Denver Colorado Weather Forecast

Last updated by Meteorologist Marty Coniglio

TONIGHT: Very cold! Mostly cloudy, isolated flurries possible with no accumulation of snow. Calm winds with overnight lows from -4 to 1 degrees.

6-year-old tries to save NASA

KUSA - A 6-year-old who dreams of being an astronaut for NASA has taken matters into his own hands by starting an online petition to try and save NASA.

CDOT unveils wider eastbound Twin Tunnel

IDAHO SPRINGS - For the first time in nearly 50 years, the interstate into the mountains has been expanded. The eastbound Twin Tunnel just east of Idaho Springs now has three lanes and may be the key to further expansion into the future on Interstate 70.

Woman found dead in front yard of home

KUSA - There are no answers Saturday night about the death of a woman found in the cold in a front yard in Woodland Park near Colorado Springs.

Store evacuated because of armed man

DENVER - It was a scare for some shoppers at the Sports Authority store downtown this afternoon when a man inside threatened to hurt himself.

A glance at why the US is buying Russian copters

Some answers to questions about how the United States ended up buying more than $1 billion in new helicopters from the Russian arms export agency that has supplied weapons to Syria's military.

Natural gas still out for thousands in Boulder Co.

KUSA - Xcel Energy says service was restored to about 800 customers overnight after a natural gas outage Friday left thousands searching for warmth.

Colorado Weather Forecast: Mountain snow with heaviest snow west of Vail Pass

KUSA - Extremely cold temperatures will remain over Colorado through the first part of the week.  Not all parts of our state will join in the milder conditions even when they do arrive.

Woman killed while hanging Christmas lights

KUSA -.A business owner in Fairplay died after falling while putting up her holiday decorations.

Cold snap not enough to disrupt pine beetle threat

DENVER (AP) - Experts say Colorado's plunge into a deep freeze is too little and too late to disrupt the population of the destructive pine beetle.

Crop duster buzzes homes, sprays neighborhood with chemical

FORT COLLINS - Careless. Reckless. No concern for safety. That's how Stephanie Feller described how a crop duster pilot was flying early Saturday morning in south Fort Collins as he buzzed the tops of dozens of homes and dropped cardboard markers on the heads of onlookers near the southern end of Ziegler Road.

Police: Pa. newlyweds killed man from Craigslist

SUNBURY, Pa. (AP) - A couple married for just three weeks lured a man to his death with a Craigslist ad because they wanted to kill someone together, police said.

Crews work through bitter cold restoring heat to thousands of customers

NIWOT- As of Saturday night, about 2,000 homes in Boulder County still do not have heat.

9NEWS anchor pleads for better snow pictures

KUSA - C'mon, Colorado. We can do better than this. We love winter. We own winter. Let's take the pictures to prove it.

America's Got Talent comes to Denver

KUSA - Coloradans had a chance to show they have talent Saturday at the America's Got Talent auditions.

Puppies! Rescue holding adoption event

KUSA - Rocky Mountain Puppy Rescue is holding a large adoption event in Westminster Saturday. 

Suffering from Alzheimer's, Ga. man fatally shot

CHICKAMAUGA, Ga. (AP) - The last walk that Ronald Westbrook took began as early as 1 a.m. when he slipped unnoticed from his North Georgia home with his two dogs.

Celebrate the holiday season at the 9NEWS Parade of Lights

KUSA - Begin your holiday season at the spectacular 39th Annual 9NEWS Parade of Lights.

Possible breakthrough in treating blood cancers

KUSA - Doctors are announcing big wins in the battle against blood cancers.

Colorado weather forecast: Dangerously cold temperatures across the state

KUSA - After a bitterly cold morning, temperatures will have a tough time getting into the teens Thursday, according to the Colorado weather forecast. The cold will continue into the weekend.