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Summit County residents pay a tax for work U.S. Forest Service says it won’t do this year
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Summit County residents pay a tax for work U.S. Forest Service says it won’t do this year

By Spencer Wilson | CBS Colorado The U.S. Forest Service says it will not be hiring seasonal workers that do campsite enforcement in Colorado this upcoming year. In past years, those workers have kept the campgrounds clean and the trails safe. The decision by the Forest Service has upset some people in Summit County who pay extra in their taxes for some of those positions. The tax was created because the county is not allowed to hire people to do that enforcement themselves. The work needs to be done by a USFS employee. The Forest Service doesn't have the money to create those positions this upcoming year and wants to use the money that they'll save for other priorities, according to county leaders. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Judge declares Elizabeth midnight curfew law unconstitutional following family’s $12k fight of $30 ticket
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Judge declares Elizabeth midnight curfew law unconstitutional following family’s $12k fight of $30 ticket

By Brian Maass | CBS Colorado A district court judge in Elbert County has declared the town of Elizabeth's curfew law unconstitutional after a Colorado family says they spent $12,000 fighting their son's $30 curfew ticket. "To me, this was worth the fight," said Mike Saunders, whose son Joe was one of four teenagers stopped by Elizabeth police in July of 2021. The teens said they had been bowling in Parker and were driving home when an Elizabeth police officer pulled their car over for having a broken headlight. It was shortly after midnight, which is when the town's curfew ordinance kicks in on Saturday nights. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Colorado man receives 24-year sentence for crash that killed mother, son
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Colorado man receives 24-year sentence for crash that killed mother, son

By Logan Smith | CBS Colorado Local News Colorado man receives 24-year sentence for crash that killed mother, son By Logan Smith | CBS Colorado A Broomfield man with five prior DUI arrests received a prison sentence Friday for his sixth offense, a crash last December which killed a mother and her teenage son.  A judge ordered Jose Menjivar, 38, to two dozen years in the Colorado Department of Corrections. Menjivar now heads to courtrooms in Denver and Boulder where he violated terms of his probation in two previous DUI cases.  On December 12, 2023, Menjivar's Toyota Tundra crossed double-yellow centerlines and sped past other southbound cars approaching the intersection of Main Street and Miramonte Boulevard in Broomfield. Menjivar was driving between 80 and...
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Lawmakers grill Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold about possible security breach
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Lawmakers grill Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold about possible security breach

By Shaun Boyd | CBS Colorado Colorado lawmakers grilled Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold on Friday at the state capitol about her handling of a possible security breach. Hundreds of passwords to election equipment were leaked days before Election Day and could have severely impacted half of Colorado's counties.   The passwords were for voting equipment across the state, and they were posted on the Colorado Secretary of State's website. There are still a lot of questions about what happened, which is why Griswold says she has hired an outside firm to investigate. The Denver District Attorney's Office is also looking into the leak to determine if a crime was committed. Griswold, a Democrat, went before the Joint Budget Committee Friday to talk about funding, but m...
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CDOT to close stretch of recently completed Northern Colorado express lanes until 2028
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CDOT to close stretch of recently completed Northern Colorado express lanes until 2028

By Dillon Thomas | CBS Colorado A portion of recently opened express lanes in Northern Colorado will be closed until 2028. The Colorado Department of Transportation says the closure is necessary in order to safely continue their construction project linking Northern Colorado and the Denver metro area. Starting Friday night, CDOT will close the southbound express lane from CO 60 to CO 56 near Berthoud. That stretch was opened earlier this year to commuters after years of construction. Though more than 18 miles of express lanes in both directions will remain open between Johnstown and Fort Collins, around two miles will be closed until the project is completed around 2028. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Colorado regulators worried about imported dogs infected with disease they thought was eradicated
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Colorado regulators worried about imported dogs infected with disease they thought was eradicated

By Shaun Boyd | CBS Colorado Three months after a pet rescue imported a puppy with rabies to Colorado, the state is taking action. That incident resulted in 54 people being treated for rabies and 12 dogs being euthanized. CBS Colorado has learned - from an open records request - it isn't an isolated case.  In 2020, another imported puppy exposed two dozen people to rabies, including Drew and Christine Frank, who were in some ways the canaries in the coal mine. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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‘Something needs to be done’: Smash-and-grab burglaries on the rise
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‘Something needs to be done’: Smash-and-grab burglaries on the rise

By Karen Morfitt | CBS Colorado Law enforcement agencies are seeing a spike in smash-and-grab burglaries across the northern part of the Denver metro area and up into Northern Colorado. The Boulder County Sheriff's Office is looking for what they are calling the Panda Bandit. Investigators say three young suspects, one dressed in a panda costume, burglarized a gas station in Superior and took vape products. In Greeley, a clothing store is asking for help after thieves drove through their front window. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Colorado Buffaloes superfan Miss Peggy celebrates her 100th birthday with Deion Sanders
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Colorado Buffaloes superfan Miss Peggy celebrates her 100th birthday with Deion Sanders

By Jesse Sarles | CBS Colorado Colorado Buffaloes head football Coach Deion Sanders brought a special guest with him to his weekly news conference in Boulder -- Peggy Coppom, who is known better by her nickname "Miss Peggy." Coppom is a CU athletics superfan who is turning 100 on Tuesday.  Sanders has become tight with Coppom and has even dedicated this season to getting the new centenarian to a bowl game. "Which bowl do you want to go to?" Sanders inquired. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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With Thanksgiving nearing, carrot E. coli outbreak offers new concerns for Coloradans
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With Thanksgiving nearing, carrot E. coli outbreak offers new concerns for Coloradans

By Alan Gionet | CBS Colorado Word of yet another E. coli outbreak has shaken shoppers 10 days ahead of Thanksgiving. More than a dozen brands of organic carrots are now recalled with warnings to consumers not to eat them. One person is known to have become ill in Colorado, but the recalled products were all produced by Grimmway Farms and sold under a variety of brand names. They were shipped directly to retail distribution centers nationwide in the United States. There are 39 known cases total across the country in 18 states with one death. "I mean it's part of a larger problem, right? When you de-regulate industries, when you make food safety not a priority," said one shopper Monday night in Denver. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Colorado’s wind and terrain plays a big role in forecasting snow
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Colorado’s wind and terrain plays a big role in forecasting snow

By Joe Ruch | CBS Colorado Colorado's topography is unique. The lowest point is on the Eastern Plains with an elevation of 3,317 feet where the Arikaree River flows out of Yuma County. The highest point is atop Mount Elbert with an elevation of 14,438 feet (about half the cruising altitude of a commercial jet).   This significant difference in elevation can help play a pivotal role in deciding which place will be the big winner during a snowstorm. Three major features that drive northern Colorado's weather include the Front Range Mountains, the Palmer Divide, and the Cheyenne Ridge.  Keep in mind, as air rises all the moisture is squeezed out like a sponge, leaving the air warmer and dry. With that said, you want to be on the rising side (upslope) of the wind direction f...
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