Study Adds Evidence To Association Between Gun Laws And Mass Shootings
Originally published on March 7, 2019 5:36 am A study in the medical journal BMJ found a strong association between the strength of a state’s gun laws and its rate […]
Paleontologists Find An Ancestor Of T.Rex In Utah. It’s Small.
Originally published on February 22, 2019 10:04 am Paleontologists have found a new species of tyrannosaur based on fossils in Emery County, Utah.
As Measles Concern Rises, Lawmakers Mixed On What To Do About Vaccination
Originally published on February 26, 2019 1:56 pm Updated at 1:55 p.m., Feb.
Homeowners Insurance May Be Harder To Get In Risky Wildfire Areas
Originally published on February 21, 2019 9:22 am A few months ago, John Parker retired and moved into a salmon-colored log house on a mountain called Tungsten in unincorporated Boulder […]
Archaeologists Find Evidence Of Human Habitation In The Rockies Stretching Back 9,000 Years
Originally published on February 7, 2019 6:15 am Archaeologists studying a prehistoric site in Golden, Colorado, have found that people lived there thousands of years earlier than previously thought.
In New Report on Rural Hospitals, Mountain West Looks Troubled
Originally published on February 5, 2019 8:38 am The American Hospital Association has released a new report on the state of rural hospitals across the country.
Citizen Scientists Called Upon To Spot Monarch Butterflies After Record Low In West
Originally published on January 31, 2019 1:42 pm Monarch butterflies in the West have hit a record low, according to a conservation group that tracks their numbers.
Outdoor Recreation Trade Groups Form Partnership For Climate Change Action
A collection of outdoor trade groups announced they’re forming a collaboration to step up action on climate change.
Feds Could Step In If Western States Don’t Agree To Drought Contingency Plan
Originally published on January 14, 2019 9:39 am A Jan.
Death And Politics Collide Yet Again In This Year’s Election
Originally published on October 22, 2018 5:09 pm In counties across the U.S. voters might notice something way down at the bottom of their ballots: the candidates for county coroner.
Archaeologists Rush To Document Mysterious Trees Before They Disappear
Originally published on September 5, 2018 12:16 pm Walking through forests across the Mountain West, you might not realize you’re walking past historical artifacts big enough to crush you.
Efforts In Colorado And Utah Aim To End Gerrymandering. Would They?
Originally published on September 17, 2018 4:04 pm Our region has attracted the attention of the Terminator.
Artifacts And Human Remains Collected Years Ago To Be Returned To Tribes
Originally published on September 12, 2018 11:54 am The National Park Service is giving museums and universities across the country grants to return ancestral artifacts and human remains taken from […]
City In Colorado Could Join Movement To Give Younger Citizens The Vote
Originally published on September 5, 2018 11:03 am If the measure passes in November, the town of Golden, Colorado may join a handful of cities that allow 16-year-olds to vote […]
There’s A Domestic War Raging Right Now — Against A Plant
Originally published on July 23, 2018 3:32 pm In an open field in Longmont, Colorado, about a dozen people crouched in the tall grass, moving slowly and deliberately through mud […]
Demand Is Rising For ‘Fire Bombers,’ But It’s Unclear If They Really Work
Originally published on August 23, 2018 11:03 am With wildfires burning through much of the West, there’s high demand for big aircraft to come in and battle the flames from […]