- When Joanne Reid competes in the Winter Olympics, she'll be representing the U.S. in a sport that's not center stage in America, but it's become central to her life. Reid lives and trains in Grand Junction. She's in China now, where the Olympic games get underway on Friday, February 4. She spoke with CPR's Stina Sieg.
- The tiny community of Ouray is home to the world-famous Ice Park just a short hike from downtown. And every January, it draws ice climbers from near and far for a three-day celebration of their sport.
- Many library systems found out about the state's mask program at the same time the public did.
- After last year's marade was canceled, thousands turned out to march in Denver and Grand Junction to remember Dr. King and his vision for a more perfect union.
- “We don’t just need to take the House back in 2022, but we need to take the House back with fearless conservatives, strong Republicans, just like me."
- The Mesa County Search and Rescue Ground Team typically goes on more than 60 missions a year, often responding to a 911 call made from the backcountry.
- Some families decide to not invite Santa into their home for Christmas. For them, it's the chance at a new tradition.
- Sunnyside Gold Corp. does not own the closed Gold King Mine near Silverton but did oversee the construction of barriers, known as bulkheads, below the mine.
- It took a long time, a metal detector and diplomatic mail to reunite Joe Esquibel with the jewelry that was stolen while he was guarding a POW camp in then-Czechoslovakia in 1945.
- As Mesa County residents scroll through Instagram, local health officials hope to stop them in their tracks with colorful photos and four words: “This is your sign.”
- Finished in 1909, the nearly six-mile-long tunnel is the lifeblood for people — and farms — around Montrose.
- Tuesday’s election in Mesa County was notable for a few reasons: The county was voting on funding a new high school, there was a battle for the future of the school board, and the county’s clerk was barred from overseeing the election —partly due to her theories, and actions, around the Dominion voting machines.
- Colorado's new Teacher of the Year says she enjoys teaching in a small mountain town where she can help teenagers during their formative years. Autumn Rivera teaches sixth grade science at Glenwood Springs Middle School.
- In counties with low COVID-19 vaccination rates, hospitalizations continue to climb, forcing doctors to delay medical care for patients hospitalized for other medical reasons.
- The 6-year-old girl fell to her death on a ride after workers failed to notice that she was not wearing the seatbelts meant to restrain riders.
- The Golden Girls program can house up to five women at a time, and they get six months in a spacious, comfortable apartment as they try to navigate a way into permanent housing.
