Brian Maass

4 days ago | cbsnews.com | Brian Maass

The union representing about 1,000 Denver firefighters announced Monday it had reached a tentative agreement on a new two-year contract with the city of Denver. It calls for cumulative 5% salary increases in 2026 and 2027. All told, firefighters would see a 10% salary increase for the two years. Under the terms of the tentative agreement, longevity pay for firefighters will slightly increase.

1 week ago | texaslifestylemag.com | Brian Maass

by Brian Maass on May 9, 2025 in Entertainment, ShareHe brought some serious company. Picture this: A Perfect Circle, Puscifer, and Primus all taking turns on stage, but not in that typical “opener-headliner” format. Nope. This was a constantly shifting, tag-team-style set where band members flowed on and off the stage like a prog-metal jam session crossed with a theater production.

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Brian Maass

Denver International Airport CEO Phillip Washington and his eight top executives flew round-trip to Madrid in April for a three-day airport terminal conference, with all nine flying either first or business class on every leg of the trip. One of the tickets cost over $19,000 while another was just shy of $16,000, according to records obtained by CBS News Colorado under Colorado's Open Records Act. "International travel is costly," Washington said during a Zoom interview about the trip.

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Brian Maass

A Denver City Council committee on Tuesday moved to send a controversial pay raise proposal for a dozen mayoral appointees to a vote by the full Denver City Council. The proposed raises, with some as high as 30% to 40%, have stirred both support and opposition as they come at a time when the city is bracing for flat tax revenues. The economic outlook has prompted city financial experts to warn that government agencies should keep expenses flat through 2026.

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Brian Maass

A Colorado woman, who says she was held as a "sex slave" for years in a Northglenn home, and a former police investigator involved in the case, say convicted human trafficker William Tidwell was "pure evil." They say he held as many as 20 women in his basement over the last five years, getting them to sign a 75-page contract that dictated he was the "master" and they were his "slaves." The former police investigator said the contract "basically gave Tidwell the right to do whatever he wanted...