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Big April Moisture Good News – In The Short Term
As of Tuesday, Denver has picked up about 20 inches of snow for the month of April. In an average April, Denver normally picks up about 6.5 inches of snow.
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As of Tuesday, Denver has picked up about 20 inches of snow for the month of April. In an average April, Denver normally picks up about 6.5 inches of snow.
With snow piling up in the high country and along the Front Range, Colorado's snowpack is also growing.
Brighton residents who use a popular bike trail next to the Platte River say they are worried after a woman was sexually assaulted in an attack that reportedly happened last week.
Police in Brighton are asking for the public's help in locating a sexual assault suspect.
Police in Denver are investigating a crash involving several vehicles on a bridge over the South Platte River Sunday evening.
The Breckenridge Brewery Company considered expanding outside Colorado, but now they've found the right place to grow in Littleton.
Ranger patrols along the South Platte River are keeping an extra eye out after a bicyclist was injured after running over barbed wire.
An elderly woman needed medical treatment after she drove her minivan into the South Platte River on Monday.
Denver is considering casting a bit more light on a park that links the Highlands neighborhood to downtown.
Gov. John Hickenlooper has denied a request to let Weld County farmers temporarily pump water from irrigation wells in the South Platte River basin, as farms try to save their crops from drought.
Colorado health officials say it could take years for Suncor Energy to clean up a toxic spill from its refinery in Commerce City.
Colorado health officials are requiring more monitoring and preventive measures from Suncor Energy (USA) Inc. as it cleans up contaminated groundwater moving off its refinery in Commerce City.
A water rights dispute is bubbling up in the South Platte River basin. Some farmers say there's plenty of water underground, but they're not allowed to tap into it.
It's been more than a month since a teenager from Fort Morgan disappeared. On Saturday more people joined in the search.
Denver is getting more than $350,000 for projects to help clean up the South Platte River.
An environmental group says the South Platte River is the most polluted waterway in Colorado.
More than 24,000 miles of Colorado's streams are commercially stocked with native and non-native fish. With the efforts of 19 hatcheries, the great fishing of the state has been made even better, under blue skies and amidst breathtaking scenery. Fly fishermen who enjoy the Colorado wilderness have many streams and rivers to choose from in Colorado.
Forecasters say February snowstorms helped increase snowpack in Colorado, but not enough to solve the state's water problems.
Firefighters in Brighton rushed to help a person trapped under a pile of debris Saturday afternoon.
Colorado's snowpack continues to lag but the state is still benefiting from a wet 2011.
Federal officials said Friday that initial water quality tests show levels of toxic chemicals are declining after a gasoline-like substance was detected seeping into a creek from a Denver-area refinery, but environmentalists said even one barrel of the toxic brew is too much.
State health officials on Thursday ordered Suncor Energy to immediately begin testing the air inside the Denver Metro Wastewater Treatment Plant to ensure worker safety near where a gasoline-like substance from the company's refinery was detected seeping into Sand Creek earlier this week.
Suncor Energy says the spill of oily material flowing into Sand Creek has been contained.
Crews from Suncor Energy are continuing to work to clean up an oily mess that came close to the South Platte River.
Alcohol is likely to blame for a deadly crash into the South Platte River on Saturday.
The 7/20 Memorial Foundation continues to honor the lives lost by being a resource and advocating for other communities struck by mass tragedy. It's made up of families of victims, survivors, and others directly impacted by the theatre shooting.
A major player in cybersecurity, CrowdStrike, released an automatic update for their protection software that didn't go as planned, which led to global disruptions and concerns about digital security and our reliance on computers.
A Flight For Life medical helicopter was left where it landed Friday near St. Mary's Glacier after damage was found on its tail rotor.
A 72-year-old man killed a grizzly bear in Flathead County, Montana after it attacked him while he was out picking berries.
Evacuations were ordered Friday for a wildfire burning at the Western Inn Trailer Court near Dumont in Clear Creek County. By Friday evening, those orders were lifted.
The 7/20 Memorial Foundation continues to honor the lives lost by being a resource and advocating for other communities struck by mass tragedy. It's made up of families of victims, survivors, and others directly impacted by the theatre shooting.
A major player in cybersecurity, CrowdStrike, released an automatic update for their protection software that didn't go as planned, which led to global disruptions and concerns about digital security and our reliance on computers.
A Flight For Life medical helicopter was left where it landed Friday near St. Mary's Glacier after damage was found on its tail rotor.
Evacuations were ordered Friday for a wildfire burning at the Western Inn Trailer Court near Dumont in Clear Creek County. By Friday evening, those orders were lifted.
The Adams County Sheriff's Office says deputies seized 39 birds, 32 of them roosters, from a property off Hudson Road in Watkins.
Meteorologist Dayle Cedars details this temperature drop and when you could see thunderstorms in your neighborhood.
Saturday marks 12 years since a gunman opened fire in an Aurora movie theatre, killing a dozen people. The tradition of an annual vigil continues to remember the victims and families impacted.
Adams County Sheriff's Office was among a group of law enforcement agencies who responded to a property in Watkins this week where they say dozens of roosters were kept for cockfighting. Cockfighting is illegal across the United States.
Later on Friday, Microsoft said on social media that it had "completed our mitigation actions and our telemetry indicates all previously impacted Microsoft 365 apps and services have recovered. We're entering a period of monitoring to ensure impact is fully resolved."
CBS News Colorado's First at 4 Anchor Karen Leigh and Northern Colorado Reporter Dillon Thomas checked out the scene at Cheyenne Frontier Days where there was great food, music, and a rodeo for Day 1.
Two CU Buffs and one CSU Ram are rated among the 100 best players in the new College Football 25 video game.
Cash, cars and even cows are just a few ways some nations reward their medal-winning Olympic athletes.
NBA guard Russell Westbrook is expected to join the Denver Nuggets after being bought out following a sign-and-trade agreement with the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Clippers.
The Colorado Rockies are back at Coors Field Friday night and fans will have a new way to eat ice cream.
Terrell Davis and his wife, Tamiko, discussed the moment the former Denver Broncos star was handcuffed in front of his children and other passengers on a United Airlines flight.
A 72-year-old man killed a grizzly bear in Flathead County, Montana after it attacked him while he was out picking berries.
What to know as banks, airlines and other Microsoft clients grapple with global outages due to a CrowdStrike software issue.
A Marine accused of using a Nazi salute during the U.S. Capitol insurrection has been sentenced to almost five years in prison for assaulting police officers who were guarding the building.
Mr. Biden indicated earlier Friday he could be back on the campaign trail within days.
Biden campaign manager Jen O'Malley Dillon denied reports the president is considering leaving 2024 presidential race against Trump.
A Marine accused of using a Nazi salute during the U.S. Capitol insurrection has been sentenced to almost five years in prison for assaulting police officers who were guarding the building.
Mr. Biden indicated earlier Friday he could be back on the campaign trail within days.
Biden campaign manager Jen O'Malley Dillon denied reports the president is considering leaving 2024 presidential race against Trump.
The House Oversight Committee refused to push back the date of U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle's testimony.
Experts say not enough is yet known about the parents of gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks, who have been cooperating with investigators.
Mr. Biden indicated earlier Friday he could be back on the campaign trail within days.
"Great scans, everything was clear. Cancer-free,"19-year-old Isabella Strahan said after a battle with medulloblastoma, a malignant brain tumor.
Republicans were once the party of Obamacare repeal and abortion opposition. They've said little about either issue in Milwaukee.
Local officials, Lutheran Hospital staff, and other community members celebrated the completion of their new facility with a ribbon-cutting Thursday night.
For a long weekend, just shy of 20 kids will get to spend some time with people just like them, those who were born with a cleft, and many say it's a safe space where they feel comfortable.
Leaders in Colorado and the city of Boulder say they're excited after the city was named a finalist to host the Sundance Film Festival starting in 2027.
The outages Friday were connected to "a defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts," CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz said in a statement.
Customers expecting deliveries on Friday could face a wait following a software outage that's impacting flights across the globe.
Some of traditionally liberal Silicon Valley's biggest names are backing Trump.
Although Donald Trump vows to bring U.S. prices down "very quickly," some economists say his policies could rekindle inflation. Here's what to know.
A new national study from Prudential Financial shows Gen Xers are struggling to be prepared for retirement.
As temperatures heat up and Coloradans escape extreme weather outside, the heat will also put a strain on air conditioners keeping you cool inside.
The new nonprofit, On The House Denver, works with caseworkers and other nonprofit organizations to provide its clients with furniture and essential home items at no cost.
Last week was scorching hot in Colorado, so many people were staying indoors and cranking up the air conditioning.
The University of Denver is launching a new certificate program to address affordable housing needs in Colorado.