Rescue crews on Saturday recovered the body of a man who died after falling while descending Mount Sneffels. The man was climbing by himself, had summited the 14,158-foot peak early Friday afternoon —...

Colorado will no longer require masks in schools, under a new Public Health Order from the Department of Public Health Environment announced Thursday.  Previously, schools were one of the few location...

GUNNISON A falling rock killed a construction worker in the Little Blue Creek Canyon area of U.S. Highway 50 on Tuesday, prompting an emergency closure. According to Gunnison County Coroner MIchael Ba...

My approach to illustrate the history of our valley open space is to break the historical time into some distinct phases. The first such phase is the occupation of this area by American Indians. The s...

Elk Meadows’ homeowners association has filed suit against two property owners in the subdivision after Ouray County received complaints about illegally built structures violating regulations but took...

When Aidan Schreiner arrived in Ridgway, he saw a site with the outlines of one-story buildings, and was a self-described novice when it came to construction. By the time he and the rest of his Americ...

Voters in the Ridgway School District will be asked whether they want to approve a bond measure that would not increase property taxes and a mill levy override that would increase taxes this fall. The...

The Ouray City Council voted Tuesday to allow local employees to live in recreational vehicles on private property for the summer and fall, in an attempt to create a quick solution to the city’s housi...

April and Kevin Rarick had Blue Lakes on their list of must-do Colorado hikes for the past three years, since they first read about the unique hike in a Denver magazine. The glacial basin at the foot...

The city of Ouray intends to proceed with a professional fireworks display on the Fourth of July, with plans to enact several precautions in light of fire restrictions that have been in place for week...

Owners of short-term rentals operating illegally without a license in Ouray won’t be allowed to apply for one, after the City Council voted to temporarily suspend new applications for those properties...

The track and field season ended before it even started last year for Ouray, Ridgway and Silverton student-athletes, teasing them with a few practices before COVID-19 yanked it away from them prior t...

Ouray city councilors vowed on Monday to impose fines and other penalties after learning close to 20% of the short-term rentals in the city may be operating illegally. In a report to the council, Comm...

A 26-year-old Telluride man and his dog died in an early morning crash June 16 south of Ridgway on U.S. Highway 550. The driver has been identified as Silas Berrier, according to the Ouray County Coro...

Motorists and recreationists along and near Red Mountain Pass should expect closures and delays over the next few weeks as the San Miguel Power Association begins its project to rebuild its backup pow...

Ouray County is encouraging concert-goers to get vaccinated this week, by offering a free drink to anyone who opts for a shot at the Mountain Air Music Series concert on Thursday evening. Ouray County...

Ouray’s fire chief says he still hopes to put on the city’s traditional Fourth of July fireworks display, in spite of persistent hot, windy conditions that have triggered fire bans in Ouray County and...

The Ouray City Council made plans Monday to allow recreational vehicles to be used for workforce housing on private property, starting as soon as an emergency ordinance is adopted next week. The move ...

GUNNISON Even though the majority of COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted, many Colorado restaurants are still struggling to keep up. Restaurants usually equipped with an army of servers, hosts, bar...

This spot on the side of the dusty road, near the west bank of the Uncompahgre River about halfway between Ridgway and Ouray, might seem rather unremarkable. But on June 17, a small group gathered he...