Breaking news and updates from the Western Slope
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Super PACs have dumped $1.3 million into digital ads targeting challenger Melat Kiros to protect Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado’s 1st Congressional District primary.
Cherry Creek School District partners with Xcel Energy to use its fleet of electric buses as backup power plants, storing energy overnight and discharging it during peak demand to stabilize the grid.
Denver Water increases tap fees by up to 32 percent, adding $2,500 to $4,000 to new home prices as the utility forces new development to pay for infrastructure expansion.
Analysis of how Colorado's bipartisan infrastructure bills are finally delivering historic funding to rural Western Slope roads, improving safety and economic mobility despite inflation pressures.
The 2026 Colorado legislative session secures $37.7 million for water projects and preserves rail corridors, directly impacting infrastructure and economy in Delta, Montrose, and Rio Blanco counties.
Steamboat Springs launches a fast-track planning process for the Stockbridge Campus, tying potential housing and senior services directly to a rigorous financial feasibility study.
Garfield County commissioners voted to ask a judge to determine if the Glenwood Springs South Bridge project requires strict 1041 regulations or a simpler L&E review, pausing construction until the jurisdictional dispute is settled.
Glenwood Springs celebrates the completion of the $4.9 million Hanging Lake trail restoration, featuring new stone steps and bridges following the 2020 Grizzly Creek Fire.
Larimer County prosecutors dropped the arson charge against Jason Alexander Hobby after new evidence contradicted original theories, leaving the true culprit behind the Alexander Mountain fire unidentified.
The Town of Vail permanently shuts off the iconic Children’s Fountain for the summer to conserve water amid record-low snowpack and a one-third usage cut mandate from the Eagle River Water and Sanitation District.
Delta County commuters face continued pothole delays as the state holds a $116 million surplus instead of funding local infrastructure, with recession risks looming.
Attorney Nick James files for posthumous dismissal of Michael Fisher’s 1996 felony murder conviction after his death at Bent County Correctional Facility, citing forensic analyst Missy Woods’ lab errors.
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