YouTube followers from future doxing of law enforcement.
City-funded contractors have been moving through Denver neighborhoods, replacing sections of sidewalks, frustrating some homeowners. The work was part of a broader program aimed at making city sidewalks more usable and accessible.