The Colorado Bureau of Investigation commissioned the report as it looks for ways to speed up evidence processing times and improve the labs’ operations.

Joshi is the highest profile Republican to enter the race so far.

Mosquitoes in multiple counties in northern Colorado have tested positive for the West Nile virus. Health officials believe the season is just beginning.

Colorado’s river access laws are murky. A coalition of advocates is hoping state lawmakers will do something about it. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Steamboat Pilot reporter Robert Tann and then read the Steamboat Pilot story at the link below.

Weiser argued there is no national energy emergency given the United States produced more oil last year than any nation in history, and he urged the BLM to follow standard, legally required procedures in reviewing the project.

Mountain View Fire Rescue moved its headquarters to a building in Niwot last week. The department renovated it to create more space for operations and to address firefighter needs.

Town leaders say the purchase will boost local economic development and will allow it to better support mountain ski employees.

This comes amid Trump administration cuts to special services on the 988 hotline.

With 16-hour days for weeks straight, long separation from friends and family, and regular exposure to serious immediate and long-term risks, wildland fire pushes people to both their physical and mental limits. But the recently launched federal Wildland Fire Therapy Service is now available to help those workers ease the mental strain of battling wildfires.

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

Birthright citizenship laws could be different in each Mountain West state after the U.S. Supreme Court reduced judicial powers.

Farrell Hayes represents something that veteran firefighters say is harder to come by these days: a young person who wants to get involved in firefighting.