3rd Congressional District: Republican Stephen A. Varela
Get to know the candidates running for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District in the June 25 primary.
For JUCO players, World Series in Grand Junction brings big crowds and homegrown fans
The winning baseball team in the JUCO World Series will be crowned on May 31 or June 1. Games can be streamed on ESPN+.
As Grand Junction closes public bathrooms, a nonprofit brings relief and helps close the toilet gap
Many people experiencing homelessness face the same question: Where can I go to the bathroom?
Cottonwood Pass is open for the season, but it’s still not a good I-70 detour
Heavy traffic can be dangerous for motorists and frustrating for the people who live along the 15.5-mile route.
A much-needed facelift is underway for Hanging Lake, but you can still hang there. Here’s how
As renovations continue at and near the beloved blue-green alpine lake, visitors will have to plan their trips accordingly.
To spread word of free tuition and boost low-income enrollment, a college goes on a Western Slope high school tour
In Colorado, fewer than half of high school graduates go on to college, which is well below the national average.
Famed ‘Ride The Rockies’ bike event canceled due to low registration
One of Colorado’s biggest cycling events has been canceled for 2024.
The world’s longest track of dinosaur footprints has been hidden in Colorado’s mountains. Now, it’s public land
The U.S. Forest Service recently purchased several parcels of land from a family in Ouray that contains 134 fossilized dinosaur footprints.
A Colorado avalanche forecaster had to be rescued this week — from an avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche Information Center says the accident highlights the risks all backcountry users face
The fire that killed a young woman in Palisade was intentionally set, authorities say
The suspect was found dead the same day near Leadville, which is hours away.
Palisade police say suspect in deadly Friday apartment fire has been found dead near Leadville
Police and fire departments responded to a report of an explosion at a small apartment complex on April 5. When crews arrived, the six-unit building was completely engulfed.
A ‘naked lap’ at Sunlight Mountain Resort is a cold, judgment-free celebration for women and femme skiers and boarders
At Boot Tan Fest in Glenwood Springs, hundreds bare it all in a snowstorm for an empowering mountain run that’s full of exhilaration and joyful pain.
While Carbondale will stop providing shelter and food for new immigrants, the city is still helping them navigate government red tape and plan their next steps
New immigrants are on their own, with a small band of residents doing their best to help them one by one.
Garfield County is the latest community to ban fireworks as the danger of a drier, warmer wilderness grows
Several other Colorado counties and cities have already decided fireworks are too risky.
Colorado Mountain College president says she’ll step down in August
Carrie Besnette Hauser, Colorado Mountain College’s longest-serving president, announced she’ll step down.
Grand Junction’s new resource center aims to help its unhoused community
After the city closed a park to people living in it, and is getting ready to do it again, nonprofits stepped in to give people a place to go during the day.
