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Olympic Champ Missy Franklin Dedicates 4 Gold Medals to her Grieving Hometown, Aurora, Colo.
17 year-old swimmer Missy Franklin is being called the new Michael Phelps, after winning four gold medals and a bronze in London and competing...
Hero Amid the Bullets: The Power of Female Friendship
Following his visit with survivors of the deadly Colorado shooting spree, President Barack Obama said he heard many remarkable stories of heroism.
The anecdote he...
Sierra Club Partners with Sungevity to Help Families Go Solar
The Sierra Club, the nation's largest environmental organization, last week announced a new partnership with Sungevity, one of the country's leading residential solar providers,...
Student Makes Prom Dress With 5,000 Soda Tabs
Two years ago, Regan Kerr turned her small collection of pop tabs from the top of soda cans into an endeavor involving family and...
How Boulder Took Over Its Electric Company
The city of Boulder, Colorado has won the right to take its power supply—and carbon emissions—away from corporate control and redirect it toward the...
Lindsey Vonn Clinches 5th Consecutive World Cup Downhill Title and 3rd Straight Combined
American skier Lindsey Vonn clinched her fifth consecutive World Cup downhill title and her third straight super-combined trophy this weekend.
Vonn now has 14 career...
U.S. Health Care: The Good News – A New PBS Documentary
You don't often find the words "health care" and "good news" in the same sentence, but in a new Public Television documentary, we learn...
Saving US Grasslands: Turning Back the Clock on Desertification
As grasslands diminish on prairies and savannas around the world, an innovative ranching technique that reverses the environmental damage of desertification makes its way...
Gold and Diamonds Dropped Into Salvation Army Kettles
Over the past three decades, gold and silver coins have turned up during the holidays in the Salvation Army’s red kettles in at least...
Cat Missing for 5 Years Found in NYC 1600 Miles From Home
Willow, a calico cat who disappeared from her Colorado home five years ago, was found Wednesday on a Manhattan street and will soon be...
Poor Schools Revamp Cafeterias Joining Trend Toward Fresh Cooking
The idea of making school lunches better and healthier has not taken hold for many poor and struggling districts, but a city in Colorado...
States Recycle Old Roofing Shingles into Asphalt for Roads
Illinois has joined the ranks of states that allow their public road projects to use an asphalt mix that includes recycled shingles.
Saying, "We can't...
‘Wedding Pink’ Donates Dream Wedding For Cancer Survivor
Two decades ago, a wedding photographer battled breast cancer. Now, Cheryl Ungar is giving back by making wedding dreams come true for couples like...
Montana Tribes Prepare for Historic Return of Buffalo From US Officials
For the first time in nearly 140 years, the Indian tribes of northeastern Montana are preparing for the return of wild buffalo that are...
The Pursuit of Happiness: What Matters Most? (Video)
If happiness is a state of mind, Boulder, Colorado would be its capital.
Where you live, it turns out, makes a difference in the happiness...
Scientists Create First Practical Artificial Leaf, Producing Power Through Photosynthesis
Scientists announced they have achieved one of the "Holy Grails of science" by creating the world’s first practical photosynthesis device, an artificial leaf of...
Inventing a Second Life for the Spent Electric Car Battery
Scientists are expecting big breakthroughs in battery technology over the next five years that will increase the range of electric cars while reducing their...
UPDATE: Lions Rescued From Bolivia Get First Taste of Wide Open Space
A pride of eight lions, rescued last fall from a life of deprivation in a Bolivian circus, braved their way out of their shelter...
How Awesome is Your State?
Every state is the best at something. Wyoming has the cleanest air, California is safest for workers, and Colorado has the lowest obesity rate....
25 Rescued Lions Start New Life in US After Circus Mistreatment
A record-breaking animal rescue operation ended Thursday when 25 Bolivian circus lions touched down at Denver airport in route to their new life within...