Marlins need more innings from starters DENVER -- The Rockies have seen how dominating left-handed pitcher Jorge De La Rosa can be when he's on. They've also seen how poorly he can pitch when he's...

General contractor Bill Hornaday's Thanksgiving Day dinner last year was interrupted by what he calls "anti-abortion zealots" picketing his house in Greenwood Village.They held signs and loudly...

Elias Sports Bureau .In the highest-scoring game at Coors Field since the humidor was introduced in 2002, bringing some sanity to mile-high baseball, the Rockies and Marlins combined for 35 runs on...

Rockies honor veterans on July 4 DENVER -- First baseman Todd Helton's ailing back worsened between Thursday night, when he missed the Rockies' 6-5 victory over the Marlins, and Friday. So the club...

Rockies honor veterans on July 4 DENVER -- Baseballs fly like fireworks on the Fourth of July in Denver. There may have never been a crazier game in Rockies history than their 18-17 victory over the...

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. - Tom McManus and Mehdi Ballouchy scored goals in the first half and the Colorado Rapids cruised to a 4-0 victory over the New York Red Bulls on Friday night. Colin Clark added...

Rockies honor veterans on July 4 DENVER -- The cheers rose when Rockies manager Clint Hurdle summoned his best pitcher, Aaron Cook, to pinch-hit in the seventh inning of Thursday night's game against...

GREELEY — Poison singer Bret Michaels says he was "shocked" to hear drummer Rikki Rockett's comments about animal cruelty at the Greeley Stampede and promised to "put on one hell of a big rock...

GRAND JUNCTION — A man who molested four young sisters he baby-sat for a friend has been sentenced to 50 years to life in prison. Twenty-two-year-old David Diesburg told police he molested the...

A flurry of small wildfires erupted across Colorado today, as hot, dry temperatures persisted across the state. Berthoud and Loveland firefighters knocked down a 50-acre wildfire near Carter Lake...

WINDSOR, Colo. -- Splashing and laughing returned to Windsor on the Fourth of July, just weeks after a tornado tore through the town.May 22 is a day many will never forget in this small, tight-knit...

Calif's hands-free cell law for drivers in effect Some of White's personnel records, released by the archdiocese as part of the latest settlement, confirmed some victims' allegations that church...

William Commons wipes the sweat from his eyes while eating lunch with Alvin Bachman at the 4th of July picnic put on by the Salvation Army for the homeless. Both men are part of the Salvation Army...

LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) ― Felony animal cruelty charges are pending against a Lakewood man after a neighbor's dog was found shot to death in the man's bedroom. "It's just not right, not fair,"...

Clint Hurdle said. "I don't think he's capable of pushing his way through this one."Helton said he's likely going to get a cortisone injection Tuesday and won't push his return."I'm not going to set...

WINDSOR, Colo. (CBS4) ― At the Weber Kennel in Windsor, the routine stays the same, but the mood is very different. Kennel workers turn-out the greyhounds for exercise and bathroom breaks on...

About 400 members of the Rainbow Family threw rocks and sticks at 10 federal officers on Thursday night as they tried to arrest one member of the group at its annual gathering in western Wyoming, the...

PARKER, Colo. (CBS4) ― What kind of person steals from a quadriplegic veteran on the fourth of July? That's the question Matt and Tracy Keil are asking after thieves broke into storage units...

GREELEY, Colo. (CBS4) ― Senate candidates Rep. Mark Udall and former Rep. Bob Schaffer probably had the Greeley Stampede marked on their calendars on Day 1 of their campaigns.Udall, a...

Firefighters extinguished a blaze that engulfed one trailer and was threatening to spread to other trailers, authorities say. The fire broke out at 5126 East 97th Pl. at about noon, said Ellis...

DENVER -- A hotel in Downtown Denver is offering a $10,000 hotel package for celebrate its 10th anniversary.But only two people will get to buy the...

DENVER (CBS4) ― Neighbors in a south Denver neighborhood said they didn't like the noise from fire trucks, so they petitioned the mayor to have the trucks take a different route to emergency...

- Bill Vidal is used to handling lots of responsibility. As Denver's deputy mayor and manager of public works those responsibilities include cleaning up after blizzards, starting the largest street...

Three people were stabbed during a fight early this morning as a man confronted partygoers at a next-door neighbor's house about a burglary at his home, police say. Two people had serious but not...

BOULDER, Colo. -- Home burglaries are up 30 percent in the city of Boulder and police are asking neighbors to look out for each other.Detectives issued an alert on the City's Web page and have...

BOULDER, Colo. -- A 19-year-old man has pleaded guilty to committing a bias-motivated crime in the attack of a Hispanic man who was called a racial slur and assaulted outside a store after being...

BERTHOUD, Colo. -- The Berthoud Fire Department responded to a wildland fire that was threatening homes Friday afternoon and continued to battle it into the evening. Another fire was burning in...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- About 400 members of the Rainbow Family threw rocks and sticks at 10 federal officers as they tried to arrest a member of the group, the U.S. Forest Service said Friday.Five members...

ASPEN, Colo. -- Three people have been accused of failing to get a permit for commercial film work on a national forest after a snowboarder died during a film shoot near Aspen. Wallace Westfeldt died...

Vail Daily newspaper .The newspaper reports the bears were also spotted on a hiking trail and a road, where they refused to move for a pickup truck.Officials with the Colorado Division of Wildlife...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -- A Grand Junction grandfather has been accused of sexually assaulting his step-daughter, but the man's son said the charges are the result of a bitter divorce.Wager Davis, 69,...

TRINIDAD, Colo. -- A Las Animas County man has been arrested on suspicion of cruelty to animals and 31 horses have been removed from his care. Ferdinand "Fernando" Santana was arrested Tuesday after...

Singer Rene Marie poses in her Broomfield, Colo. home. Marie sang lyrics of List Ev'ry Voice and Sing to the tune of the national anthem prior to the annual state of the city address by the Denver...

A Broomfield police officer fractured an ankle and finger last night after a semi tractor-trailer he was pursuing cut in front of him and he swerved into a concrete barrier, authorities say. The...

Two daring water rescues brought recognition as heroes to two metro area firefighters, as Firefighter Magazine honored Denver firefighter Chad Cranmer and Golden volunteer firefighter Doug Holschbach...

DENVER (CBS4) ― The upcoming Mile High Music Festival is the brainchild of promoter Chuck Morris. It's a feat only someone with his experience could pull off. "If you were new in the business...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- A defense attorney said a former soldier accused in the deaths of two enlisted men from Fort Carson has accepted a plea agreement and will testify against his...

SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. -- Hispanics in six state school districts will participate in a $1.8 million pilot program that aims to increase their graduation rate by improving the school's English-language...

Government plans to position the Identity & Passport Service as the UK's de facto identity services broker seem not to have entirely caught the imagination of the private sector, figures in IPS'...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. -- As the Fourth of July weekend got under way, police and fire investigators across the metro area were out ensuring people celebrate safely.Enforcement patrols for illegal...

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. -- A Colorado restaurant owner and an animal right's group are wrangling over a game in which patrons use a toy crane to catch lobsters out of a tank to get a free dinner....

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, Colo. -- The Fourth of July weekend is traditionally one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. And despite gas prices at or near record highs, AAA Colorado said this year...

Colorado's biggest fireworks display .The Colorado Rapids-Commerce City fireworks show begins at 10 p.m. Friday, following the Rapids game at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.The show will feature 1,500...

DENVER -- Sleep problems plague millions of americans, and if you count yourself among that group, your problems falling asleep may have to do with the foods you're eating, and the time of day you're...

A restaurant owner and an animal right's group are wrangling over a game in which patrons use a toy crane to catch lobsters out of a tank to get a free dinner.JD's Bait Shop owner Dennis McCann was...

Get tickets to see the Rockies DENVER -- Greg Reynolds spent his birthday night Thursday enjoying some baseball and watching fireworks. There will be more fireworks at Coors Field after Friday's...

Ed Cushing, Creative Services Director at CBS4, shared his recent hypermiling experience on a long road trip: "For five years, my wife has been driving a '98 Toyota 4Runner with a V6. It's great for...

DENVER (AP) ― Barack Obama's campaign is considering having him accept the Democratic presidential nomination at Invesco Field at Mile High instead of the Pepsi Center, the chosen site for the...

BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) ― A Colorado man says he has ended his addiction to foreign oil by converting an old Volkswagon Beetle to run on electricity. "Its a feeling of liberation," says Marty...

Get tickets to see the Rockies DENVER -- As Clint Barmes sat out a month to rehab his sprained right knee, he remained positive that his swing wouldn't disappear like it did in 2005, when he missed...