U.S. fighter jets scrambled to track Russia spy plane for 4th time in week
The U.S. military detected a Russian spy plane in international airspace off the coast of Alaska on Tuesday, marking the fourth such sighting in one week.
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The U.S. military detected a Russian spy plane in international airspace off the coast of Alaska on Tuesday, marking the fourth such sighting in one week.
The bombers were intercepted by U.S. and Canadian fighter jets in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is tracking Santa's journey around the world on Christmas Eve.
Next week, the crews working at NORAD will be getting ready for Christmas Eve when Santa and his reindeer will take to the skies.
Here in Colorado, NORAD is making sure Santa Claus is on track during his gift-giving trek around the world!
The North American Aerospace Defense Command is preparing to track Santa's gift-giving trek around the world.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command has announced that NORAD will track Santa on Dec. 24, just as it has done for 65 years. But there will be some changes.
NORAD is making plans for how Santa Claus will be tracked on Christmas Eve during the coronavirus pandemic.
Some of the most critical US senior military commanders and nuclear and special operations forces are now operating under extraordinary protection measures.
Santa Claus has begun his Christmas Eve journey delivering presents around the world and will be shimmying down chimneys near you soon, according to the US military command charged with protecting North American airspace.
The government shutdown won't impact some military operations; NORAD will still be following Santa on Christmas Eve.
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas... at least down at the Peterson Air Force Base.
Investigators worked to find out how a "suicidal" airline employee stole an empty Horizon Air turboprop plane, took off from Sea-Tac International Airport and crashed into a small island in the Puget Sound after being chased by military jets that were quickly scrambled to intercept the aircraft.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command celebrated its 60th anniversary on Saturday.
For 60 years, NORAD in Colorado Springs has been protecting North America primarily from Cheyenne Mountain.
Hundreds of volunteers are on the phones at an Air Force base in Colorado, answering questions from eager kids who want to know where Santa is on his Christmas Eve travels.
The decades-old tradition by the U.S. military of tracking Santa's exact whereabouts during Christmas Eve as he delivers presents to children across the globe is embracing more technology this year.
While North Korea tests missiles that have the potential to strike Denver, NORAD and NORTHCOM are working within the state to keep the nation safe.
The threat of a missile attack from North Korea against the United States is heating up in terms of rhetoric and backed up by repeated test launches.
Tens of thousands of children from around the world plan to call the North American Aerospace Defense Command to ask where Santa is, and starting Saturday they will get a cheery answer about the mythical route from a real person, not a recording.
Gov. John Hickenlooper and a high-ranking official from Canada will speak at a Memorial Day service at a military cemetery in Denver.
Air Force Gen. Lori J. Robinson on Friday became the first woman to lead a top-tier U.S. warfighting command when she took charge of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command in Colorado.
Government radars will be busier than normal on Christmas Eve tracking everything from Santa and severe weather to a giant asteroid that will make its closest approach to Earth.
Volunteers at the North American Aerospace Defense Command are getting ready to monitor Santa Claus as he makes his storybook Christmas flight.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command in Colorado Springs helped the Federal Aviation Administration track a runaway military blimp that crashed in Pennsylvania on Wednesday.
Many couples looking to get hitched in Colorado on Valentine's Day headed to Georgetown and Loveland for special marriage events.
On Saturday, the office of Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced that the city is accepting bids for license plate reader services.
Two Colorado business owners have been separately charged for fraudulently billing the federal government's Medicaid program.
The Denver police department arrested a deputy on Thursday who has been accused of official misconduct for allegedly selling a vape pen to an inmate.
Xcel Energy shared a notice on the company's X account on Saturday, warning customers to prepare beforehand for potential power shutoffs.
Many couples looking to get hitched in Colorado on Valentine's Day headed to Georgetown and Loveland for special marriage events.
On Saturday, the office of Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced that the city is accepting bids for license plate reader services.
Two Colorado business owners have been separately charged for fraudulently billing the federal government's Medicaid program.
The Denver police department arrested a deputy on Thursday who has been accused of official misconduct for allegedly selling a vape pen to an inmate.
Xcel Energy shared a notice on the company's X account on Saturday, warning customers to prepare beforehand for potential power shutoffs.
Over the past decade a beloved Loveland tradition has helped nearly 500 people get married on Valentine's Day.
Nineteen skimmer devices found across the Denver metro area have been seized by police.
One person was injured and another killed in a shooting in Denver's Valverde neighborhood on Saturday morning.
Valentine's Day is the perfect time to celebrate love, and one senior living facility in the Denver metro celebrated with a concert on Friday. Two residents shared their love story with CBS Colorado.
Seven years after his death, friends and family of Colorado teen Jack Padilla gathered to remember him at Village Greens Park in Greenwood Village.
The U.S. kept pace with also-unbeaten Canada for the top seed in the Olympic men's hockey tournament.
It is Jordan Stolz's second gold medal of the 2026 Winter Games, breaking a world record.
The U.S. women's curling team was surprised to learn that their defeat of Canada marked an Olympic first.
Kendall Coyne Schofield scored twice and top-seeded United States routed Olympic host Italy 6-0 in a lopsided, festive and sometimes chippy women's hockey quarterfinal at the Milan Cortina Games.
In the easy win, Brock Nelson scored twice for the U.S., four players had two assists apiece and there was production up and down the lineup.
The U.S. kept pace with also-unbeaten Canada for the top seed in the Olympic men's hockey tournament.
Tom Barrack, a top U.S. diplomat and longtime friend of President Trump, networked and socialized with Epstein for years, CBS News found.
It is Jordan Stolz's second gold medal of the 2026 Winter Games, breaking a world record.
Prediction markets are taking bets this Valentine's Day that celebrity relationships can thrive — or break apart.
The U.S. women's curling team was surprised to learn that their defeat of Canada marked an Olympic first.
On Saturday, the office of Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced that the city is accepting bids for license plate reader services.
Tom Barrack, a top U.S. diplomat and longtime friend of President Trump, networked and socialized with Epstein for years, CBS News found.
It's the second time in as many weeks that government funding has lapsed as Democrats and the White House remain at an impasse over immigration enforcement policies.
Democratic state Sen. Dafna Michaelson Jenet is leaving the Colorado State Capitol to confront and combat antisemitism full-time.
The FAA imposed a surprise flight ban over El Paso earlier this week amid disagreements within the U.S. government over the use of a high-energy laser against drones at the border.
The University of Colorado Cancer Center at CU Anschutz has been selected by the National Cancer Institute as one of just eight hubs nationwide to evaluate new multi‑cancer detection blood tests, part of a national pilot called the Vanguard Study.
Lydia Howerton of Good Eaters showed how easy it is to bake her gluten-free zucchini brownies.
In Colorado, it's not yet clear exactly how much funding will be cut for public health services, but organizations like the Colorado Health Network are bracing for impact.
The Food and Drug Administration is refusing to consider Moderna's application for a new flu vaccine made with mRNA technology, the company said.
The Marshall Project found more than 70,000 cases referred to law enforcement over allegations of substance use during pregnancy — and that's a significant undercount.
Prediction markets are taking bets this Valentine's Day that celebrity relationships can thrive — or break apart.
As construction on the East Colfax Bus Rapid Transit project moves closer to Aurora, business owners and neighbors along the corridor say they are bracing for short-term disruption while holding onto hope for long-term revival.
Amazon's Ring unit touted a "search party" service in its Super Bowl ad, but one critic called the app a "surveillance nightmare."
Inflation came in below economists' forecasts and slowed from December's 2.7% annual rate.
A Denver bar called Mecca Sports Bar has been under investigation for prostitution for several years. It's coming to light now because the city's Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection requested a hearing for the bar about their liquor license and dance cabaret license. Both are in limbo.ore arrests have been made.
A Denver judge this week ordered an area pastor, Tilo Lopez, to pay a family $311,000 in restitution after Lopez was criminally prosecuted in connection with a construction project he said he would do for the family.
The filing comes months after a judge ordered the company to pay more than $116 million for its role in the 2021 death of 6-year-old Wongel Estifanos.
Denver drivers continue to be impacted by a change in how parking tickets are disputed. That system changed in September, when the city eliminated the ability to dispute parking tickets online.
Former Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen, who retired as chief in 2022, plans to announce next week that he is running for a seat on Denver City Council.
Colorado parents are raising concerns after a dispute between their school district and its water provider put the school's future firefighting water supply in question.