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      A community food pantry in Denver's Globeville neighborhood is in dire need of monetary and fresh food donations.
 
                                                  
      It was an exciting and emotional day in downtown Denver as the ribbon was cut on the newly remodeled Central Library.
 
                                                  
      During this election season, steps are being taken to ensure disabled voters feel a sense of privacy and independence at the polls.
 
                                                  
      A former Independent Monitor who oversaw Denver's public safety agencies for nearly a decade said he expects Denver Fire Department Command staff to face discipline after an independent investigation found them misusing their comp time and vacation time.
 
                                                  
      A blistering 26-page report on the use of comp or flex time by Denver's fire chief and his top seven commanders calls the years-long practice a violation of Denver's Revised Municipal Code, "an organizational failing" and a "problematic practice."
 
                                                  
      We are a week away from Election Day, and Denver voters will decide whether to approve the largest dedicated sales tax in city history.
 
                                                  
      Denver Water says it's making progress on efforts to replace service lines that use lead in the pipes. The city is working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to remove about 60,000 service lines.
 
                                                  
      The son of restauranteurs in Guadalajara, Chef Curiel has worked in top kitchens locally and beyond but has never wavered from his roots. That's why it meant so much when his restaurant — Alma Fonda Fina — received a prestigious Michelin Star.
 
                                                  
      A Denver nonprofit is celebrating its latest set of graduates, equipped to enter the culinary world with confidence.
 
                                                  
      A Denver judge sentenced a former cardiologist to 158 years behind bars for drugging 10 women he met on dating apps and then sexually assaulting eight of them.
 
                                                  
      A man in northern Aurora is fighting for his life after a shooting on Saturday afternoon.
 
                                                  
      Gen Z, the youngest generation in our nation's workforce, is swapping textbooks for tools. More and more young people are choosing a career in skilled trades, leading to the nickname, 'toolbelt generation.'
 
                                                  
      Organizers of the popular Broadway Halloween Parade say it's been difficult to find funding in recent years, but this time they secured a major sponsor that will help sustain the beloved community event for the next decade.
 
                                                  
      A teenager is facing multiple charges after he allegedly caused a seven car crash in Aurora late Friday night.
 
                                                  
      Programs at The Center on Colfax, which serves Denver's LGBTQ+ community, were canceled Saturday morning after someone threw a rock through the front window.
 
                                                  
      Gen Z, the youngest generation in Colorado's workforce, is swapping textbooks for tools. More and more young people across the state, and nationwide, are choosing a career in skilled trades, leading to the nickname the "toolbelt generation." CBS Colorado stopped by High 5 Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric, where one of their apprentices was training using virtual reality.
 
                                                  
      A man is fighting for his life after a shooting in north Aurora on Saturday afternoon. The suspect reportedly fled on foot.
 
                                                  
      A teenager is facing multiple charges after he allegedly caused a seven car crash in Aurora late Friday night. Authorities said nine people involved were taken to the hospital for treatment of their injuries, one of whom was seriously injured.
 
                                                  
      Programs at The Center on Colfax, which serves Denver's LGBTQ+ community, were canceled Saturday morning after someone threw a rock through the front window.
 
                                                  
      Organizers of the popular Broadway Halloween Parade say it's been difficult to find funding in recent years, but this time they secured a major sponsor that will help sustain the beloved community event for the next decade.
 
                                                  
      "There's nothing more important to the league and its fans than the integrity of the competition," NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Friday. "I had a pit in my stomach. It was very upsetting."
 
                                                  
      Many in a Denver high school community are appreciating Chauncey Billups's impact on and off the court. It comes after he was arrested by the FBI in connection with two investigations involving a sports betting scheme and an organized crime ring.
 
                                                  
      An NBA Hall of Famer, a current star and former player are among dozens arrested in an FBI crackdown on illegal gambling that includes alleged members of organized crime families.
 
                                                  
      Coach Deion Sanders did something a little different this past week. He held a scrimmage during the Buffaloes bye week for players who don't get much time on the field during games.
 
                                                  
      Among those taken into custody in the betting investigation today are Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier of the Miami Heat and former NBA player Damon Jones.
 
                                                  
      The move comes even though Ontario's leader said the anti-tariff ad would be halted beginning Monday.
 
                                                  
      President Trump met with the emir and prime minister of Qatar Saturday aboard Air Force One during a refueling stop.
 
                                                  
      June Lockhart, the actor best known for her role as the matriarch in the TV series "Lassie", has died, her family spokesperson said Saturday.
 
                                                  
      "There's nothing more important to the league and its fans than the integrity of the competition," NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Friday. "I had a pit in my stomach. It was very upsetting."
 
                                                  
      The Trump administration is proposing to auction offshore oil drilling leases across new portions of the U.S. coast as soon as 2026, according to internal documents viewed by CBS News.
 
                                                  
      Election Day is Nov. 4, and Colorado voters will be able to cast their votes on two statewide propositions dealing with school lunch funding. There are also local elections around the state, including in Denver. We look at several.
 
                                                  
      The move comes even though Ontario's leader said the anti-tariff ad would be halted beginning Monday.
 
                                                  
      President Trump met with the emir and prime minister of Qatar Saturday aboard Air Force One during a refueling stop.
 
                                                  
      As the government shutdown stretches on, thousands of furloughed workers are missing paychecks. Another blow looms for families already struggling to put food on the table. SAME Café says it's ready to help the community.
 
                                                  
      President Trump late Friday pushed for several Biden-era Justice Department officials to be prosecuted over an FBI investigation into the fallout of the 2020 election.
 
                                                  
      As the government shutdown stretches on, thousands of furloughed workers are missing paychecks. Another blow looms for families already struggling to put food on the table. SAME Café says it's ready to help the community.
 
                                                  
      The Douglas County coroner is reporting a woman died of "ivermectin toxicity," CBS News Colorado has learned. It's triggering renewed cautions about the different forms of ivermectin.
 
                                                  
      The results of a clinical trial published last month targeted breast cancer "sleeper cells," which are cells that break away from the main tumor and can resurface later to spread cancer throughout the body.
 
                                                  
      A growing community south of Denver will soon have its first cancer center.
 
                                                  
      The side effects from antidepressants can vary widely depending on which drug you take, a study shows.
 
                                                  
      As the government shutdown stretches on, thousands of furloughed workers are missing paychecks. Another blow looms for families already struggling to put food on the table. SAME Café says it's ready to help the community.
 
                                                  
      A-Basin will open for the ski season on Sunday, officials with the ski area announced on Saturday. It appears to be the first major ski area in Colorado to open for the season.
 
                                                  
      German businessman Alexander Böcker was reading the news with his wife when she told him about a robbery at the Louvre in Paris. They soon saw an opportunity.
 
                                                  
      Federal workers, who missed their first full paycheck on Friday as a result of the government shutdown, say they're scrambling to stay afloat financially.
 
                                                  
      Economic sentiment dipped for the third month in a row, according to a closely watched gauge on consumer confidence.
 
                                                  
      The Douglas County coroner is reporting a woman died of "ivermectin toxicity," CBS News Colorado has learned. It's triggering renewed cautions about the different forms of ivermectin.
 
                                                  
      The Denver Mayor's Office fired back at the Denver Post saying "We don't care how big of a corporation they are ... The City and County of Denver will not be bullied," after the Post stopped paying rent for the building downtown that's owned by the city of Denver.
 
                                                  
      Prosecutors have decided no criminal charges will be filed against a pair of Aurora firefighters following a bizarre game of "chicken" that saw the firefighters run a police sergeant off the road.
 
                                                  
      The city of Denver's largest tenant stopped making its monthly $650,000 rent payments to the city in August and with late charges, the leaseholder is now about $2 million behind in rent, according to an exclusive CBS News Colorado investigation.
 
                                                  
      The Denver Fire Department has begun a new program, conducting elevator inspections in the city in what the department describes as "taking action to address a growing public safety crisis." But a private elevator inspection contractor says the city move will negatively impact elevator inspection companies in what he calls "100% a money grab."