Fire Crews Battle Wildland Fire, Structure Fire In Crested Butte
Firefighters rushed to battle a structure fire and a wildland fire in Crested Butte on Wednesday. The Crested Butte Fire Protection District said it was a complicated scene.
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Firefighters rushed to battle a structure fire and a wildland fire in Crested Butte on Wednesday. The Crested Butte Fire Protection District said it was a complicated scene.
A marmot from Colorado was captured in Arizona, after surviving a 600-mile road trip underneath a car -- in record heat.
Some mountain communities are altering their approach to tourism to manage guest experience amid an affordable housing crisis and subsequent labor shortage.
The slide took place on the north side of Snodgrass Mountain near Crested Butte.
As ski resorts try to figure out how to operate safely during the coronavirus pandemic, by requiring facemasks, enforcing social distancing in lift lines and eliminating dine-in service, Trump's order has added another obstacle heading into the winter: hiring enough temporary workers to fill crucial jobs like operating chair lifts, serving food and cleaning hotel rooms.
This weekend usually brings the beginning of the heavy summer travel season, especially for those who love our mountain passes. Coronavirus means many of those passes will be not be open.
A letter from CEO Rob Katz to employees announced that Vail Resorts will work toward an opening in roughly a month. The hope, Katz noted in the letter, is that their resorts will be open by late June or early July.
Daniel Escalante was a former mountain guide and Crested Butte town councilman and had extensive backcountry experience.
Avalanches are just a threat in the mountains, they're also happening in the middle of Crested Butte.
Emergency officials in Crested Butte say they responded to at least two roof avalanches in the last two days.
Two Roaring Fork Valley men, Owen Green, 27, of Aspen, and Michael Goerne, 37, of Carbondale, are being remembered after they died Saturday in an avalanche near Crested Butte.
Two backcountry skiers were killed over the weekend in an avalanche in a Colorado area known as Death Pass.
Avalanche warnings are in effect, triggered in part by the early snowfall in parts of the High Country.
A Colorado State Patrol officer fatally shot someone at the scene of a one-vehicle crash in western Colorado.
Crested Butte is ramping up its snowmaking, and that's helped push its opening date up.
Vail Resorts announced on Monday that they will acquire Crested Butte and three other ski areas outside Colorado.
In January 2017 snowstorms were measured by the feet instead of inches, the town ran out of room to store all the snow, and the ski resort even shut down for several days because of too much snow!
A suspect was arrested after threatening statements were made at Gunnison High School.
It's a sign that fall is just around the corner!
A man says his car was destroyed after a bear got into it while it was parked but unlocked.
Last year in Rio, Coburn became the first American woman to medal in the steeplechase winning bronze and setting an American record finishing in 9:07:63.
In his boredom, Billy Barr found a calling. Measuring snow. Since 1974, he's taken measurements twice a day, but it wasn't just the snow depth and when it melted.
A lot of snow in winter in Crested Butte isn't really that big of a story, but the extraordinarily large amount they've gotten over the past few weeks is surely front page news.
For ski resorts in Colorado and the Sierra Nevada, it's a good problem to have: too much snow.
Crested Butte Mountain Resort has received seven-and-a-half feet of snow in the past 10 days, claiming the most snow of any ski area in Colorado so far this year.
As Coloradans cast their ballots, election workers and judges around the state have begun counting them. Bipartisan teams include a Republican and a Democrat. If they can't determine a match, ballots are set aside for curing.
The decision on ballot measure 2Q, which would raise an estimated $70 million a year for Denver Health, will have an effect on people all over Colorado's Front Range.
Rep. Yadira Caraveo and Gabe Evans have reached their last day of campaigning in Colorado's 8th Congressional District race. The race is expected to be one of the closest U.S. House races in the country.
Of all of the measures on Colorado's ballot, Proposition 131 may have had more political ads during this political cycle than any other.
Jeff Hurd and Adam Frisch have reached their final day of campaigning for the open seat in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District, which covers much of western Colorado as well as some of the southern part of the state.
As Coloradans cast their ballots, election workers and judges around the state have begun counting them. Bipartisan teams include a Republican and a Democrat. If they can't determine a match, ballots are set aside for curing.
The decision on ballot measure 2Q, which would raise an estimated $70 million a year for Denver Health, will have an effect on people all over Colorado's Front Range.
Rep. Yadira Caraveo and Gabe Evans have reached their last day of campaigning in Colorado's 8th Congressional District race. The race is expected to be one of the closest U.S. House races in the country.
Of all of the measures on Colorado's ballot, Proposition 131 may have had more political ads during this political cycle than any other.
Jeff Hurd and Adam Frisch have reached their final day of campaigning for the open seat in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District, which covers much of western Colorado as well as some of the southern part of the state.
Colorado will receive $70 million in a multi-state opioid settlement with Kroger, the parent company of King Soopers.
Denver voters must decide on dozens of ballot initiatives in this year's election.
CBS News Colorado will be keeping a close eye on several big races impacting Colorado and Denver-area voters.
As Coloradans cast their ballots, election workers and judges around the state have begun counting them. Bipartisan teams include a Republican and a Democrat. If they can't determine a match, ballots are set aside for curing.
Watch Alex Lehnert's forecast
Denver Broncos pass rusher Jonathon Cooper this week signed a four-year contract extension.
The Denver Broncos were beaten in all phases of the game on Sunday in a 41-10 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.
Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray was placed in the concussion protocol after a third-quarter collision with Minnesota Timberwolves forward Julius Randle forced him out Friday night's game.
After picking up back-to-back wins over the Saints and the Panthers, the Denver Broncos have a 5-3 record, and a lot of that can be attributed to Bo Nix.
It's the eighth World Series title in franchise history for the Boys in Blue, and their second in five years.
Quincy Jones, the multi-talented music legend who collaborated with everyone from Michael Jackson to Frank Sinatra, has died at 91, his family announced.
The "Dawson's Creek" alum shared the news on Sunday and said that despite the diagnosis, there is "reason for optimism, and I'm feeling good."
Run for Recovery, a new program, offers a boot camp for people in recovery from substance use who dream of holding political office.
Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance on "Saturday Night Live," playing herself as the mirror-image double of Maya Rudolph's version of her.
Jasmine Adeoye, an account manager based in Austin, Texas, said she became addicted to kratom drink "Feel Free Classic," after she sought an alcohol alternative.
As Coloradans cast their ballots, election workers and judges around the state have begun counting them. Bipartisan teams include a Republican and a Democrat. If they can't determine a match, ballots are set aside for curing.
The decision on ballot measure 2Q, which would raise an estimated $70 million a year for Denver Health, will have an effect on people all over Colorado's Front Range.
Rep. Yadira Caraveo and Gabe Evans have reached their last day of campaigning in Colorado's 8th Congressional District race. The race is expected to be one of the closest U.S. House races in the country.
Of all of the measures on Colorado's ballot, Proposition 131 may have had more political ads during this political cycle than any other.
Jeff Hurd and Adam Frisch have reached their final day of campaigning for the open seat in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District, which covers much of western Colorado as well as some of the southern part of the state.
An Oct. 22 study from the American Psychological Association shows that 69% of Americans surveyed said the 2024 election was a significant stress on their life.
Many Coloradans are feeling stressed and anxious ahead of the election. Experts are offering tips for people feeling stressed about the election to help mitigate those emotions.
The "Dawson's Creek" alum shared the news on Sunday and said that despite the diagnosis, there is "reason for optimism, and I'm feeling good."
Run for Recovery, a new program, offers a boot camp for people in recovery from substance use who dream of holding political office.
Jasmine Adeoye, an account manager based in Austin, Texas, said she became addicted to kratom drink "Feel Free Classic," after she sought an alcohol alternative.
TGI Fridays Executive Chairman Rohit Manocha said "COVID-19 and capital structure" were the primary drivers of the chain's financial challenges.
Jasmine Adeoye, an account manager based in Austin, Texas, said she became addicted to kratom drink "Feel Free Classic," after she sought an alcohol alternative.
Berkshire said in its earnings report Saturday that it sold off roughly another 100 million Apple shares in the third quarter after halving its massive investment in the iPhone maker last quarter.
Wendy's plans to close 140 U.S. restaurants before the end of this year on top of the 100 it said it would close in May.
2025 contribution limit for 401(k) plans is $23,500, up from $23,000 in 2024. IRA contribution limit remains $7,000.
Stephen Matthews, the former Denver cardiologist sentenced to 158 years in jail, tried to erase text conversations and videos with some of his victims from his cellphone, according to the prosecutors in the case.
Roving burglary crews throughout Colorado have been specifically targeting the homes of Asian business owners and stealing massive amounts of cash, jewelry, watches and high-end purses in what one detective calls an "epidemic."
A former Independent Monitor who oversaw Denver's public safety agencies for nearly a decade said he expects Denver Fire Department Command staff to face discipline after an independent investigation found them misusing their comp time and vacation time.
A blistering 26-page report on the use of comp or flex time by Denver's fire chief and his top seven commanders calls the years-long practice a violation of Denver's Revised Municipal Code, "an organizational failing" and a "problematic practice."
A Denver judge sentenced a former cardiologist to 158 years behind bars for drugging 10 women he met on dating apps and then sexually assaulting eight of them.