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A dad's quick thinking may have saved the life of his son after an encounter with a large rattlesnake in Golden.
Colorado School of Mines Executive Vice President Kirsten Volpi says the project will fill a need for employees and strengthen the school overall.
It would have been easier, and much less expensive, to just tear down Casa Bonita and rebuild it anew. But the new owners say instead they spent well above $40 million to get the restaurant ready for its grand reopening.
State Rep. Brianna Titone says she engages adversaries to diffuse fear and end hate.
One of the most beautiful stretches of a highway in the Denver area is C-470 in Jefferson County, but the beauty of nature is being rapidly replaced.
The future of Bear Creek Lake Park located within Jefferson County remains cloudy as the summer season begins.
The recent rise in water levels has mean increased opportunities for kayaking, paddle boarding, fishing and more, with more shaded areas accessible, but also more debris and hazards.
A stretch of Colfax Avenue in Lakewood has been identified as having the highest concentration of traffic related deaths and injuries in the city of Lakewood.
While fans wait for the much-anticipated grand reopening of Casa Bonita, they can enjoy a delicious craft beer in its honor from a patio just a few feet away.
When 13-year-old Tymofii Salomatin started at a new school, he didn't speak any English, so classmates used Google Translate to communicate. When he first played piano, jaws dropped.
It was a summer for the record books in Denver. The average temperature (highs and lows) was 75 degrees. This is only the second time in Denver's history with an average summer temperature at or above 75 degrees.
A police officer in Glenwood Springs shot and killed an armed man after trying to contact him in a shopping center parking lot on Monday afternoon, Glenwood Springs Police Chief Joseph Deras said.
Throughout Labor Day weekend at Aurora Sports Park, the joy and sense of community were everywhere. The Sudanese American Soccer Federation held its national tournament in the area along with a two-day community festival.
There are less than a dozen Arapahoe County sheriff's deputies who patrol more than 600 square miles of eastern Arapahoe County. One deputy has been the first responder at the scene of seven fires so far this year alone.
A 27-year-old Denver man was sentenced to life in prison Friday after a jury convicted him of strangling his wife five months after they were married.
A 32-year-old self-proclaimed life coach for children who was found sleeping in a parked car with a naked 12-year-old boy was sentenced Thursday to 29 years in prison.
Police did not immediately offer details about the incident other than to call it a "violent event" in the Glenwood Meadows Shopping Center, but said that the scene was secure and that there were no further threats to the public.
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Throughout Labor Day weekend at Aurora Sports Park, the joy and sense of community were everywhere. The Sudanese American Soccer Federation held its national tournament in the area along with a two-day community festival.
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A warrant filed by university police says Watkins assaulted the victim by "forcefully grabbing her face, pulling her arms and pushing."
CSU quarterback Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi completed 10 out of 18 passes for 59 yards, while running back Justin Marshall ended the game with 25 carries for 106 yards as the Rams lost to the No. 4 ranked Texas Longhorns on Saturday.
Bret McGatlin, third-year head coach of the Eagles, said he learned from his father, Don McGatlin, a former high school football coach for more than 40 years, that who you are off the field is even more important than who you are on the gridiron.
Coach Deion Sanders praised the efforts of Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders at Folsom Field on Thursday night.
A group of students at Valor Christian High School are excited for the big football game, but they are also excited for their own sport: girls flag football.
At least 15,000 workers have voted to authorize strikes if no agreements are reached after contracts expire at hotels in 12 cities, from Honolulu to Boston.
Under President Biden's June proclamation, migrants who cross the southern border between legal entry points are generally disqualified from asylum.
A warrant filed by university police says Watkins assaulted the victim by "forcefully grabbing her face, pulling her arms and pushing."
In her first broadcast interview, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson talks about her historic ascension to the nation's highest court; her dissent in the Trump immunity decision; and the controversy over ethics involving justices.
The twin-engine Cessna crashed into a row of condo units, several of which caught fire, officials said.
The former president responded to Harris with a series of short videos from the families, including those that did and did not formally invite him to attend the memorial at Arlington National Cemetery.
Under President Biden's June proclamation, migrants who cross the southern border between legal entry points are generally disqualified from asylum.
The Democratic Party nominee said Arlington National Cemetery is a "place where we come together to honor American heroes" and is "not a place for politics."
Chester is what climate activists call an "environmental justice community," a place where climate change and pollution disproportionately affect underserved populations.
Democrats on the House Overside Committee sent a letter Friday to the Army requesting a report into an altercation involving an Arlington National Cemetery employee and Trump staff.
Castle Rock is making moves for youth mental health after the town council voted to rezone a former assisted living facility to a mental health center for teens. But some neighbors are worried about safety.
Trump angered abortion opponents after he appeared open to voting for an amendment that would roll back Florida's six-week ban.
Hormone therapy can benefit women's health during menopause, according to new research that looked at more than 100,000 women.
"Your government will pay for or your insurance company will be mandated to pay for all costs associated with IVF treatment," he said.
Deadly listeria outbreak linked to recalled Boar's Head deli meat is the largest in the U.S. in more than a decade.
At least 15,000 workers have voted to authorize strikes if no agreements are reached after contracts expire at hotels in 12 cities, from Honolulu to Boston.
Rhett Beutler, co-owner of Beutler and Son Rodeo Co., said horses were "just falling over, dying" after eating the feed.
Gas prices are projected to average $3.27 a gallon on Monday, which would make driving on the holiday the cheapest since 2021.
New artificial intelligence tools such as Flux are making it easier than ever to alter or fabricate images.
The Fed's preferred inflation gauge rose moderately in July, keeping the Fed on track to lower borrowing costs.
In 2023, CBS News Colorado's Kati Weis spoke with several concerned residents at the park about a host of complaints they had – some people so upset, that they staged a protest at the park.
Miles away, in almost all corners of the metro area, residents in the Happy Canyon neighborhood in Denver, Applewood in Golden, or south in Sterling Ranch have the same question.
Questions about trust and safety have been a top conversation among leaders in Colorado's criminal justice system this year, including in Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty's office.
It's an unprecedented situation in Arapahoe County, where county commissioners have made a rarely seen decision -- stripping the county sheriff of his spending authority, and even asking for a district attorney review.
After months of fighting, a judge ruled in favor of a Colorado Department of Corrections employee who was told he needed to return months of alleged overpay. It comes after the department blamed a payroll mistake.