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At one time the second in command at the Lake County Sheriff's Office, Fernando Mendoza, 49, was fired after complaints were filed by several female employees of the department. The ensuing sexual harassment investigation led to discovery of Mendoza's manipulation of his teenage step-daughter in 2012.
A teacher at the Center Early Childhood Programs in Lake County faces charges of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust.
There's going to be a new Lake County sheriff in town come Tuesday.
A 32-year-old man has been wounded by an officer responding to a domestic dispute call in western Colorado.
Two Colorado photographers planned to spend the Labor Day weekend searching for fall colors. They found a wildfire instead.
A couple tied the knot atop one of Colorado's 14ers over the weekend.
A group of veterans will participate in the Leadville Marathon to raise money to support suicide awareness in the military.
The fire has burned a little over an acre and is 90% contained.
A man in Leadville faces 12 years in prison for mail theft, identity theft, bank fraud and being a felon in possession of firearms.
Undersheriff Fernando Mendoza is being investigated for "sexual harassment actions occurring within the Lake County Sheriff's Office."
The District Attorney for the 5th Judicial District is investigating sexual harassment allegations within the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
A 15-year-old girl died after falling into a creek.
A man charged in a fatal stabbing outside a bar in Leadville has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.
Good Samaritans who police say pulled over to help a car on the side of the road were carjacked at gunpoint and the suspects are on the run.
Thousands of people have viewed cell phone video that some believe shows police misconduct. The Lake County sheriff is defending his deputies and the way they handled the situation as it was captured on video.
The District Attorney's office in Leadville is investigating a report of officer misconduct in Lake County last week.
An Avon woman has been sentenced to 60 days in jail after prosecutors asked a Lake County District Court Judge to give her six years for her seventh alcohol-related driving offense.
The District Attorney for the Fifth Judicial District is upset over the sentence handed down for a woman who was convicted of her seventh DUI.
A 32-year-old man is facing charges for making a threat against the Colorado Mountain College campus in Leadville.
Colorado Mountain College in Leadville was placed on lockout Monday morning due to a bomb threat. One person authorities believe is an active student was arrested in connection with the investigation.
The backcountry skiers who died in the central Colorado mountains Thursday while he was being treated for hypothermia was a Forest Service ranger.
CBS4 has learned that after both missing backcountry skiers were found Thursday, one of them has died. The search for the two skiers began after they had not been heard from since Wednesday.
Mine officials in Climax have pulled the plug on the long-standing tradition of a cross illuminated for Christmas on the side of a mine building.
The former Leadville police chief has been arrested.
An experienced mountain biker died Saturday while participating in the grueling Leadville 100 race in Colorado's mountains.
With a growth of nearly 8% year over year, high schoolers are on track to make up nearly half of the state's community college enrollment.
About 80 workers at Colorado's iconic restaurant Casa Bonita were calling for safer, fairer working conditions.
Warren Village's new affordable housing complex includes 89 units on Alameda Avenue and Pecos Street in Denver.
The Banquet in a Box includes meal fixings for a family of 8-10 along with a frozen turkey.
Police have deactivated an Amber Alert for a missing boy. The suspect, a 26-year-old woman, is believed to have shot a man in Lakewood before allegedly kidnapping the child.
With a growth of nearly 8% year over year, high schoolers are on track to make up nearly half of the state's community college enrollment.
About 80 workers at Colorado's iconic restaurant Casa Bonita were calling for safer, fairer working conditions.
Warren Village's new affordable housing complex includes 89 units on Alameda Avenue and Pecos Street in Denver.
The Banquet in a Box includes meal fixings for a family of 8-10 along with a frozen turkey.
Police have deactivated an Amber Alert for a missing boy. The suspect, a 26-year-old woman, is believed to have shot a man in Lakewood before allegedly kidnapping the child.
The Banquet in a Box includes meal fixings for a family of 8-10 along with a frozen turkey.
With a growth of nearly 8% year over year, high schoolers are on track to make up nearly half of the state's community college enrollment.
Fort Collins issues citations from traffic cameras that catch speeders in an area marked with signs.
Federal investigators are part of the search for a cause of the deadly plane crash in Larimer County.
Police in Colorado on Monday deactivated an Amber Alert for a missing boy out of Lakewood after the child was found unharmed and a woman was taken into custody.
The Dakota Ridge Eagles are just two wins away from winning their first state championship in football. Last Friday, Dakota Ridge defeated the Ponderosa Mustangs 14-0 in the quarterfinals of the 4A playoffs.
Nix finished 25 of 42, and his 18-yard touchdown pass to Sutton in the third quarter broke the club rookie record of 14 set by Marlin Briscoe in 1968. Nix and Sutton later hooked up for a 2-yard TD with 5:30 left to give the Broncos a two-possession lead.
Devin Neal ran for 207 yards and three touchdowns, caught four passes for 80 yards and another score, and led Kansas to a victory over Colorado on Saturday that dealt a big blow to the Buffs' hopes of playing for the Big 12 title.
After a near-perfect season – they only lost two games and won the NWSL Shield title – the Orlando Pride finished at the top of the table and will play for the championship on Saturday.
The NFL has made a major scheduling change, flexing Denver's upcoming game in December against the Chargers to Thursday Night Football.
Biden said four years of Trump would become an "aberrant moment in time." Now his presidency is wedged between his rival's time in power.
Macy's delays its quarterly earnings report after discovering that an accounting unit employee concealed delivery expenses.
President-elect Donald Trump, who ran on mass deportation and harsher immigration policies, could inherit a border that is relatively quiet.
President Biden pardoned two turkeys, Peach and Blossom that hail from Minnesota, where they will return.
Microsoft said it's investigating an issue impacting access to Microsoft 365 and its Teams app.
Biden said four years of Trump would become an "aberrant moment in time." Now his presidency is wedged between his rival's time in power.
President-elect Donald Trump, who ran on mass deportation and harsher immigration policies, could inherit a border that is relatively quiet.
President Biden pardoned two turkeys, Peach and Blossom that hail from Minnesota, where they will return.
Democrats say they're concerned or scared Trump will threaten their rights, but fewer than half feel motivated to oppose him.
The sprawling U.S. Department of Agriculture controls policies, regulations and aid programs related to farming, forestry, ranching, food quality and nutrition.
About 20% of patients — as many as 1 in 5 — may not respond well to medications like Mounjaro and Wegovy, according to several obesity experts.
Glioblastoma typically kills within 18 months, but a new type of treatment has kept Nadya El-Afandi's scans clear 17 months after diagnosis.
More than half of the cases involve students, parents and guests of Rockwood Summit High School who attended events where food from Andre's Banquets and Catering was served.
Researchers have identified a chemical in certain tap water across the United States as chloronitramide anion. Here's what to know.
Whole Foods Market stores in five states sold recalled carrots and celery sticks that could contain E. coli.
About 80 workers at Colorado's iconic restaurant Casa Bonita were calling for safer, fairer working conditions.
Macy's delays its quarterly earnings report after discovering that an accounting unit employee concealed delivery expenses.
Microsoft said it's investigating an issue impacting access to Microsoft 365 and its Teams app.
Service workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport have gone on strike at the start of a busy week of Thanksgiving travel to protest what they say are unlivable wages.
Xcel is facing backlash from customers after halting a popular rebate program. It's the third time in three months a rebate program has run out of funds, leaving hundreds of customers uncertain about the money they were promised.
Xcel is facing backlash from customers after halting a popular rebate program. It's the third time in three months a rebate program has run out of funds, leaving hundreds of customers uncertain about the money they were promised.
Arapahoe County prosecutors have charged a man wanted by Arkansas authorities with dealing fentanyl in Colorado, which they say led to the death of an Englewood man last year.
The police chief in Simla, Colorado, Tony Schiefelbein, has resigned from his position this week as he faced a disciplinary hearing for allowing his teenage son to drive a Simla Police Department vehicle.
Law enforcement agencies are seeing a spike in smash-and-grab burglaries across the northern part of the Denver metro area and up into Northern Colorado.
Every time Michael Bryant leaves his apartment, he worries.