https://www.cbsnews.com/ Local News Denver From CBSNews.com Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:09:45 -0400 5 https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/grupo-tlaloc-aztec-dancers-traditions-denver/ Young members of the Denver group say the dance is healing. The regalia that's worn is all earned with continued dedication to learning. Mon, 29 Sep 2025 16:31:19 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/09/15/da7d4d06-edb5-4956-a4f6-7c543568ee89/thumbnail/60x60/0303ace06ceaa728c922482c5cfe6144/tlaloc-2.png 628e42e0-c0c6-4feb-b506-e3a78b8abcb9 https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/art-exhibit-denver-international-airport-calaveras-en-mi-ciudad/ Papier-mâché skulls are decorated in homage to lost loved ones. Mon, 29 Sep 2025 16:28:39 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/09/24/a54f6a16-2b58-4e65-a301-dc38e8dedeb6/thumbnail/60x60/6a5e58985c49d58ff162d687f1e5a8f9/calaveras-3.png 29fa24d9-4324-4aed-a78c-9fdfb487069b https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/quinceanera-traditions-denver-inspire-teen-girls/ Quinceañeras are one of the most important life events for young Latinas, and families who like to celebrate "big." Thu, 18 Sep 2025 12:44:48 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/09/17/af1127b4-51dc-44d8-9d70-8939e41eb35c/thumbnail/60x60/e6bfa3167321ec0c3745e5bea09c675b/aleilah-still.png 282b5469-9471-44d7-bfc8-532f0427f8f5 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/colorado-woman-transforms-old-fortune-cookie-factory-into-art-gallery/ Tucked away in a central Denver neighborhood is a building with a story to tell, an old 1940s fortune cookie factory turned art gallery. Sat, 21 Jun 2025 19:00:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/21/82546278-fd4e-4cea-a833-75628744080a/thumbnail/60x60/fbe6724ad5a8e9ff33bdf02a680f0e6c/cookie-factory-art-gallery-6pkg-frame-3640.jpg c0f3e844-d760-4bf3-b7fb-b57ecd7e5ae8 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/denver-oldest-serving-fire-station-home-to-first-black-firefighters/ Serving the community meant clearing racial hurdles. And sometimes entailed paying the highest price in the line of duty. Fri, 02 May 2025 21:58:10 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/02/02/60c02b64-b3c3-4b1b-818a-3869680d5653/thumbnail/60x60/5db5a7998a27c0fac48213cffd1ef014/station-3-roster-1929.png 2edcfc5c-ba4a-43aa-9ace-91bb477a18e5 https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/newest-filipino-restaurant-generates-buzz-colorado/ It's only been open for a few months. But Denver's latest Filipino restaurant is generating a lot of buzz in the Mile High City and beyond. Fri, 27 Dec 2024 17:57:29 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/12/24/a70a1d8d-7bd5-4936-a41f-e6566ca0af62/thumbnail/60x60/7084d474fcdf36ff4679d6199966ba1c/filipino-traditions-5pkg-frame-3849.png 287b0573-44fb-4ec9-8a23-494453842207 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mural-auraria-campus-honors-neighbors-displaced-denver-colorado-history/ Auraria neighbors displaced more than 50 years ago are engaged in the effort to preserve a complicated Colorado history. Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:39:02 -0500 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/11/11/4e5e86af-3714-421d-9079-e1aa799242dc/thumbnail/60x60/4ca11590d5613584c9f39e710696371b/auraria-mural-1.jpg 0192c40c-afa0-469d-a7de-721a3dcfa791 https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/chauncey-billups-inducted-hall-of-fame-denver-colorado-buffaloes/ Denver native Chauncey Billups will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend. Fri, 11 Oct 2024 14:41:38 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/10/11/f981e5d6-e566-48fb-970e-177780176382/thumbnail/60x60/81f1acff2531a06910bf0884de28452d/gettyimages-1153126751-copy.jpg 119ae36e-0f0e-48a1-a9b8-81a12d440986 https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/coloradans-latinos-encouraged-speak-spanish-decades-assimilation/ In the heart of Denver, a rich tapestry of cultures lives in each neighborhood. Mon, 07 Oct 2024 11:45:33 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/10/04/c47e136f-8de0-41ac-9520-59db34b5b5ff/thumbnail/60x60/4e8480c58a11b96ca727f2db84f636f5/untitled-sequence-09.jpg 21c42f10-6f0e-49b4-9301-58d4c41bb691 https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/denver-public-schools-director-latino-student-success-envisions-high-quality-instruction/ Over the next six months, Dr. Patricia Hurrieta will develop a plan to boost Latino student outcomes. Fri, 20 Sep 2024 19:09:36 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/18/da79110c-4038-4574-87d8-a5da9503229b/thumbnail/60x60/a51861f5a8df0edf5fda2ae935e07ef7/patricia-hurrieta.png 129b9317-2b19-4e38-8564-d6e70b478bfa https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hispanic-serving-status-metropolitan-state-lifts-up-students-julianna-montoya/ MSU Denver is one of 40 institutions in the U.S. to hold a 'Seal of Excelencia' for its service to Latino students. Tue, 17 Sep 2024 15:08:47 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/16/ef03031f-7f56-4c44-bf98-a408769570eb/thumbnail/60x60/3cbf6c0cc6de11b4bcbff06fc382fec0/julianna-exiting-clinic.png 3d5a42fb-eba3-4191-9104-e24b51dace72 https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/confidential-race-report-by-denver-illustrates-lasting-wounds-of-discrimination/ New racial equity study by state seeks to quantify impacts of racism on African Americans today. Sat, 22 Jun 2024 12:15:17 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/06/20/321d9fa1-5f73-4ef3-90cf-6ed4f707560f/thumbnail/60x60/de0c5a2af5393f80cde34cd8b0b0a525/confidential-report-1.png a37a56ad-7f46-4af9-8929-74266de160f7 https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/young-men-purpose-next-generation-black-brown-boys/ A celebration more than a decade in the making filled the Denver Highlands with music and excitement. Dozens of families celebrated YMOP as the nonprofit recently held its inaugural Night of Purpose gala. Tue, 11 Jun 2024 22:29:12 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/06/11/ab2d4e8d-3dc6-46b7-b7e1-e76f105435ba/thumbnail/60x60/b112517f39bfc0fb80dfb971affe46b5/ymop-pic.jpg 02863884-91e5-4683-b92c-3cf1fc713a80 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/phil-nash-lgbtq-denver-seeks-make-history-pride-accessible-everyone-author/ Author Phil Nash believes the gay rights victory over Amendment 2 prevented similar laws from being enacted elsewhere in the country. Wed, 05 Jun 2024 01:46:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/06/04/679d5dbd-b8a7-44f6-ad74-38a7aa0c396a/thumbnail/60x60/5ad94ae21a0740107468d2cf5571703a/book.jpg 6a7a0866-9af1-4bec-8501-b75be133ce92 https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/arab-jewish-students-northfield-high-school-stand-solidarity-tensions-middle-east/ Students from the Arab American Heritage Club and Jewish Student Alliance at Northfield High School are learning to show respect and appreciation for one another. Sat, 18 May 2024 03:06:05 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/05/17/880cd7aa-72b0-4380-b416-aa7fcca9a89f/thumbnail/60x60/cb248b287017fe19a983fe3aeb0e31c8/download-2024-05-16t191503-465.png 73b9acef-794c-4a0f-9dfe-24aad930823b https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/gallery-provides-platform-help-artists-disabilities-make-living/ It's First Friday and Sante Fe Arts District is packed with people admiring local creations. When they buy from Access Gallery, they're supporting one of the city's most vulnerable, and talented, populations. The gallery aims to combat ableism through art. Mon, 08 Apr 2024 16:54:13 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/04/06/213250e7-8b65-4599-9793-b28382a1e915/thumbnail/60x60/dcdee75a82c32f0e15d6e4942068d100/download-2024-04-05t221320-179.png d2463510-3efb-4432-854c-81b483c2470b https://www.cbsnews.com/news/women-legal-system-colorado-denver-district-attorney-beth-mccann-paves-way/ The first-ever female district attorney elected in Denver has paved the way for others to follow in her footsteps. Tue, 02 Apr 2024 09:08:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/04/01/b92b1417-5f1e-4a49-884f-95f75ef4e2a1/thumbnail/60x60/c5599d90d61946894a4d09b2f225cdc2/85873426db53f39c1678117ce5554c19.jpg fecfc88a-455f-49b0-aa52-9070dc964991 https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/sidney-frelow-black-firefighter-crash-1930s-denver-fire-station-three-research-effort/ What Sidney Frelow wanted most was to continue to work in the fire service. Mon, 05 Feb 2024 15:00:00 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/02/03/1b62bcff-e984-4878-842c-c87e078aff00/thumbnail/60x60/93d3abb7d2161bb53d14f6a81113eafc/sidney-frelow.png b48248a5-8308-4a18-8ee6-0217e204bedd https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/william-whitsell-denver-public-library-blacks-colorado-hall-fame-descendants-gather/ Descendants of the first African American to be born in Colorado gathered over the weekend for a special ceremony. Mon, 05 Feb 2024 13:06:00 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/02/05/19fc04a7-aabc-48b9-a354-ade552966c05/thumbnail/60x60/9eaac63b77e2412eaf008469a123bf29/ceremony1.jpg bb6e9912-21a3-4a36-b476-b01a42f22521 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/denver-officials-forced-set-wanted-man-free-arkansas-sheriff-refused-pick-him-up/ A man wanted in Arkansas for allegedly violating his probation in a 2017 murder case has twice been arrested and jailed in Denver since 2021, and both times, Denver authorities have had to release him from custody. Fri, 26 Jan 2024 00:15:00 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/01/26/8f67162a-4de1-4f42-9ee2-ed0e1eb3597b/thumbnail/60x60/8b42c77acb9bdf3650c4cfd655de4a50/no-extradition-6pkg-transfer-frame-129.jpg cee2dc8f-8ec8-4549-b267-53c69facf016 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/denver-philanthropy-leader-is-familys-third-generation-to-receive-mlk-award/ LaDawn Sullivan has been recognized for 27 years of work in philanthropy including vision to create BRIC, the first Black community fund in Colorado. Thu, 11 Jan 2024 19:32:00 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/01/11/5f21776e-ebf9-4cfe-a3dc-d4c884254c44/thumbnail/60x60/52d1694ce06e8f330cf9365b3af7bed1/img-0293.jpg eef98ece-3260-4301-83bb-6af194ab985f https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coloradans-teaching-unity-through-celebrating-kwanzaa-stiles-african-american-heritage-center-denver/ A lot of people think the week between Christmas and New Year's Eve is kind of a lost time where nothing is going on, but that couldn't be further from the truth. It's actually Kwanzaa and a great opportunity to learn about the other people we share the world with. Wed, 27 Dec 2023 19:03:00 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2023/12/27/07db3b0b-9625-48b9-96a5-42a6e170c2ef/thumbnail/60x60/30185205d92d56478cac681550a17897/kids.jpg 7a026236-1067-49e9-8736-6c1338a18a0d https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jewish-american-woman-muslim-afghan-refugees-unite-create-unique-gifts-denver/ Money from the sales of the handmade products goes toward supporting Afghan refugees in Colorado. Sat, 18 Nov 2023 18:00:00 -0500 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2023/11/18/6a35bd03-4c5f-41c4-be7e-247ebba574a5/thumbnail/60x60/29d2636aa548c2c31a47eb87c3b7da30/medium.jpg 47cfa18b-3c82-4ba0-9073-61d735f41af6 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/denver-indian-center-gathering-place-large-diverse-indigenous-community/ Preparing for large community events ahead of the winter holidays, the Denver Indian Center is as focused as ever on meeting the needs of a diverse group of people, representing many tribal nations. Coloradans often express surprise at how large the Indigenous community is here. Fri, 17 Nov 2023 19:12:00 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2023/11/17/c67099e7-818f-468a-a4a1-e69755c9e407/thumbnail/60x60/0b7851d109eb95ef3b972c9c13ce1e1a/denver-indian-center-2.png bccdeed5-9bce-4d27-bc49-c2b4bcfb18ca https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/new-documentary-denver-mans-ed-dwight-astronaut-training-space-race/ Denver Film Festival is screening "The Space Race" about Denver resident Ed Dwight. Mon, 06 Nov 2023 09:31:00 -0500 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2023/11/05/d938e2e2-a01c-4280-95c4-beb2680cbf62/thumbnail/60x60/09ea438292ed830d90c468971c7707b2/ed-dwight-raw-sy-01-concatenated-152801-frame-11795.jpg 84b220d2-354e-4469-ac3e-3d55eca897bc https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/muslim-women-teach-each-other-strong-safe/ Because of their practice of veiling and the war in Gaza, Muslim women have become easy targets for hate, which is why on Sunday Saddyna and her sisters in faith learned basic self-defense to go along with their newfound strength, in case they are attacked by someone and need to escape. Mon, 23 Oct 2023 00:24:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2023/10/22/2b6c162a-7437-40b9-9f71-15aff196432a/thumbnail/60x60/dac38b846be627012b21e3664d7b8c5c/smiling.jpg 46901904-b492-4b79-8adb-b137cf9540bb https://www.cbsnews.com/news/denvers-jewish-community-torn-apart-war-israel/ Violence in Israel does not feel 7,000 miles away for Denver's Jewish community. Saturday at Temple Emanuel was supposed to be a joyous celebration, but attacks in Israel took the lives of more Jews than any day since the Holocaust. Tue, 10 Oct 2023 00:26:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2023/10/10/79d83b5c-18d3-4bef-b841-3194833717b1/thumbnail/60x60/de792198324202a18270ad40b0685579/israel-vigil-mn-raw-01-concatenated-201017-frame-46701.jpg 452d00d1-f671-447c-a2f9-b309224f6a19 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/denvers-mexican-consulate-celebrating-130th-year-nations-ties-still-growing/ Founded to foster trade, now serving an estimated one million Mexican nationals in the Rocky Mountain west. Mon, 09 Oct 2023 02:44:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2023/10/09/bcceaac8-ebf0-4702-a525-a0d336493541/thumbnail/60x60/a47d692b6a80d62ccea1e015928f7d0f/mexican-consulate-3-copy.jpg 5e0a8497-5425-4652-b2af-2320063fef17 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/metropolitan-state-university-denver-seal-excelencia-education-latino-hispanic-students/ Metropolitan State University of Denver is now the first university in Colorado and one of 14 institutions across the nation to earn the "Seal of Excelencia" certification, awarded by the Excelencia in Education research organization. Thu, 05 Oct 2023 09:26:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2023/10/05/572fb9e0-94d6-4308-971e-b11170d8bf31/thumbnail/60x60/2ff3489a1f3f6ede6718ff82d9b9d79a/msu-denver-6pkg-frame-2574.jpg fde12026-40dd-43c6-a510-db203e5fb27e https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/museum-black-girls-open-16th-street-mall-denver/ Elevating the stories, achievements, and experiences of Black girls and women. It's what Denver's newest museum is all about. And if you take a look inside, you may just learn something new. Mon, 25 Sep 2023 17:37:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2023/09/25/7a49b5f5-9ec4-4e2b-bc5b-9212cd0aa841/thumbnail/60x60/dfaa37be5ab43464a091c164dc43338e/museum-for-black-girls-10p-pkg-transfer-frame-577.jpg 5048732a-240c-4f73-9bea-d85116d63e76