The pace of booking for lodging in Western U.S. mountain destinations slowed for the sixth month in a row in May.

KUNC’s In The NoCo is a daily window to the communities along the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
-
Fourth of July celebrations usually entail loud, colorful blasts of fireworks. But for veterans and others with PTSD, that can make the day a struggle. Today on In The NoCo, a PTSD specialist with the V-A in Aurora shares advice for people coping with trauma – and for friends and family who want to support them.
-
Colorado artist Detour is known for his colorful murals all around Denver. But a recent installation in Concourse B at Denver International Airport is a different type of experience.
Colorado News
-
Colorado is joining a multistate coalition in a lawsuit to block the mass transfer of individual personal data to DHS and ICE.
-
Two major child care and early learning centers in Denver are scaling back programs because of financial turmoil, with one center shutting down a building. Listen to Morning Edition host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun Education Reporter Erica Breunlin and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below.
-
Federal money for solar projects, especially for smaller rural farms, could be at risk as Congress attempts to pass a federal budget through reconciliation. Small farms in the Mountain West could lose out on those benefits.
-
A group hoping that voters will repeal the Greeley City Council’s approval of the complex financing plan for a $1.1 billion sports and entertainment project on the city’s western edge has won approval of its petition form from the city clerk’s office and began collecting signatures of registered voters over the weekend.
-
An 82-year-old Colorado woman who was injured in a Molotov cocktail attack on demonstrators in support of Israeli hostages this month has died. Boulder County District Attorney's Office said in a statement Monday that Karen Diamond died as a result of "the severe injuries that she suffered in the attack."
-
Nearly three months after a massive blowout at a Chevron well in Galeton, state oil and gas regulators began the enforcement process last week.
Mountain West News
-
Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students in November 2022, is said to have accepted a plea deal.
-
Over the weekend, Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) withdrew his proposal for the Bureau of Land Management to sell parcels for the highest value. This follows several rounds of revisions and narrowing down aimed at keeping it in the bill after it ran afoul of Senate rules.
-
The Kootenai County Sheriff's Office provided an update late Sunday night on the fire and shooting that happened on Canfield Mountain.
-
The Trump administration’s proposed budget bill would cut funding to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) by nearly 40%, including grants to universities. That could affect funding relied on by survey offices in several Mountain West states.
-
The updated bill targets Bureau of Land Management land near population centers. But hunters say these areas are important for recreation — and wildlife.
-
The report comes as the Trump administration tries to “unleash” domestic energy supplies.
NPR News
Station News
Latest Stories
Capitol News Alliance