GUNNISON Colorado Parks and Wildlife on Thursday held a public open house for the Colorado Wolf Restoration and Management Plan, encouraging Gunnison residents to ask questions and learn more about th...

The project that was on, then off, then on, is now off — again. Flooded with concerns from local and state elected officials, appointed leaders and business owners, the Colorado Department of Transpor...

The firm hired by the city of Ouray to assist with the new wastewater treatment plant has also been tapped to help with a new water treatment plant. The City Council on Monday unanimously agreed to hi...

Corbett Creek flooded at the crossing of County Road 17 on Saturday evening, closing the road for about 3 hours while crews worked to clear the road. Ouray County Road and Bridge Superintendent Ty Bar...

Above, Ouray County Sheriff's Office Cpl. Derrick Linnell grills hamburgers with Deputy Luis Perez at the Log Hill Fire Station on Tuesday night. The event attracted more than 75 participants who vis...

Four local businesses are purchasing the Ouray Chalet Inn to use it for workforce housing, with plans to rent long-term to their own employees and other businesses. San Juan Mountain Guides, Ouray Gro...

The Ouray County Sheriff’s Office is looking for volunteers to serve on its newly formed Community Advisory Committee. The committee, the first of its kind for the sheriff’s office, is intended to pro...

The Ouray City Council will ask voters this November to approve a 15% excise tax on short-term rentals, and have instituted a cap on the number of rental permits in the city, with exceptions only for ...

A free Dark Sky program is scheduled at Top of the Pines, 1035 Highland Dr., from Aug. 9-12. The events include educational workshops, laser constellation tours and the "Saving the Dark" documentary f...

A climber who fell while descending Mount Sneffels last week endured stormy weather and spent the night on the mountain with his rescuers before he was plucked off the peak and flown to the hospital. ...

San Miguel Power Association's plans to close U.S. Highway 550 over Red Mountain Pass starting next week will be delayed again because the Colorado Department of Transportation won't grant the rural e...

Transportation officials have opened up U.S. Highway 50 between Gunnison and Montrose for travel, to cars traveling east and west, as the northern route across Colorado's mountains remains closed. Rep...

A Montrose man who died after falling into Dexter Creek Canyon while fleeing a Ouray police officer in May had a blood-alcohol level nearly three times the legal limit, according to an autopsy. Dr. De...

The Joint Colorado Independent Redistricting Commissions will hold public hearings in Montrose and Grand Junction on Friday to take public testimony about the preliminary maps for the state’s eight co...

Western Slope county commissioners met with Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper at Top of the Pines outside of Ridgway Saturday, advocating for the passage...

Ridgway’s Planning Commission cleared the way for three deed-restricted homes in the Parkside subdivision, but denied approval for a 10-unit development on Liddell Drive, citing concerns about density...

A story on Page 1 in the July 22-28 edition mistakenly indicated Wild West Realty co-owner Sharon Wild performs property management services for seven licensed short-term rentals in Ouray. Wild stoppe...

Ouray County, in partnership with Hinsdale, San Juan and San Miguel counties, has received funding to help address impacts to the popular Alpine Loop. The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission approv...

The monsoonal moisture has enabled several local and federal agencies to lift Stage 1 fire restrictions. Ouray County, the town of Ridgway, the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, t...

The city of Ouray will host a pair of informational meetings Aug. 3 for candidates considering running for City Council this fall. The mayor's seat and two council seats are up for election. The meeti...