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Reverend Kevin Young walks down a set of stairs that lead to the Elks Civic Building in Montrose. Young is wearing a blue, plaid sport coat over a black shirt with a clergy collar.

Government and Politics

Montrose judge denies city emergency request to potentially clear church camp for unhoused

Kevin Young, wearing a charcoal jacket and a clerical collar, speaks with supporters outside of a two-story historic brick building where Montrose Municipal Court hearings take place.

Montrose pastor who allowed unhoused residents to camp on church grounds appears in court

Rev. Kevin Young, wearing a checkered dress shirt and a blue vest, stands in front of the United Methodist Church in Montrose.

Neighborly or nuisance? Western Colorado church’s unhoused solution lands them a court date

Herd of brown and white cattle with tags on their ears peering through a wired fence

Law enforcement searching for suspects in Western Slope cattle killings, thefts

BLUE MESA RESERVOIR HIGHWAY 50 BRIDGE CLOSED 240602

U.S. 50 bridge over Blue Mesa Reservoir fully reopens

Highway 50 bridge over Blue Mesa Reservoir

Blue Mesa bridge to open to all vehicles as repair work enters new stage

A map of Colorado's 3rd congressional district, including the DIA area and the rest of Denver county, wrapping the southwest corner of the state, including Grand Junction, Montrose, Aspen, Gunnison, Monte Vista, Pueblo and Trinidad.

Government and Politics

3rd Congressional District: Minor party candidates

By Kiara DeMare

A column of smoke from the Bucktail fire

Montrose County man accused of starting Bucktail fire trying to cremate his dog

Pam Friend, center, owner of the Star Drive In

Life and Culture

In Montrose, pride and an uncertain future mark one of the country’s oldest drive-in theaters

Highway 50 bridge over Blue Mesa Reservoir

After more than two months, the Blue Mesa Middle Bridge reopens with big limits

Megan Hess stands in behind a sign saying Sunset Mesa Funeral Directors in front of a funeral home.

Appeals court vacates sentences for Montrose funeral home directors who sold body parts

Highway 50 bridge over Blue Mesa Reservoir

Bridge over Blue Mesa Reservoir slated to reopen July 3, after being closed more than two months

Government and Politics

Bennet noncommittal on Dolores national monument idea, but urges locals to continue talks

Blue Mesa bridge set to reopen July Fourth weekend

Mesa County Commissioners come out against monument idea

Colorado man gets 12 years for threatening judges in three counties

GUNNISON-HIGHWAY-50-TRUCK

CDOT: No timetable for U.S. 50 bridge repair between Montrose and Gunnison, current detour options could take hours

A picture of a map that highlights the northern and southern detours for Highway 50 between Montrose and Gunnison.

Cracks in bridge over Blue Mesa force safety closure, cuts of U.S. 50 between Montrose and Gunnison

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