
After This Doctor Retired, He Continued Helping Patients By Inventing Medical Tech
Dr. Dick Fulton is a retired radiologist who has patents for 50 medical devices, with number 51 on the way.

Fear No Cookout This Summer With These Tips From A Barbecue Master
The difference between grilling and barbecuing, how to make the most of your standard gas grill and what sort of wood to use for prime rib or salmon.

These Wildlife Rescuers Step Up When Fires And Droughts Turn Water Fatal For Fish
Wildfires can make creeks and rivers boiling hot and clogged with debris, turning habitats fatal for aquatic species.

Wildflower Watch: Top 10 Hikes To See Colorado Blooms
From strenuous peak-topping climbs to peaceful walks on the Eastern Plains, Colorado offers plenty of wildflower views.

Teller Indian School’s Buried Past May Soon Be Located And Honored
At least 23 American Indian students died at a boarding school in Grand Junction at the turn of the last century. Where they were buried has been lost to time.

Should Cyclists Be Allowed To Roll Through Stop Signs If The Coast Is Clear?
Piep van Heuven with Bicycle Colorado talks about a possible change in state law, and answers questions from our Facebook page.

What It Takes To Resurrect Relics From The Sugar Beet Gold Rush
Old sugar beet processing plants, or in some cases the land they were located on, are showing new economic development promise.

The Other Colorado Gold Rush Was White, Sweet, And Lucrative Too
Everyone knows the importance of the Gold Rush in Colorado’s history. But what about the White Gold Rush of sugar beets In the late 1800s.

This Montrose, Colorado Funeral Home Does A Side Business In Mail-Order Body Parts
The trade in body parts from cadavers is a grisly and little-regulated segment of commerce. A Reuters news agency investigation led to FBI scrutiny of a facility in Montrose, Colorado.

Skaters Chase The Slick Draw Of Wild Ice Around Gunnison
Meet a tribe of skaters who go to great lengths to chase wild ice.

Grand Junction Aims For Foreign Trade To Boost A Lagging Economy
Grand Junction has no international flights but it’s seeking a customs office to earn designation as a foreign trade zone.

Marijuana Has ‘Saved’ DeBeque: What Happens If It Is No Longer Legal?
Marijuana is the main industry in the tiny Western Colorado town of DeBeque, so a threatened federal crackdown on state-legalized sales gives the town manager the jitters.

Climber Hayden Kennedy Took On The World’s Most Dangerous Peaks, Then He Took His Own Life
At 27, Hayden Kennedy was considered one of the world’s best climbers. But he chose to end his life in October after he and his girlfriend were caught in an avalanche that killed her.

Oral History Gets A Modern Makeover And Top-Shelf Billing At The Mesa County Library
A Grand Junction librarian has given historical Western Slope characters and colorful incidents new life.

Peak Honors Are Slated For Western Colorado Mountaineers Who Died Climbing In 2006
Congress is considering a proposal to name two peaks in southwestern Colorado for mountaineers Charlie Fowler and Christine Boskoff, who died 10 years ago while climbing mountains on the border of China and Tibet.

Western Slope Land Preservation Gains Some New Muscle In The Face Of Big Growth
The Mesa Land Trust and the Black Canyon Regional Land Trust have teamed up to do more to protect the Western Slope’s scenery, from recreational hotspots to peach country.