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NFL players are banned from using marijuana for recreational or self-medicating purposes, but former players say the league needs to re-evaluate its policies.
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NFL players are banned from using marijuana for recreational or self-medicating purposes, but former players say the league needs to re-evaluate its policies.
Take Vicodin? America's most popular narcotic pain pill will soon be harder to get if the FDA has its way. Yet doctors and others have fought tighter control over prescribing this addictive and often abused medication. CBS4 Medical Editor Dr Dave Hnida disagrees, and explains why he thinks the new rules are good ones.
An armed robber thought he'd gotten away with some prescription drugs, but a quick-thinking customer saw the crime ending differently.
Access to a powerful drug that can stop drug overdoses could be expanded in Colorado.
Emergency room doctors in the Denver metro area are cracking down on how they disperse prescription painkillers.
Police in Lone Tree are looking for a pharmacy thief wanted for stealing $12,000 worth of narcotics.
A Denver doctor who pleaded guilty to obtaining thousands of generic Vicodin and generic Ambien pills by using aliases has been sentenced to five years of supervised probation.
A man with gun robbed a pharmacy on Tuesday and police in two metro departments are now investigating similar crimes. It appears the thief is looking for a particular prescription.
Police in Wheat Ridge are hoping someone recognizes a man they call "the hooded pain med bandit."
Colorado Parks and Wildlife crews, along with other first responders, continued a recovery at Chatfield State Park on Friday, a day after crews responded to a rescue call.
After defeating the longest-serving member of Colorado's congressional delegation in the Democratic primary election for Colorado's First Congressional District, Melat Kiros is looking to the future of her role in the party that is undergoing some change.
The Pueblo County Sheriff's Office issued an evacuation order early Friday morning for all of Colorado City in the Aspen Acres Fire.
Tens of thousands of Coloradans are expected to descend on the Cherry Creek Arts Festival in Denver.
Two brothers are working together to combine experience and technology to create greater safety measures for firefighters on duty.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife crews, along with other first responders, continued a recovery at Chatfield State Park on Friday, a day after crews responded to a rescue call.
Polls have closed in the Colorado primary election. Track the live vote count in statewide races.
After defeating the longest-serving member of Colorado's congressional delegation in the Democratic primary election for Colorado's First Congressional District, Melat Kiros is looking to the future of her role in the party that is undergoing some change.
The Pueblo County Sheriff's Office issued an evacuation order early Friday morning for all of Colorado City in the Aspen Acres Fire.
Tens of thousands of Coloradans are expected to descend on the Cherry Creek Arts Festival in Denver.
The Pueblo County Sheriff's Office issued an evacuation order early Friday morning for Colorado City in the Aspen Acres Fire.
Watch meteorologist Callie Zanandrie's forecast.
Arapahoe County Sheriff's deputies are putting an extra focus on fireworks enforcement over the holiday weekend due to high fire danger.
The Cherry Creek Arts Festival is a competitive art festival that brings 265 artists from across the nation and internationally to Denver.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is preparing for the 4th of July weekend, and wants visitors to the state to know things may be different than they're used to.
Folarin Balogun got the scoring going with a goal in the 45th minute, but was sent off with a controversial red card in the 64th minute.
Tickets for the 14 free and open Denver Broncos Training Camp practices were made available on Wednesday morning to both season ticket holders and the general public.
Former NBA players Malik Beasley and Ed Davis have been indicted on illegal sports gambling charges, authorities announced Monday.
On Friday, Denver Summit FC celebrated another major milestone with the opening of the team's new performance center in Centennial.
The U.S. men's team had already clinched its spot in the Round of 32, the knockout round, with its 2-0 win over Australia on Friday.
June's payroll gains were much lower than the 100,000 new hires that economists had predicted.
Folarin Balogun got the scoring going with a goal in the 45th minute, but was sent off with a controversial red card in the 64th minute.
On the same morning Sen. Mitch McConnell was hospitalized last month, EMS personnel went to his home to respond to an unconscious person who appeared to experience "cardiac arrest," according to a dispatch call.
Almost 60,000 buildings may have been damaged or destroyed in Venezuela after two powerful earthquakes last week, according to a NASA satellite assessment.
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement will remain in effect until it expires in 2036, unless the countries strike another deal to extend it.
After defeating the longest-serving member of Colorado's congressional delegation in the Democratic primary election for Colorado's First Congressional District, Melat Kiros is looking to the future of her role in the party that is undergoing some change.
Colorado Democrats are rushing to show a united front two days after the primary election exposed deep divisions within the party.
Congresswoman Diana DeGette is an icon in Colorado's Democratic party. In any other election year, that would be an asset.
On the same morning Sen. Mitch McConnell was hospitalized last month, EMS personnel went to his home to respond to an unconscious person who appeared to experience "cardiac arrest," according to a dispatch call.
NCAA President Charlie Baker told CBS News he doesn't think the group will need to change its rules on transgender athletes in light of a Supreme Court ruling that allowed states to ban their participation.
Actor Danny Glover spoke about his Alzheimer's diagnosis in an interview with NBC's "Today" show, revealing that he has been living with the disease for several years.
From screwworm to flesh-eating bacteria, mounting public health risks are emerging in the wake of deep cuts to federal health agencies and programs.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued an Air Quality Health Advisory for nearly 20 counties, warning that smoke from large fires could bring periods of moderate to heavy smoke.
For the first time, Medicare will cover GLP-1 drugs prescribed solely for weight loss for eligible beneficiaries at a $50 monthly copay.
Larimer County in Northern Colorado confirms first human case of West Nile virus this year
June's payroll gains were much lower than the 100,000 new hires that economists had predicted.
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement will remain in effect until it expires in 2036, unless the countries strike another deal to extend it.
After January 2028, new games will be available exclusively in digital format from the PlayStation Store and at retailers, Sony said.
Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic says the federal government lifted a set of restrictions on its powerful Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models, resolving a weekslong dispute.
President Trump earned more than a billion dollars from crypto-related ventures alone last year, according to a financial disclosure, including from his meme coin business and his family's cryptocurrency firm.
The City of Denver is giving itself stronger enforcement tools to hold owners of neglected and derelict properties accountable, including significantly larger fines for those who fail to comply with city orders.
A Colorado administrative law judge has upheld the demotion of a former Colorado Department of Corrections manager who admitted participating in years of inappropriate text message exchanges with other prison leaders.
A man who stayed at a downtown Denver hotel last summer says he woke up to bats flying around his room — and that one of them bit him. He has now filed a lawsuit against the hotel.
A Keenesburg police officer pleaded no contest to reckless driving and reckless endangerment stemming from a 2025 crash on Interstate 25 that the Colorado State Patrol said he caused -- and then fled from.
A locksmith who investigators believe has been targeting older adults in the Denver metro area is now facing theft charges.