Hunting a predator

Denver-area detectives knew they were up against the clock to catch a serial rapist before he attacked again

• Sep 15, 2017
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Police dog unlatches gate with paw to save injured partner

A K-9 officer with the Adams County Sheriff's Office saved a deputy who was fighting with a suspect in Colorado

• Aug 11, 2017

Iconic Colorado peak claims second climber's life in a month

A climber who fell from Capitol Peak's Knife Edge suffered fatal injuries over the weekend

• Aug 7, 2017

Taylor Swift expected to testify in groping case

Radio host David Mueller sued the pop star, saying he was falsely accused and that she should have called police instead of his bosses; Swift countersued, claiming sexual assault

• Aug 6, 2017

Colorado coroner reveals how woman found in lake died

Heather Hoffman, 23, was still in her McDonald’s uniform when she was found in Sheldon Lake

• Aug 3, 2017

Body found amid search for missing treasure hunter

Man was searching for treasure supposedly buried in mountains of New Mexico

• Jul 31, 2017

Hundreds of fish found dead in lake, causing alarm

"I'm confused and it's pretty scary," said Trevor Pellerite, resident of Tantra Lake apartments

• Jul 25, 2017

Police seek suspect in fatal shooting at Colorado Walmart

Joseph Keith Anderson, 34, is wanted on charges of second-degree murder and possession of a weapon by a previous offender

• Jul 23, 2017

Father of Colorado boy, 13, arrested for boy's 2012 death

Dylan Redwine went missing in November 2012 while visiting his father for Thanksgiving

• Jul 23, 2017

Girl waterskiing on lake struck and killed by boat driven by her dad

Authorities say a 12-year-old Colorado girl waterskiing on a New Hampshire lake was struck and killed by a powerboat operated by her father

• Jul 18, 2017

Man accidentally shot at Denver gun show, witnesses say

"There was a bang, and then a gentleman screamed," says a witness. "I saw a man bleeding from the lower right leg"

• Jul 16, 2017

Bear suspected of attacking camper trapped, killed

The teen who was attacked saw the captured bear and also believed it was the same one that bit him in the head

• Jul 10, 2017

"I woke up to a crunching sound": Bear bites sleeping teen in the head

Dylan, a staffer at a camp, said he punched and hit the bear and other staffers who were sleeping nearby yelled and swatted at the bear until it left

• Jul 10, 2017

Western wildfires

As record-breaking temperatures scorch western U.S. and Canada, firefighters battle dozens of raging wildfires in several states

• Jul 9, 2017
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Wildfire threatens Colorado resort town

Evacuation orders for hundreds of homes expected to remain in place as wildfire rages

• Jul 6, 2017

Colorado town under pre-evacuation notice as fire grows

Fire crews have ordered air attack resources to fight the rapidly-growing fire

• Jul 5, 2017

Cops: Man mistakes son for intruder, fatally shoots him

Police say Colorado man Frank Huner called 911 Saturday night to report shooting, and later told investigators victim was his son

• Jul 4, 2017

Colorado researchers are putting microchips in rattlesnakes

Researchers are attempting to track prairie rattlesnakes' every move

• Jun 21, 2017

States where job ads produce "the sound of crickets"

Colorado, New Hampshire and other places with ultra-tight labor markets are creating headaches for businesses

• Jun 19, 2017

Fort Carson lifts shelter in place; suspect in custody

Gates were closed around 4 p.m. local time, CBS affiliate KKTV reports; one individual injured and in stable condition, officials say

• Jun 15, 2017

Boy, 15, charged with murder in death of 10-year-old girl

Investigators said the Colorado girl's body had signs of severe trauma

• Jun 15, 2017

German man who shot police officer had been living in U.S.

Witnesses told police the suspect was talking to himself in English, and then began punching a passenger in the face

• Jun 14, 2017

Colorado uses pot taxes to fund pot busts

Tax revenue from sale of legal marijuana will help police departments crack down on illegal growers

• Jun 8, 2017

Surveillance cameras capture intruder with 4 paws on the piano

Police say bear made entry into home through open kitchen window, and even managed to hit a few notes on homeowner's piano

• Jun 6, 2017

Mom arrested after 3-year-old boy shoots 2-year-old brother

"They wanted to play cops and robbers," said the brothers' 14-year-old sister. "It was pretty traumatic."

• Jun 5, 2017

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