Some Colorado high schools are doing away with 'valedictorian'

Cherry Creek School District will no longer highlight valedictorians at graduation because ‘learning is not a competition.'

Colorado girl, 11, dies after falling underneath moving school bus

Parachute police said Annaliese Backner was running to her school bus when she fell underneath while the bus was moving.

Box of human heads stolen from truck in Denver, police say

A box containing human heads for research purposes was stolen from a parked truck in Denver, Colorado, police said.

Floor collapses at house party in Colorado leaving 3 hurt

Firefighters said a portion of the first floor fell into the basement because of a party involving more than 100 people.

Hundreds of golden retrievers gather in Golden, Colorado for annual celebration

The annual Goldens in Golden event took a break during the pandemic but came back in full swing this year, with more than 2,000 golden retrievers estimated in attendance.

Colorado couple recovers wedding bands buried in rubble after wildfire destroys home

An engaged Colorado couple whose home was destroyed in the Colorado wildfires on Dec. 30 managed to find their charred wedding bands buried in the rubble a day later.

Colorado fire destroyed nearly 1,000 homes, 3 people missing

The Colorado fire that whipped through the Denver suburbs of Superior and Louisville destroyed an estimated 1,000 homes, leaving at least three people unaccounted for, authorities said Saturday.

Colorado wildfires: At least 580 homes destroyed, 34K evacuated

Colorado wildfires fueled by gusty winds burned an estimated 580 homes and forced thousands to evacuate. Officials were assessing the damage on Friday.

Colorado gunman kills 4, injures 3 in 'shooting spree' at multiple locations: cops

A Colorado gunman killed four people and injured three, including a police officer, in a shooting spree at multiple locations near Denver, officials said.

States sign agreement to reduce use of Colorado River water

Negotiators for California, Arizona and Nevada signed an agreement Wednesday to voluntarily reduce their use of Colorado River water by 500,000 acre-feet in 2022 and 2023 to help stave off another round of mandatory cutbacks.

Omicron COVID-19 case detected in Colorado

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis tweeted for the public to not “panic” and further stressed the need for Coloradans to get vaccinated or boosted as well as adhere to preventative health guidelines.