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Rare orange lobster sent to aquarium after accidentally delivered to Colorado Red Lobster
The Downtown Aquarium in Denver has a new resident — a rare orange lobster that was rescued from a shipment of crustaceans delivered to a Red Lobster restaurant in Pueblo, Colorado.
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Health officials confirm person in Colorado infected with bubonic plague
Best known for “The Black Death,” an outbreak that killed millions during the Middle Ages, the plague circulates naturally among wild rodents and in rare cases infects humans and their pets
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Video shows moment dog turns on stove, starting house fire
A house in Colorado caught fire after a dog jumped on the kitchen’s stove and accidentally turned it on.
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2 killed as twin-engine airplane crashes in Colorado mobile home park
A twin-engine Cessna airplane has crashed in a residential area in north-central Colorado, killing two people aboard and starting a fire that burned two mobile homes.
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Woman holding large knife at Denver intersection shot and killed by police, chief says
Police say officers shot and killed a woman who was holding a large, hunting-style knife at an intersection in downtown Denver on Sunday.
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Colorado man's silver chain saves his life after bullet lodges in it
A man’s silver chain saved his life after a bullet shot at him became lodged in it, according to a Colorado police department.
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Colorado man rescued from inside garbage truck after worker heard ‘screaming'
A man taking refuge from cold weather was rescued after getting trapped inside a garbage truck in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Tuesday.
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Denver launches ambitious migrant program, breaking from the short-term shelter approach
Denver has launched an ambitious new program to support migrants, and hundreds crammed into a convection center for orientation on Monday.
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Watch: Police dog tracks and finds missing 85-year-old woman in Colorado
A missing 85-year-old woman is now safe after a police dog tracked her down with the help of a police officer in Colorado on Saturday.
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Colorado lawmakers pass bill to overhaul funeral home regulations after 190 rotting bodies discovered in a facility
Colorado lawmakers have passed a sweeping bill to overhaul the state’s lax oversight over funeral homes after a series of horrific incidents, including sold body parts, fake ashes and the discovery of 190 decaying bodies.
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Colorado officers responding to report of a screaming woman help deliver her triplets
Four Colorado police officers were dispatched to a home early one morning to investigate reports of a woman screaming.
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Former Colorado sheriff's deputy convicted of misdemeanor in shooting death of man who called for help
A former Colorado sheriff’s deputy has been convicted of a misdemeanor in the shooting death of a 22-year-old man in distress who had called 911 after his car got stuck in a small mountain community. Andrew Buen was also charged with second-degree murder and official misconduct in the 2022 death of Christian Glass, which drew national attention and prompted calls...
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Colorado legislator apologizes after leaving loaded gun in Capitol bathroom
A Colorado lawmaker apologized Thursday for leaving a firearm unattended in a bathroom at the State Capitol this week.
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Colorado bus aide seen attacking student with autism in video
Families say they had raised concerns about injuries to their children for months.
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What do you get when you cross rodeo with skiing? The wild and wacky skijoring
What do you get when you cross rodeo with skiing? An extreme — and quirky — winter sport called skijoring.
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Paramedic gets 5 years in prison for Elijah McClain's death in rare case against medical responders
A Colorado paramedic has been sentenced to five years in prison for the death of Elijah McClain in a rare prosecution of medical responders that has left officials rethinking how they treat people in police custody.
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US Rep. Lauren Boebert's son arrested in connection with string of vehicle break-ins, police say
The oldest son of U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert was in a Colorado jail on Wednesday after being arrested in connection with a recent string of vehicle break-ins and property thefts.
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Colorado man dies after being bitten by pet Gila monster
Authorities say a Colorado man is dead after being bitten by his pet Gila monster. Lakewood police say 34-year-old Christopher Ward died in a hospital Friday, four days after the bite by the venomous lizard.
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2 arrested in Colorado after girl found encased in concrete and boy found in a suitcase
Police have arrested two people on charges of murder and abuse of a corpse after the discovery of a girl’s body encased in concrete and a boy’s remains in a suitcase in Colorado.
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Owners of funeral home found with decaying bodies allegedly spent cremation money on lavish lifestyle
An FBI agent has testified that two Colorado funeral home owners accused of abandoning nearly 200 bodies used payments from families to purchase vehicles, cryptocurrency, a $1,500 dinner in Las Vegas and other personal items.