It wasn't the first time the company had hit an underground line in the neighborhood. The day before the fire, Howe says, crews were laying fiber optic cable when they hit a line that supplied power to the area.
When the fire struck, Gladys Forshee escaped with her dog, and her neighborhood was soon enveloped in flames. The fire destroyed the home she and her late husband shared. All her belongings were gone. But the flag was untouched.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment says since 2021 the state has had 13 deaths related to the drugs.
This Saturday will mark two years since the Marshall fire devastated multiple communities in Boulder County, ripping through neighborhoods and destroying more than 1,000 homes.
Marshall Fire survivors are starting to move into their new homes and one group is trying to make sure they feel like they're part of the community once more.
CBS News Colorado has learned Jose Menjiaur-Alas pled guilty to two separate drunk driving charges just four days before the crash that killed Melissa Powell and her 16-year-old son Riordan.
Alejandro Acosta was an Ironman cyclist and a father-to-be when he was hit by a car and killed in 2021. Two and a half years later, his family says they've lost what little of him they had left after his memorial was vandalized twice.
Nearly two years after the Marshall Fire, the organization in charge of donations is under fire after giving some of the money it received to local governments.
December marks the two-year anniversary of Colorado's most devastating wildfire, and many Marshall Fire survivors are still struggling.
A group of Indigenous students at CU Boulder recently launched a prize-winning rocket and earned a life-changing trip to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where they watched the launch of a SpaceX mission.
A Colorado father, driven by grief, is pushing to make Colorado among the first states in the country to regulate the sale of sodium nitrate.
As Colorado makes its way through subzero temperatures across multiple days, HVAC companies in northern Colorado have found themselves extremely busy.
The Colorado Department of Transportation confirmed that Berthoud Pass would again stay closed through Tuesday night to deal with the additional slides that continue to come down.
New data is showing economic projections for potential Colorado homebuyers in 2024. Every year, the Denver Metro Association of Realtors meets for a summit to review that information.
Upon his acquittal in November, former officer Nathan Woodyard returned to the department, and the city was required to pay him over $200,000 in backpay while not on the force during the trial. He resigned late last week.
A newer Target store in Denver's Lowry neighborhood is notifying shoppers that a 1% "public improvement fee" is being added to their purchases at the store located at 93 North Lowry Blvd.
Upon his acquittal in November, former officer Nathan Woodyard returned to the department, and the city was required to pay him over $200,000 in backpay while not on the force during the trial. He resigned late last week.
Douglas County commissioners were able to find a way to reduce property taxes after an unprecedented rise in home values.
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State lawmakers are taking action after a preservative used to cure meat is increasingly being used for suicide in Colorado.
CU'S 71-59 win over 8th ranked Stanford has propelled JR Payne's team back into the top 5.
The Steelers and the Bills will face off Monday in the wild card round despite expected temperatures in the teens, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced.
With a game-time temperature of minus-4 degrees Fahrenheit, the game was the fourth-coldest in NFL history.
Due to extreme cold weather, New York Kathy Hochul and the NFL have agreed to reschedule Sunday's playoff game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Buffalo Bills. Here's how that will impact programming at CBS News Colorado
Forward Nathan MacKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche has just tied Joe Sakic for the longest home point streak in franchise history.
Feathery white lines of condensation left behind airplanes, known as contrails, add to warming the planet. A new study suggests artificial intelligence could dramatically reduce them.
The Senate advanced a short-term spending measure as the government faces a Friday deadline to avert a partial shutdown.
Federal judge rules that JetBlue's $3.8 billion purchase of Spirit would limit options for travelers by reducing the number of discount carriers.
Drizly, an online alcohol marketplace, will cease operations in March, Uber said.
The trial, which began Tuesday morning, is the second related to E. Jean Carroll's allegations and Trump's subsequent denials.
A Colorado father, driven by grief, is pushing to make Colorado among the first states in the country to regulate the sale of sodium nitrate.
The Senate advanced a short-term spending measure as the government faces a Friday deadline to avert a partial shutdown.
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston will be leading a coalition of mayors from major cities across the nation to ask for help from the federal government on the ever-increasing need for this community.
The trial, which began Tuesday morning, is the second related to E. Jean Carroll's allegations and Trump's subsequent denials.
Ever since a 47% average increase in Douglas County home values, commissioners have been searching for property tax relief.
"I'm astounded at the depths the tobacco industry will go to pursue profits at the expense of countless lives," says the World Health Organization's director of health promotion, Ruediger Krech.
Six years after a Douglas County Sheriff's deputy nearly lost his life in the shooting that killed a fellow deputy, he is sharing his story and urging others to make a life-saving donation.
As Coloradans look to hit the slopes with the low temperatures lingering around the holiday weekend, doctors are explaining how to avoid frost bite.
Health care centers in Denver are being overwhelmed by new patients, forcing facilities to make tough decisions.
The nation's largest drugstore chain says closures to start next month and end in early April.
A newer Target store in Denver's Lowry neighborhood is notifying shoppers that a 1% "public improvement fee" is being added to their purchases at the store located at 93 North Lowry Blvd.
As inflation remains high and restaurants continue to struggle with labor shortages and rising costs, it's expected that more restaurants in Colorado will close their doors for good this year.
Federal judge rules that JetBlue's $3.8 billion purchase of Spirit would limit options for travelers by reducing the number of discount carriers.
Drizly, an online alcohol marketplace, will cease operations in March, Uber said.
"I'm astounded at the depths the tobacco industry will go to pursue profits at the expense of countless lives," says the World Health Organization's director of health promotion, Ruediger Krech.
New data is showing economic projections for potential Colorado homebuyers in 2024. Every year, the Denver Metro Association of Realtors meets for a summit to review that information.
For some people living in Denver, laundry day isn't such a chore anymore at LaundroLab.
If you are struggling with rent you can now submit an application for the city's $29.1 million Temporary Rent and Utility Assistance program.
This holiday season, job seekers are on the hunt, as the latest data from the Colorado Department for Labor and Employment shows our unemployment rate increased in October to 3.3%. That's compared to the September rate of 3.2%.
Robert Persichitte, a professor at MSU Denver, and a CPA/PFS, CFP®, CFE, says many people have overspent on Christmas since the pandemic hit.