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The Colorado Department of Public Safety recently announced that it has hired 30-year law enforcement veteran Arron Julian to head the newly formed Office of Liaison for Missing or Murdered Indigenous Relatives.
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Ski hills will soon be opening in the West, but it’s still uncertain which will open first. Over the last several years, the first two ski hills to open in the West have often been Arapahoe Basin and Keystone, both in northern Colorado. But last year, southern Colorado’s Wolf Creek Ski Area pulled ahead to open first on October 16 thanks to a big snow storm.
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An attorney for a Colorado lawmaker has asked El Paso County prosecutors to dismiss a felony charge that his client voted outside the district he lives in. Democratic Sen. Pete Lee's lawyer cited incorrect information presented to a grand jury before Lee's indictment in August.
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A new analysis shows that the number of homes, businesses and other structures destroyed by wildfires is rising around the West as fires grow in severity and frequency.
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With drought conditions lowering water levels, some local leaders are calling on the federal government to take charge. The seven states rely on the Colorado River for agriculture and electricity.
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A Colorado state senator has changed parties from Republican to Democrat over false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen. Kevin Priola’s changing affiliation is just one of the many instances the "big lie" keeps cropping up in the Mountain West.
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A federal program is giving about $30,000 to individual rural communities to help them develop outdoor recreation economies.
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The complaint filed in Gunnison County District Court contends that Colorado state officials failed to approve or deny an air pollution permit required by the U.S. government within the 18 months allotted by state law.
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COVID-19 cases in nursing homes are climbing, and a new report reveals a wide range of case and vaccination rates in the Mountain West.
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Heading into midterm election season, a new poll focuses on what voters in Mountain West swing states think about the outdoors and public lands.