EPA spending billions on electrifying school buses
School districts around the country have put over 4,500 electric buses on the road, but more funding is needed.
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School districts around the country have put over 4,500 electric buses on the road, but more funding is needed.
Public schools are heading into the 2023-24 year in need of hundreds of drivers, causing some to even cancel classes.
The incident occurred on Wednesday while students were being transported home from school.
Colorado State Patrol is investigating a crash between a school bus and a pickup truck Monday afternoon.
A school bus driver and a semi truck driver suffered minor injuries in a crash Tuesday morning.
The National Transportation Safety Board is recommending that all new school buses be equipped with shoulder and lap safety belts, however Colorado has no rule requiring that now.
Quick thinking from emergency crews helped a little girl whose hand got stuck on a school bus Friday morning.
The Douglas County School District is investigating to find out why video taken on one of their buses show students standing while the bus is in motion.
More than three dozen children were on board a school bus when it was involved in a crash with a pickup truck on Thursday afternoon. Three of those students complained of injuries.
It was a frosty, cold morning for students standing at bus stops in Denver, and the snowpacked road conditions made many of the school buses late.
The Denver school district says a bus driver used an unauthorized device to keep a student in his seat, and the family of the autistic 3-year-old wants more information.
A key witness to a murder last month in Arapahoe County may have been driving a school bus.
Two people were taken to the hospital Thursday morning in a crash involving a school bus in Douglas County.
Arapahoe County sheriff's deputies arrested a school bus driver suspected of being drunk while transporting special needs students on a field trip.
Denver Public Schools is adding GPS technology to keep kids safe as they ride the bus to and from school.
Tests showed the blood alcohol level of a school bus driver who was arrested while driving more than 30 students was close to three times the legal limit.
Authorities say a school bus has struck and seriously injured a 70-year-old woman who was crossing a street in Loveland.
A school bus driver in Aspen has been placed on unpaid leave after allegedly ripping a student's shirt.
A school bus full of students was close to crashing into oncoming traffic in Colorado Springs on Thursday but avoided an accident thanks to one brave teenager on board.
The Colorado State Patrol says a school bus driver in Grand Junction was ticketed on suspicion of driving drunk after a student on the bus told his mother he smelled alcohol.
The driver of a school bus who hit three teenage girls in a crosswalk Tuesday has been issued a citation for three misdemeanor counts of careless driving causing bodily injury.
State officials announced Friday that the school bus driver who struck three teenage girls in Jefferson County Tuesday afternoon will face three misdemeanor charges.
Charges against the school bus driver who struck three children in Jefferson County Tuesday afternoon may be filed Wednesday depending on the progress of the investigation.
Police in Wheat Ridge ticketed the driver of a car who ran a red light and crashed into a school bus.
Students wanting to ride the Jefferson County Public Schools to class will have to pay to ride starting this fall.
A rockslide Saturday night damaged Colorado Highway 119, causing CDOT to close the highway while cleanup and repair operations are underway.
A post circulating on social media about a missing female police officer from a local department being "in extreme danger" is not true. It is in fact a scam, according to police.
We picked up record rainfall at DIA on Saturday reaching 0.96 inches making Saturday officially the wettest day in Denver in nearly 5 months.
A man sentenced in the 2005 murder of Denver Police Detective Donald Young is now trying to use a Colorado law to apply for early parole. The detective's daughters are trying to make sure that doesn't happen.
Zalmay Khalilzad, a former U.S. envoy to Kabul who is working on Taliban hostage releases, posted a picture of Faye Hall smiling with Qatar representatives ahead of her departure from Afghanistan on Saturday.
A rockslide Saturday night damaged Colorado Highway 119, causing CDOT to close the highway while cleanup and repair operations are underway.
A post circulating on social media about a missing female police officer from a local department being "in extreme danger" is not true. It is in fact a scam, according to police.
We picked up record rainfall at DIA on Saturday reaching 0.96 inches making Saturday officially the wettest day in Denver in nearly 5 months.
A man sentenced in the 2005 murder of Denver Police Detective Donald Young is now trying to use a Colorado law to apply for early parole. The detective's daughters are trying to make sure that doesn't happen.
A 43-year-old man who allegedly stole firearms and a pickup truck from a ranch was captured Friday night after a day-long manhunt in northwestern Colorado.
Watch meteorologist Callie Zanandrie's forecast.
More rain and snow for Colorado Saturday night and fog to start Sunday. First Alert Meteorologist Ashton Altieri has your forecast.
The Polar Plunge and 5K event at the Aurora Reservoir included events for people of all ages and those who felt the water was just a bit too chilly.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirmed they used the non-lethal munitions to scare the wolf away from the area after a rancher reported the wolf's activity. CPW says it's the first time its officers have used bean bag rounds on wolves since the species was reintroduced to the state.
Saturday's cleanup event was the first of four planned for this year in the area, which is currently undergoing a massive road construction project.
Colorado State University formally welcomed Ali Farokhmanesh as the 21st head men's basketball coach of the CSU Rams.
Sanders will now be making $10 million, making him the highest-paid football coach in the Big 12 and among the top 10 highest-paid head football coaches in the country, the school said.
Colorado State hired Niko Medved's top assistant to replace him as basketball coach following a quick 24-hour search. Ali Farokhmanesh, 36, was promoted Wednesday evening after Medved left earlier this week.
As fans wager an estimated $3.1 billion into March Madness bets, cybersecurity experts warn of a rise in online gambling scams targeting everyday users.
Professional snowboarder Kimmy Fasani shares her journey through breast cancer, motherhood and advocacy in her new documentary, "Butterfly in a Blizzard."
Zalmay Khalilzad, a former U.S. envoy to Kabul who is working on Taliban hostage releases, posted a picture of Faye Hall smiling with Qatar representatives ahead of her departure from Afghanistan on Saturday.
The nonprofit institute's mission is to promote conflict resolution and the prevention of conflicts globally.
Much of the federal government's efforts to buoy lagging childhood vaccination rates have been run through the Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy.
U.S. egg prices are just starting to fall, but big demand for Easter and Passover could cause prices to edge up again next month.
A recent poll shows 85% of Greenlanders do not want to be part of the United States.
The nonprofit institute's mission is to promote conflict resolution and the prevention of conflicts globally.
A Department of Health and Human Services official delivered an ultimatum to Dr. Peter Marks: either resign or be fired.
Colorado immigration rights activist Jeanette Vizguerra's attorneys now argue that her detention was retaliatory, linked to her criticism of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and her activism
Much of the federal government's efforts to buoy lagging childhood vaccination rates have been run through the Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy.
The Office of the State Auditor says a programming error in the Department of Labor and Employment's system for unemployment benefits led to some employers overpaying and others underpaying.
A Department of Health and Human Services official delivered an ultimatum to Dr. Peter Marks: either resign or be fired.
Much of the federal government's efforts to buoy lagging childhood vaccination rates have been run through the Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy.
Republican Rep. Gabe Evans of Colorado is leading a bi-partisan effort to close a loophole in Medicare and Medicaid that he says is leading to identity theft.
23 measles cases have been confirmed in Kansas, marking an outbreak for the state, according to local health officials. Ohio has reported 10 cases.
YMCA of Metro Denver offers a blood pressure monitoring class and a diabetes prevention program.
The Office of the State Auditor says a programming error in the Department of Labor and Employment's system for unemployment benefits led to some employers overpaying and others underpaying.
Sanders will now be making $10 million, making him the highest-paid football coach in the Big 12 and among the top 10 highest-paid head football coaches in the country, the school said.
As Colorado celebrated the coming move of the Sundance Film Festival to Boulder, Colorado film industry leaders were looking ahead at what seemed like potential for more production.
U.S. egg prices are just starting to fall, but big demand for Easter and Passover could cause prices to edge up again next month.
Adams 12 Five Star Schools is cutting about 150 jobs as it faces a $27.5 million budget shortfall. The district says it employs about 5,000 people and has a student enrollment of about 36,000.
A year ago, Michael Burch walked into the Huerfano County jail. He never walked out. His death has now prompted a federal lawsuit.
A conservative legal group said it was "no coincidence" that Denver Mayor Mike Johnston and his staff began communicating on Signal after the group filed open records requests over Denver's handling of the migrant crisis.
For one Colorado father, something felt off with the family investigator working on his case case. He filed a complaint with the state.
Denver's mayor and 14 of his top advisors, appointees and lawyers nicknamed themselves "Strike Force" and communicated about the migrant crisis through an end-to end encryption app that then proceeded to automatically delete their initial conversations.
A startling discovery about a day care center employee in Centennial left parents in disbelief.