Recent rain showers giving hope to frazzled residents and exhausted firefighters who have been battling blazes for several days in record heat
Hometown hero Todd Wells being named to the 2012 U.S. Olympic Mountain Bike team, giving Durangoans another reason to be proud of the town’s rich cycling heritage
More bright signs in the U.S. housing market, with home prices rising for a second month in a row in major cities and home contracts at a two-year high
Speculation that the Weber Fire, which has charred more than 9,000 acres at a cost of hundreds of thousands of dollars, was started by a little firearms target practice on public lands
 

The tragic accident caused by a faulty pressure valve at BP’s Bayfield processing facility on Monday, which killed a man and injured two others
 
Weather extremes gripping the country, as severe flooding hits the Southeast and Minnesota, and drought continues to grip the West with massive fires burning across Colorado
 
 

In this week's issue...

May 15, 2025
End of the trail

Despite tariff pause, Colorado bike company can’t hang on through supply chain chaos

May 8, 2025
Shared pain

Dismal trend highlights need to cut usage in Upper Basin, too

April 24, 2025
A tale of two bills

Nuclear gets all the hype, but optimizing infrastructure will have bigger impact