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A colorful map of Mexico is framed on the wall. To the right, a woman with short hair is smiling as she points to the map.

Flood of health care changes has Grand Junction free clinic fearing a wave of new patients

Polis talks fires, housing and where Colorado stands on river negotiations with Western Slope audience

By Tom Hesse and Ryan Warner

The Church of Latter Day Saints Grand Junction Temple

LDS opens new temple in Grand Junction

Vials for the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine

Colorado now has 21 measles cases, health officials warn about a possible exposure at DIA

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Government and Politics

Mesa County pushes back on what it says are unfair, expensive mandates from the state

The shape of a tree and powerlines are silhouetted by a bright orange sun.

The Front Range could have record-breaking heat today

Western Slope wildfire smoke turns the sky orange

Firefighters made progress over weekend extinguishing West Slope fires, drier air expected later this week

By Tegan Wendland

Black Canyon South Rim Wildfire

Rainy weather helps crews make progress on Western Slope fires, but also brings possibility of flash flooding in burn scars

By Ishan Thakore

Western Slope wildfire smoke turns the sky orange

Dry weather continues to stoke fires in southwest Colorado

Smoke and flames pour from the Turner Gulch Fire

Turner Gulch fire now largest burning within Colorado after it quadruples in size

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Colorado has a new area code today

By Tony Gorman and Stina Sieg

A group of people are sitting on a sidewalk, holding signs and protesting. They are gathered around a tree, with some sitting on chairs and others standing.

Government and Politics

Protesters stage sit-in over federal spending bill outside Rep. Hurd’s Grand Junction office

Grand Junction minor league baseball team embraces threatened Colorado fish by becoming the Humpback Chubs

A wildfire burning in a mountainous area, with thick smoke billowing from the top of a tree. The landscape is rugged with rocky terrain and sparse vegetation.

Colorado’s Western Slope braces for a weekend primed for wildfires

CHATFIELD STATE PARK SWIM BEACH HOT SUMMER WEATHER

We’re in for another hot summer. Health care providers are preparing for more heat-related illnesses

A Safeway worker gathers shopping carts

Colorado grocery store workers approve a strike if contract negotiations come to that

By Sarah Mulholland

Monogram Mesa above the Paradox Valley, was once supported a booming uranium and vanadium mining economy.

Government and Politics

Could Colorado be home to the BLM’s national headquarters — again?

Backpacks like a first grade classroom at Goldrick Elementary.

Last of COVID money helps create child care seats in rural Colorado

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