South Platte River Cleanup Aims To Beautify Waterway
You can't go much more than a few yards along the South Platte River without seeing trash. In the water and along the riverbanks you'll find everything from plastic bottles to shopping carts.
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You can't go much more than a few yards along the South Platte River without seeing trash. In the water and along the riverbanks you'll find everything from plastic bottles to shopping carts.
Denver police responded to 8th Avenue and Zuni Street after they say an unidentified adult male was found dead in the South Platte River.
More than a dozen cities and counties were impacted as historic amounts of water flowed through a half dozen major rivers and tributaries.
A man accused of attacking a woman on a trail in Littleton now faces charges of kidnapping, sexual assault and strangulation.
A Colorado woman says she was choked, stripped almost naked, and tied up by a sex offender while walking on a trail in Littleton on Wednesday morning.
One group is trying to clean up the plastic littering a popular attraction in Denver.
Drought and low water levels are putting the South Platte River off limits to recreation this weekend.
After years of construction, a major river revitalization project in Denver's Confluence Park is open to the public.
The City of Thornton could soon capitalize on an investment made decades ago, that would provide their growing city with enough access to drinkable water for decades to come.
Denver Public Works is using a new gadget that is meant to keep our water clean.
Funeral services were held on Saturday for the man who was found dead after disappearing in December.
A deceased man pulled from the South Platte River in Denver Saturday has been officially identified as Adam Gilbertson, 29, who had been missing for nearly a month.
A search party looking for a missing man on Saturday found his body by the South Platte River in Denver.
More than a hundred people spent hours Saturday searching parks, trails and waterways in Denver hoping to find a missing man.
Denver police are at the scene of a death investigation at the South Platte River near Alameda Parkway and Broadway.
Developers opened downtown Denver's newest high-rise apartment building on Monday morning.
Confluence Park's Shoemaker Plaza is in its final days of renovation.
Firefighters had to rescue someone Sunday after they got stuck on an island in the Platte River.
A man died after slipping into the South Platte River overnight.
A Castle Rock man drowned while tubing in the South Platte River in Jefferson County on Saturday.
It is one of Colorado's treasures for recreation, but the north fork of the South Platte River in Denver and Adams County has now become an intersection of outdoor recreation and abject poverty, dotted with homeless camps.
Some residents of northeast Colorado are preparing for the possibility of flooding over the next several days.
Police are working to determine how a car wound up going off the roadway in Denver Friday morning and dropping off an embankment.
Oil and gas company BP is making a big move from Texas to Colorado because of the region's importance as an energy hub.
The federal government says Denver and the Denver Housing Authority have a unique plan to revitalize one neighborhood.
The standoff between the JBS-owned meat packing plant in Greeley and its employees appears to be ending after three weeks.
According to numbers from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, more than 70% of H-1B visa holders in 2024 were Indian.
A 29-year-old social worker who was employed by a metro Denver school district must register as a sex offender for the rest of her life and must undergo treatment for at least two decades, according to a sentence handed down earlier this week.
Amid ongoing toilet trouble, the Artemis II astronauts reflected on the wonder of sailing through deep space to the moon.
The changes were likely to affect Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward, the No. 3 official at the Justice Department and Harmeet Dhillon, the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division.
The standoff between the JBS-owned meat packing plant in Greeley and its employees appears to be ending after three weeks.
A 29-year-old social worker who was employed by a metro Denver school district must register as a sex offender for the rest of her life and must undergo treatment for at least two decades, according to a sentence handed down earlier this week.
The fire chief and the police chief of the Colorado city of Federal Heights are no longer with the city. That's what union representatives say the city announced without explanation.
Anticipating a challenging summer wildfire season, forecasters with Colorado's Division of Fire Prevention and Control are preparing to rely heavily on a pair of state-owned aircraft-both to detect fires early and to assist in fighting them once they ignite.
CBS Colorado is investigating a trucking company involved in a crash at a gas station in the southern part of the Denver metro area last month.
There are a series of holiday activities that are taking place at the hotel.
The students are tutoring other, younger students who are struggling in class at the Lotus School.
A photography exhibit at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus features photos by a man who had obsessive compulsive disorder and committed suicide.
The fire chief and the police chief of the Colorado city of Federal Heights are no longer with the city. That's what union representatives say the city announced without explanation.
The standoff between the JBS-owned meat packing plant in Greeley and its employees appears to be ending after three weeks.
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.
According to numbers from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, more than 70% of H-1B visa holders in 2024 were Indian.
Amid ongoing toilet trouble, the Artemis II astronauts reflected on the wonder of sailing through deep space to the moon.
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 changes were likely to affect Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward, the No. 3 official at the Justice Department and Harmeet Dhillon, the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division.
The war shows no signs of slowing as Iran responds to airstrikes with attacks across the region.
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.
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.
One consumer reported sustaining bruising and burn injuries.
Sidewalks were packed, and streets were buzzing Friday, as thousands of fans flooded downtown Rockies Opening Day.
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.
Anticipating a challenging summer wildfire season, forecasters with Colorado's Division of Fire Prevention and Control are preparing to rely heavily on a pair of state-owned aircraft-both to detect fires early and to assist in fighting them once they ignite.
CBS Colorado is investigating a trucking company involved in a crash at a gas station in the southern part of the Denver metro area last month.
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."