The long-awaited end of the NHL lockout, bringing joy to hockey-starved fans everywhere

Gov. John Hickenlooper announcing a $1.3 million study of the effects of oil and gas emissions on the environment and human health to begin next summer

Talks starting on a timeline to finally pull American troops out of Afghanistan after a protracted and expensive war that has dragged on for more than a decade

The growing humanitarian crisis in Syria, with he U.N. World Food Program reporting that 1 million Syrians hardest hit by war are without food or aid due to poor security and lack of supply routes
 

Continued gun-grabbing paranoia and conspiracy theories surrounding the Sandy Hook massacre, with one Florida professor alleging that the killings were a hoax perpetrated by the Obama administration

 
The nastiest flu season in a decade, with the epidemic spreading to 41 states and claiming the lives of 18 children
 

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