New Colorado law will ban sales of household products containing toxic PFAS
The new law will affect all kinds of things Coloradans buy and use every day, that are made using something called per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS.
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The new law will affect all kinds of things Coloradans buy and use every day, that are made using something called per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS.
Denver community members have a lot of questions after an ice cream truck driver offered a 12-year-old girl and her friends a ride home. That girl's mother discovered that the driver was convicted of a sex crime involving minors.
In eight of the last 10 years, Colorado has been listed as a state where homeowners insurance has been unprofitable for the insurance industry, leading insurers to pull out of the state.
Colorado lawmakers have given the green light on a statewide free recycling program that will increase recycling access to hundreds of thousands of people.
After three DUI arrests within 18 months, a Colorado lawyer agreed to plead guilty to all three cases and be sentenced in Arapahoe County court earlier this year.
Denver Public Schools now has a new set of student discipline policies following a year of criticisms that the district's policies were too lenient. Writers of the new policies say they provide more clarity to ensure proper discipline consequences.
Can a firefighting foam free of durable, but toxic, "forever chemicals" adequately fight a jet fuel blaze? One Colorado fire department says "yes," but it takes "twice as much foam."
Some Coloradans are still waiting on their federal tax refunds.
A judge who accepted a public censure and resigned following accusations of sexually charged conduct at work is striking back at the state investigation into his behavior.
About 300 water districts still haven't started testing for PFAS, although the state says they have until 2026 to start testing, and 2029 to begin implementing solutions, many other utilities have already started working to get into compliance for the sake of public health.
More and more homeowners associations in Colorado's mountain communities are rewriting their policies to ban the use of gas grills by residents as more insurance companies say they won't insure HOAs that allow them.
The lawsuit, which claims five elephants at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs are being held against their will, and are subsequently suffering undue stress and brain damage, seeks for the elephants to be placed at a wildlife sanctuary, where they can have more room to roam comfortably.
New federal laws requiring low levels of PFAS – also called "forever chemicals" – in public drinking water are creating major financial burdens for many water districts nationwide, which experts say will ultimately lead to higher water bills for customers in many areas.
South Adams County Fire Chief Ken Koger says his department is revamping some of its expense and travel policies after a CBS News Colorado investigation reported the department spent thousands of taxpayer dollars to feed and facilitate spouses of department administrators and board members traveling to in-state and out-of-state conferences in recent years.
As more desperate people slam the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment for delays in unemployment payments, CBS News Colorado has obtained internal department emails exposing some of the reasons for the dysfunction.
If you couldn't score a ticket to the sold-out Savannah Bananas games at Coors Field, don't worry — downtown Denver has you covered with all the banana-themed fun you could ask for.
Denver police investigated a deadly crash involving a pedestrian on I-70 near Peoria Street early Friday morning.
Jefferson County issued a Red Flag alert on Friday morning, as heat and dryness combined to increase fire danger. Now one fire department is adding new positions to increase resources in anticipation of new wildfires.
Students in Cherry Creek Schools head back to class on Monday, but beginning with the graduating class of 2026, the district will no longer recognize valedictorians and students won't be given the title.
A driver died and two children were seriously hurt in a head-on crash on Thursday in Colorado's high country.
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Eastbound lanes of I-70 reopened near Peoria after a deadly crash involving a pedestrian.
Baseball fans in Denver get excited for Savannah Bananas at Coors Field this weekend.
The fire broke out on Thursday evening and displaced five people living there near Chambers and Hampden.
A domestic house cat found near Club Creek Park in Evergreen confirmed to have the plague.
Across Colorado, girls are getting involved in all kinds of sports. Some are more mainstream – like football or basketball – while others are lesser-known but growing in popularity like ultimate frisbee.
Female leadership in school sports has been on the decline in recent years, according to Beth Hulac, a Denver Public Schools Athletics Operations Manager. She is determined to reverse that trend through new events.
Jen Pawol is set to become the first woman to umpire in Major League Baseball when she works games this weekend between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves.
Video showed the bear charging toward the mascot, splashing water, as a person on the crew could be heard saying "Oh my God" off camera.
A sex toy landed near Indiana's Sophie Cunningham after it was thrown from the stands in L.A. while the Fever played the Sparks in the latest of several such incidents.
Discovered last month by a telescope in Chile, the comet known as 3I-Atlas is only the third known interstellar object to pass our way.
In the lawsuit filed in February 2024, "Mandalorian" actress Gina Carano argued that she was wrongfully terminated and discriminated against following controversial posts made on social media.
Under a new executive order signed by President Trump, workers could add higher-risk assets like cryptocurrencies to their 401(k)s.
The Kennedy Center has slightly delayed naming its list of annual lifetime achievement honorees and may make some other changes, sources said.
Footage from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol shows a man who now works at the Justice Department telling police officers they are "disgusting" and "the Gestapo."
U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman ruled that President Trump's administration cannot withhold citizenship from children born to people in the country illegally or temporarily.
The minimum wage in Denver will go up almost 50 cents on Jan. 1, in line with a city ordinance passed in 2019 that increases minimum wage in an effort to rise with the cost of living.
The Kennedy Center has slightly delayed naming its list of annual lifetime achievement honorees and may make some other changes, sources said.
Footage from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol shows a man who now works at the Justice Department telling police officers they are "disgusting" and "the Gestapo."
An ICE spokesperson ICE Assistant Secretary confirmed that Dean Cain will be sworn in as an honorary ICE officer in the coming month.
More than half of Americans' calorie intake is from ultra-processed foods, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In a Phase 3 trial, drugmaker Eli Lilly and Company said it's oral GLP-1 pill showed similar results to injectable weight loss options after a 72-week period.
OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, said its work is ongoing in refining how the chatbot can "identify and respond appropriately in sensitive situations."
Screen time doesn't just affect mental health. It may also take a toll on physical health, according to new research focused on heart health in children and teens.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the federal government is calling off around $500 million worth of vaccine development projects that use mRNA technology.
The energy company is considering raising rates again, and it's not just one increase. They're looking at scenarios for years to come. One group gathered in Denver on Thursday to protest what they call the "monstrous plan."
The minimum wage in Denver will go up almost 50 cents on Jan. 1, in line with a city ordinance passed in 2019 that increases minimum wage in an effort to rise with the cost of living.
Under a new executive order signed by President Trump, workers could add higher-risk assets like cryptocurrencies to their 401(k)s.
In addition to the airport's new East Security Checkpoint, the bridge and walkway to Concourse A opened this week. It's the only passenger bridge in the U.S. where people can walk above airplanes and watch them taxi below.
OpenAI executives say GPT‑5 is more accurate than its predecessor and excels at coding.
Denver's Community Planning and Development Department has issued cease and desist orders to a property owner in Denver's Overland neighborhood who had been using Airbnb to rent out trailers and RVs on his rental properties.
The probe was sparked by a CBS News Colorado investigation in May that revealed the airport spent as much as $19,000. For one of its executives to fly to the three-day conference. Another ticket cost about $16,000.
The number of passengers suing American Airlines over an engine fire in March is now at 17, attorneys for those plaintiffs say. The fire happened aboard a Boeing 737 that had taken off from Colorado Springs en route to Dallas.
If you've been to Denver International Airport lately, you might have noticed the brand-new tiling that's part of the Great Hall Project is cracked in many places, and some tiles are held together with nothing but tape.
A Colorado business owner promising to build backyard buildings like saunas and sheds suddenly stopped delivering.