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CBS Colorado First Alert Meteorologist Joe Ruch visited Swigert International School in Denver.
CBS Colorado First Alert Meteorologist Joe Ruch visited Stellar Elementary School in Thornton
CBS Colorado First Alert Meteorologist Joe Ruch visited Rocky Heights Middle School in Highlands Ranch.
CBS Colorado First Alert Meteorologist Callie Zanandrie visited Partners in Play Preschool in Golden.
CBS Colorado First Alert Meteorologist Joe Ruch visited kindergarteners at Front Range Christian School in Littleton.
Three men and a woman from California have pleaded guilty to charges alleging they disguised themselves as legitimate work crews and broke into telecommunications towers in at least three states - including Colorado - and resold stolen equipment for profit.
The Centennial community was shocked last week when a little boy was arrested and accused of killing his five-year-old brother. Now, that child has been charged with murder.
The Colorado State Patrol is asking for help from the public in solving a deadly hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian from over the weekend in Jefferson County.
Thousands of entries were submitted to choose the name of the Pecos League baseball team in Grand Junction, Colorado.
The Denver Center for the Performing Arts Broadway and Cabaret announced the 2026-2027 season on Tuesday.
The Boulder International Film Festival will take place from April 9-12 in 2026. The co-founders Robin Beeck and Kathy Beeck spoke about the films that have them excited this year.
The reports about the Denver Zoo can be seen on CBS Colorado Mornings.
CBS Colorado streamed a Girls & Science Community Conversation on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, on CBS News Colorado. The conversation featured female mentors who shared their experiences in STEM fields with Girls Inc. of Metro Denver's youth participants.
The Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance announced changes to their operating hours. The zoo will now be open to the general public year round from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
A bill to protect missing college students passed the Colorado State Senate on Monday. SB26-120 is now off to the House for a committee vote.
Thousands of entries were submitted to choose the name of the Pecos League baseball team in Grand Junction, Colorado.
The U.S. men's national soccer team is expected to debut the new uniforms later this month in Atlanta, ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup starting in June.
Bri Crittendon is a generational talent. If you want to know what makes this McDonald's All-American tick, just ask her boyfriend, CU freshman guard Josiah Sanders.
The top 16 seeds in the 68-team women's NCAA field will host first- and second-round games, with the regional rounds being played at two neutral sites for the fourth straight year.
There's been a lot of talk about whether Denver would be a good place for the PWHL to expand. The crowd that showed up on Sunday is a good indication that they would be well supported.
Many Americans feel like they live in a "hamster wheel economy," said one expert who studies economic security.
"If the price of oil goes up, the price of everything goes up," said former U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz.
President Trump's director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, announced his immediate resignation Tuesday, citing the administration's decision to intervene in Iran.
The U.S. men's national soccer team is expected to debut the new uniforms later this month in Atlanta, ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup starting in June.
Costco is recalling a meatloaf and potato meal kit because one of its ingredients may be contaminated with salmonella.
The subpoena issued by GOP Rep. James Comer of Kentucky requires Bondi to appear for a deposition on April 14.
Colorado state Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer has submitted her petitions to appear on the Republican primary ballot for governor.
President Trump's director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, announced his immediate resignation Tuesday, citing the administration's decision to intervene in Iran.
Perhaps no place in Colorado is the youth mental health crisis more acute than Children's Hospital Colorado, where more than 14,000 kids sought mental health treatment last year.
Lakewood voters can expect to start seeing ballots in the mail soon. On April 7, voters will decide whether to keep or repeal recent rezoning changes approved by the city council.
A judge blocked a set of changes to the childhood vaccine schedule recommended by allies of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, dealing a setback to the Trump administration's efforts to overhaul federal vaccine policy.
Patchwork state policies and limited federal oversight have led to a fragmented system for tracking organ donor status.
Even people with six-figure incomes are making financial sacrifices to pay for medical care, a new study finds.
Colorado health officials have identified two additional cases of measles, bringing the total number to nine in the Broomfield outbreak.
Crystalline silica, which is released into the air when workers cut and polish engineered stone for kitchen countertops, can scar human lungs beyond repair.
Many Americans feel like they live in a "hamster wheel economy," said one expert who studies economic security.
"If the price of oil goes up, the price of everything goes up," said former U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz.
Rising diesel prices could push up costs across the U.S. economy, as many goods move by diesel-powered trucks.
Industry experts are warning of a possible increase of prices of beef in the weeks to come due to a worker strike in the state.
Costco is recalling a meatloaf and potato meal kit because one of its ingredients may be contaminated with salmonella.
Eleven Denver City Council members voluntarily reimbursed the city for 2025 furlough days with reimbursement amounts ranging from $762.60 up to $1,969.92. Most of the council members' reimbursements were around $1,300.
Prosecutors in El Paso County have decided not to pursue criminal charges against a youth hockey coach in southern Colorado, saying there is insufficient evidence to prosecute him.
Law enforcement authorities in Arizona have arrested and jailed a former Colorado resident, Keith Carl Jones, on sex-related charges, 30 years after he was connected to the unsolved disappearance of a Castle Rock woman.
There's harsh criticism of a Colorado police officer charged with failing to report a crash -- a crash investigators say he was partially responsible for while off-duty. Some of the strongest criticism is coming from an unexpected place.
A CBS Colorado investigation has learned the City of Denver has spent $110,000 on a 14-month investigation of Denver Police Division Chief Magen Dodge, but is refusing to release the completed investigation, which was finalized three months ago.