Western Slope

Western Slope farmers and ranchers still tallying the cost of summer wildfires

Some of Mesa County rancher Janie VanWinkle's U.S. Forest Service grazing lands are only easily accessible by ATV or on…

October 8, 2025

Polis declares statewide disaster emergency due to critical fire weather conditions, fires burning across Western Slope

A column of smoke and flames inside the evacuation zone of the Lee Fire along Highway 13 between Meeker and…

August 15, 2025

Hickenlooper’s Western Slope tour reveals growing frustration over Trump’s public lands policy

‘It’s going to be battle’ he told local officials in Eagle County as he encouraged stronger and unified opposition

April 18, 2025

Cortez prioritized fiber internet years ago. Where is the city at now?

far, 500 people within city limits are actively using fiber

March 5, 2025

The Western Slope just asked for federal climate dollars to buy crucial water rights. Trump wants to roll back the funding

The Dolores River was flowing at 3,400 cfs on May 10, 2023. (Jason Blevins/The Colorado Sun) A $99 million plan…

November 23, 2024

Teenager identified as human remains found in freezer near Grand Junction

FILE – Shown is a Philadelphia police car with flashing lights in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. Police departments reported…

October 12, 2024

Police kill armed suspect at Glenwood Springs mall

(AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)dur-i-syn One suspect is dead after an officer-involved shooting at a popular, open-air mall on the Western…

September 3, 2024

To spread word of free tuition and boost low-income enrollment, one university goes on Western Slope high school tour

Colorado Mesa University President John Marshall visits Rifle High School on April 9, 2024, as the university starts rolling out…

April 28, 2024

Postal Service floats idea of driving Western Slope mail to Denver and back before delivery

customers, including county clerks, mayors and city managers, say proposal to modernize Grand Junction processing and save money spells trouble

February 24, 2024

A new area code is coming to northern and western Colorado in 2026

Seen from the South Rim, Black Canyon Road stretches down to the North Rim of the Black Canyon of the…

December 20, 2023

From the Continental Divide to Utah, or somewhere else? Where is the Western Slope in Colorado?

Mt. Garfield, caught between fall in the Palisade orchards and a storm rolling in from the northwest, Nov. 10, 2022.…

November 28, 2023

Colorado Parks and Wildlife begins clearing zebra mussels from reservoir

Aquatic biologists began spraying to kill the invasive species at Highline Lake State Park

March 3, 2023

Wolf reintroduction evolves as challenges threaten early 2024 deadline

Colorado Parks and Wildlife commissioners hosted final public meeting on plan Wednesday

February 23, 2023

End of Roe v. Wade has Western Slope prepping for more people seeking abortion access

wonders if those coming from Utah will be able to find clinics in Cortez and Durango

June 28, 2022

Coloradans worried about water, wildfires and cost of living, new poll shows

Telephone and online interview polled 3,440 residents of eight Mountain West states

February 18, 2022

Driving through Glenwood Canyon? These routes avoid mudslides on I-70

are more likely in wake of Grizzly Creek fire

June 30, 2021

‘Extremely critical’ fire warning for first time in 15 years as Western Slope drought worsens

45% of Colorado, all west of the Continental Divide, now in some state of drought

June 11, 2021

Colorado’s water guardians agree on one thing: Wall Street can look elsewhere

Range water managers join counterparts on the Western Slope

January 29, 2021

From Western Slope to Capitol Hill: Lauren Boebert prepares for new job

Political newcomer underwhelmed by orientation

December 8, 2020

Pilot of small plane dead after crash in Western Colorado

The wreckage of the plane, which may have been homemade, was found off the east end of the runway at…

May 4, 2020

Internet service in western Colorado was so terrible that towns and counties built their own telecom

481-mile rural Project Thor network is complete – and run by a regional government council

April 19, 2020

Business

Western Slope leaders call for stricter regulations on oil, gas pollution

Elected officials want restrictions similar to Front Range

February 14, 2019

Local News

Drought plan aims to curtail water loss at Lake Powell, Lake Mead

Avoiding serious shortages at Lake Powell, Lake Mead is the goal

October 12, 2018

What if the gas boom doesn’t come back?

Natural gas drilling may never boom again for Western Colorado

November 3, 2017