December Snow Outlook Hopeful As Snowpack Runs Well Below Normal
The meteorological winter is beginning with statewide snowpack running well below where it should be for this time of year.
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The meteorological winter is beginning with statewide snowpack running well below where it should be for this time of year.
Construction is back on for a major project in one of Denver's most iconic areas.
Police in Denver are investigating after a body was recovered from the South Platte River Wednesday afternoon.
A wet May boosted the snow across most of Colorado's mountains, putting the state in good shape for the spring and summer runoff.
A four-month construction project is nearly complete and the lower part of the South Platte River and the canyon trail will open on Saturday.
Search teams have recovered the body of a kayaker who went missing on the South Platte River on Friday.
Crews struggled to retrieve the body of kayaker in the South Platte River in Morgan County on Saturday.
A Denver police officer sustained minor injuries after an attack near the South Platte River on Wednesday.
A weekend storm that dropped up to 4 feet of snow in the central Colorado mountains improved the snowpack in most of Colorado's major river basins.
The Front Range blizzard put the South Platte River basin's snowpack in a great position.
Police are investigating after a man's body was found in the South Platte River Thursday morning.
Snow totals will vary greatly for the foothills and the metro area. We are expecting snow for several hours overnight in Denver and the surrounding cities, but much more will fall at higher elevation.
Part of the Denver metro area woke up to locally dense fog on Saturday with the visibility near zero at times on the north side of the city.
It was another day of temperatures in the 60s around the Denver metro area, and while many people are enjoying the unseasonably warm temperatures, others are wondering how long before the snowpack takes a hit.
Monday night's storm left Denver under a blanket of snow, but the coldest temps of the system arrive Wednesday and Thursday.
Families in one historic Denver neighborhood are worried their homes could be up for demolition. It's all due to flood concerns in the Cole Neighborhood of Denver not far from the coliseum.
A picturesque Colorado river with a peculiar French name is the latest prize in the West's water wars, where wilderness advocates usually line up against urban and industrial development.
Colorado released its first-ever plan Thursday to cope with increasing competition for that water as the West grows drier.
Bear Creek is dry below the lake and dam that share the same name in Lakewood. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is doing scheduled maintenance, and it couldn't come at a better time.
A small stream turned a hue of purple right now as state fish biologists begin a large scale fish management program, leaving hundreds of fish dead, while making way for another threatened species of native fish to be moved there.
The company that managed Hillary Rodham Clinton's private email server says it has no knowledge that the server was "wiped."
New research shows floods like the one that ransacked northern Colorado two years ago, killing 10 people, might be more common than previously thought — and that could require more homeowners to get flood insurance and trigger more stringent construction rules.
A lot of people have called Colorado Parks and Wildlife encountering bears over the past few weeks.
The neighborhood hopes to find synergy between the old steam plants and smokestacks, and the river's sustainability.
A Colorado company is now a part of the investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email system. The FBI is looking into the security of the server she used while she was secretary of state.
Republicans and Democrats in Congress are locked in a standoff over reforming the nation's immigration enforcement operation as a deadline to reach a resolution and fund the Department of Homeland Security approaches.
An early morning collision between a train and a car in Brighton sent one person to the hospital and now police are investigating whether the driver of the car was drunk at the time he stopped on the tracks.
President Trump criticized Team USA freestyle skier Hunter Hess after he and other American athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics shared their thoughts on U.S. politics.
A 14-year-old boy is dead and now the Colorado Bureau of Investigation has issued an alert looking for the driver of a black BMW sedan who police say struck the teen while he was riding his bicycle in Thornton.
Breezy Johnson took the lead early on after flying down the mountain in 1:36.10. It is her first-ever Olympic medal.
An early morning collision between a train and a car in Brighton sent one person to the hospital and now police are investigating whether the driver of the car was drunk at the time he stopped on the tracks.
A 14-year-old boy is dead and now the Colorado Bureau of Investigation has issued an alert looking for the driver of a black BMW sedan who police say struck the teen while he was riding his bicycle in Thornton.
Low snowpack is raising concerns, as debris in Colorado's backcountry is becoming exposed, posing risks to skiers.
Colorado residents and visitors from across the country have flocked to Golden to celebrate their own version of Super Bowl weekend.
The Denver Broncos didn't make it to the Super Bowl this year, but Colorado was still represented on one of football's biggest stages.
Joe Ruch is tracking rain and snow for the week ahead in Colorado.
Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of the Archbishop of Denver and appointed his successor.
Denver police are searching for a suspect wanted in connection with a hit-and-run crash last month that left three people injured.
Colorado residents and visitors from across the country have flocked to Golden to celebrate their own version of Super Bowl weekend.
Low snowpack is raising concerns, as debris in Colorado's backcountry is becoming exposed, posing risks to skiers.
President Trump criticized Team USA freestyle skier Hunter Hess after he and other American athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics shared their thoughts on U.S. politics.
Breezy Johnson took the lead early on after flying down the mountain in 1:36.10. It is her first-ever Olympic medal.
Lindsey Vonn, who came out of retirement to compete in the Milano Cortina Games, is in stable condition after her crash.
The Denver Broncos didn't make it to the Super Bowl this year, but Colorado was still represented on one of football's biggest stages.
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Republicans and Democrats in Congress are locked in a standoff over reforming the nation's immigration enforcement operation as a deadline to reach a resolution and fund the Department of Homeland Security approaches.
President Trump criticized Team USA freestyle skier Hunter Hess after he and other American athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics shared their thoughts on U.S. politics.
Breezy Johnson took the lead early on after flying down the mountain in 1:36.10. It is her first-ever Olympic medal.
Lindsey Vonn, who came out of retirement to compete in the Milano Cortina Games, is in stable condition after her crash.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Republicans and Democrats in Congress are locked in a standoff over reforming the nation's immigration enforcement operation as a deadline to reach a resolution and fund the Department of Homeland Security approaches.
President Trump criticized Team USA freestyle skier Hunter Hess after he and other American athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics shared their thoughts on U.S. politics.
Nexstar's acquisition of Tegna would bring together two companies with significant holdings in local broadcast media.
Skier Chris Lillis said he was "heartbroken about what's happened in the United States," while skater Amber Glenn said she "will not just be quiet."
Immigration enforcement will take center stage next week in D.C. Lawmakers will hold two high profile hearings as Congress faces a looming deadline to fund the Department of Homeland Security.
Colorado health officials have issued a safety notice over batches of marijuana contaminated with yeast and mold sold in 31 stores across the state over the past two-and-a-half months.
Becca Valle, then 37, enrolled in a cutting-edge clinical trial after surgery removed an aggressive tumor from her brain.
The Trump administration launched its new TrumpRx direct-to-consumer prescription drug listing site late Thursday, part of a push to offer medication at steep discounts.
On Colorado's Eastern Plains, danger can strike faster than help can reach you. For one rancher in Sterling, a simple chore in his land turned into the fight of his life.
People who call 911 in Aurora for non-emergency medical issues now have the option to be connected to a doctor virtually instead of having an ambulance sent to their location.
Colorado health officials have issued a safety notice over batches of marijuana contaminated with yeast and mold sold in 31 stores across the state over the past two-and-a-half months.
Design plans for the community include walking trails, play areas, community gardens, and indoor gathering spaces. The property sits next to Expo Park and a city recreation center, the Highline Canal Trail, and transit access.
Nexstar's acquisition of Tegna would bring together two companies with significant holdings in local broadcast media.
Though the commerce secretary has called his interactions with Epstein as "limited," the two were in business together four years after Epstein's 2008 guilty plea.
Resurgent technology stocks drove the rebound after a volatile week, while bitcoin also recouped losses.
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.
An Arapahoe County judge ordered Aurora resident Daniel Alexander Ashby to stand trial for felony assault, after witnesses say Ashby body-slammed defense lawyer H. Michael Steinberg in a courthouse hallway last December.
Newly released documents from the Lakeside Police Department say former Sgt. Howard Prince admitted to cheating on his time records, but also said that in an interview, the sergeant said he didn't know why he falsified his time sheets.