
Descendants of 10th Mountain Division reflect on WWII, some fear America is moving towards fascism
Descendants of the storied 10th Mountain Division, who helped liberate Italy from fascism, returned to visit the places their ancestors helped free.

By Stina Sieg

The 10th Returns: Descendants of the 10th Mountain Division return to Italy
The troops trained in the Colorado mountains and helped win WWII in 1945. This series follows a group of their descendants returning to Italy and retracing their steps.


Descendants of the storied 10th Mountain Division, trained in Colorado mountains, relive their ascent of Riva Ridge
The 10th Mountain Division, highly technically-trained troops, helped win WWII in 1945 

By Stina Sieg

LDS opens new temple in Grand Junction
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is on a building spree. And they don’t want to be called “Mormon” anymore.

By Stina Sieg

Retracing the 10th Mountain Division’s victorious climb: A journey of history, discovery and family connection
A barrage of soldiers on skis stormed an Italian ridge 80 years ago, helping win World War II. The 10th Mountain Division is storied here in Colorado and in Italy. This month, 10th Mountain descendants will travel to the Italian countryside to retrace their fathers’ and grandfathers’ footsteps.

By Stina Sieg

The state is on a mission to remove invasive fish, but what happens to all the dead fish?
A listener wanted to know what happened to thousands of smallmouth bass removed during the annual Ridgway Reservoir Smallmouth Classic.

By Stina Sieg

At least one structure lost, more evacuations ordered as Derby Fire grows in Eagle and Garfield counties
The fire, northwest of the small community of Dotsero, is now more than 2,600 acres.

By Stina Sieg

New Derby Fire spurs evacuations in rural Eagle and Garfield counties
The Derby fire has grown to 839 acres, the Crosho fire is more than 2,000.

By Stina Sieg

Mesa County pushes back on what it says are unfair, expensive mandates from the state
State rules require the county to improve its website and increase efficiency for large buildings, among dozens of other rules.

By Stina Sieg

Gov. Polis declares a statewide disaster emergency due to critical fire weather conditions and fires burning across Western Slope
The executive order unlocks $2.5 million for firefighting efforts.


New evacuations called for Lee Fire as fire grows southward
Officials are moving staff off of the Elk Fire, which is now 75 percent contained, to fight the Lee Fire.


Officials say they are making progress on the Lee fire, despite it ballooning to over 120,000 acres
Five homes and 14 outbuildings have been lost in rural Rio Blanco and Garfield counties due to the Lee and Elk fires.


Smoke blankets state, forces evacuations as Western Slope fires burn, largely uncontained
Air quality alerts are in effect across the state as smoke blows over Front Range.

By Stina Sieg

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park partially reopens after South Rim Fire
The National Park Service says visitors can now access the North Rim’s trails, overlooks and campground.

By Stina Sieg

Western Slope fishing rodeo tackles invasive species
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is recruiting sport fishers to control invasive smallmouth bass.

By Stina Sieg

Western Slope evacuees in limbo as crews work to stymie wildfire growth
Turner Gulch ballooned to nearly 14k acres overnight Tuesday, South Rim remains around 4k.

