A federal judge reminding the Bureau of Land Management that its mandate is public health and safety first and oil and gas extraction second


Kling Mountain Guides offering free avalanche clinics all winter long at Purgatory’s Beacon Basin

The long-awaited construction project making left-hand turns onto Florida Road easier than ever

Wildcat Mining flouting the law by mining despite a cease-and-desist order and building a mill inside an illegal portal

SW CO’s first avalanche fatality of the season hitting near Ridgway when skiers above others triggered a slide

A top Drug Enforcement Administration officer vowing to go into each of Colorado’s medical marijuana dispensaries and “seize the building” and “arrest everybody”

In this week's issue...

December 18, 2025
Let it snow

Although ski areas across the West have taken a hit, there’s still hope 

December 18, 2025
Look, but don't take

Lessons in pottery theft – and remorse – from SW Colorado

December 11, 2025
Big plans

Whole Foods, 270 apartments could be coming to Durango Mall parcel