Breaking news and updates from the Western Slope
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Colorado lawmakers propose redirecting $130 million from the Proposition 123 affordable housing fund to plug a $1.5 billion state budget gap, jeopardizing critical housing projects in rural resort towns.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife launches Otter YEAR, inviting the public to use the iNaturalist app to track river otter populations across the Yampa, Green, Colorado, and Gunnison rivers as a key indicator of ecosystem health.
A 70-vehicle pileup on I-70 highlights dangerous driving conditions as a second storm brings freeze and heavy snow to the north and central mountains, compounding concerns over early snowpack melt.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has launched a yearlong Otter YEAR survey using the iNaturalist app to track river otter populations across four major river systems and assess ecosystem health.
Colorado lawmakers insert budget footnotes to freeze $270,000 in general fund dollars for wolf reintroduction, shifting costs to private donations amid rising livestock damage claims.
The paved road to Mount Blue Sky reopens May 22 with a $20 vehicle fee and new management by Denver Parks and Recreation, replacing the U.S. Forest Service.
Three deaths in seven days from random shootings in Five Points and Cole neighborhoods prompt City Councilman Darrell Watson to schedule a community meeting with the Denver Police Department to restore resident safety.
Denver Parks and Recreation assumes control of the Mount Blue Sky welcome center from the US Forest Service, introducing new fees and reservation requirements for the upcoming season.
Record-breaking low snowpack and exceptional drought drive elevated wildfire risk across the Roaring Fork Valley, prompting locals to focus on hardening homes while the state prepares resources.
Colorado House of Representatives kills Senate Bill 98 by a single vote, leaving local governments with unclear authority to issue noise permits for private concert venues like the Ford Amphitheater.
A bipartisan bill clarifying local governments' authority to issue noise permits dies in the Colorado House, highlighting a split between protecting homeowner peace and supporting local business events.
Eagle County commissioners pass a resolution to potentially use eminent domain to acquire a disputed half-acre of land in Edwards, sparking a heated debate between affordable housing and park development.
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