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People will no longer be required to wear masks or show proof of vaccination to enter Denver businesses starting Friday, though the mask requirement will continue for schools and child care facilities, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock said Monday.

Nathaniel Hackett was introduced as the new head coach of the Denver Broncos Friday by General Manager George Paton.

Law enforcement officials from Denver and Adams County announced the identity of a suspect in four different cold cases dating back decades during a press conference Friday.

Hospitalizations across the state continue to decrease with the latest modeling projections forecasting a decrease in community transmission as more Coloradans become immune to the omicron variant.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer official announced Thursday he will retire – likely sometime this summer. President Biden said he would nominate the first Black woman to the court and that he would have his pick by the end of February.

Colorado’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.8% in December – the sixth straight month the rate has fallen – and the state has gained back 89.3% of the jobs lost during March and April 2020 at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The director of the Boulder County Office of Disaster Management sat down exclusively with Denver7 Thursday and addressed questions and concerns about emergency notifications on the day of the Marshall Fire. Watch the full interview.

Rep. Joe Neguse and the mayors of Boulder and Louisville discussed why they feel the Senate needs to pass the Build Back Better Act and its climate change provisions in the wake of the Marshall Fire.

Colorado health officials said Thursday they're "cautiously optimistic" that the state is finally turning the corner from the omicron wave as the positivity rate continues to decrease and hospitalizations appear to be at a plateau.

President Biden held a nearly two-hour news conference Wednesday as he approaches the one-year anniversary of his inauguration, discussing a wide range of topics, including COVID, Russia, Ukraine and more.

In his 2022 State of the State speech Thursday, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said he would be unveiling a plan to expand the state’s health care workforce as the state heads into its third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, made commitments to reducing crime, and pledged to work on cutting emissions that are causing climate change, turned the fire season into a year-round event and caused persistent poor air quality.

State health officials provided an update on COVID-19 as Colorado's seven-day average positivity rate reaches 29%. This is the full news conference.

President Biden is speaking in Georgia about reforming the filibuster to try to pass several pieces of voting rights and voter protection legislation. This is the entire ABC News Special Report.

Gov. Polis and others discussed the ways people can help the families who lost their homes and businesses in the Marshall Fire

A woman who jumped into an icy pond to save 3 children and the first responders who performed life-saving CPR on a 6-year-old girl are holding a press conference to share their story.

Gov. Polis and Democratic leaders from the House and Senate discussed their plans and priorities for the upcoming legislative session in a news conference Monday

Marshall Fire town hall

Denver7 coverage of President Biden’s visit to meet with the victims of last week’s devastating Marshall Fire in Boulder County.

President Biden and the first lady have landed in Colorado to tour the Marshall Fire damage and meet with victims. Watch Denver7 special coverage.

Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., presided over the House Thursday as members talked about their experiences on the day the Capitol was stormed and in the year since, and he spoke with reporters at a roundtable earlier this week about his own experience and what could be done moving forward.

ABC News Special Report: Attack on the Capitol, one year later

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock announced Wednesday he was nominating Armando Saldate III to be the next Denver executive director of the Department of Safety.

Colorado health officials say Wednesday there's a lot of uncertainty as to the effect the omicron variant will have on hospitalizations in the coming weeks.

Gov. Polis and administrative officials provide update on Boulder County fire recovery efforts

Public health and hospital officials said Tuesday Denver is at its highest positivity rate yet during the pandemic because of the omicron variant, which could also lead to hospital staff shortages and school staff shortages because of its increased transmissibility, they said.