A Ouray police officer has been officially cleared of possible charges in the case involving Luther Medina, who died when he fled from an attempted DUI stop in May. District Attorney Seth Ryan said in...

Ouray County’s longtime county clerk has been appointed to help another Western Slope county with its upcoming elections, amid an investigation into Mesa County's clerk and decertification of its elec...

It started like so many sinus infections do for Melissa Drake — with a cough and a tickle in her throat. It was a Wednesday in early July, and by Friday, Drake was convinced that’s what she was dealin...

As of Wednesday morning, Ouray County reported two new cases of the virus, confirmed with testing at Montrose Memorial Hospital. Both involved women in their 60s, with one who had been fully vaccinate...

Ouray County commissioners will add revisions to wildfire mitigation regulations to their to-do list, and discussed changing how the land use office handles code enforcement complaints after hearing a...

Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon is expected to open Saturday afternoon, according to information provided Wednesday by the Colorado Department of Transportation. Extensive damage from mudslides and d...

Salsa-maker Amy Lasley used to throw away the disposable gloves she wears during food preparation. But as the price of nitrile gloves skyrocketed in recent months, she’s started to disinfect them with...

GUNNISON Gunnison County commissioners on Tuesday approved the next steps in a plan that could result in breaking ground on a new affordable housing development in Gunnison as early as summer 2022. Th...

Less than a month ago, San Miguel Power Association had an aggressive timeline in mind for work meant to reduce the chances its aging power line atop Red Mountain Pass could spark a wildfire. The rura...

In his first week on the job at Ouray Brewery, a few customers handed tips to Kortlan Nelson, shocked to see someone so young delivering their food and busing their tables. Seven summers later, the n...

A fifth Ouray County resident has died after testing positive for COVID-19, Emergency Manager Glenn Boyd said Wednesday.  The man, who was in his 80s and tested positive in mid-July, died on Aug. 5.  ...

San Miguel Power Association will not seek to close U.S. Highway 550 over Red Mountain Pass until September because it can't secure the resources it needs to do the work that would precipitate the hig...

Hazy conditions and smoke are expected to return to the skies today and over the weekend, as an air quality advisory has been issued by the state health department. Most of the West Slope has been pla...

Almost $14 million in Paycheck Protection Program loans were approved for Ouray County businesses since last April, with more than a third going to restaurants, hotels and others hit hard by pandemic ...

As of Tuesday, Ouray County had four new COVID cases, according the the Ouray County Public Health Agency. Those included two fully vaccinated individuals – a woman in her 20s and a man in his 80s – a...

When Dzabahe was 11 years old, she went to her first government-run boarding school in rural Arizona around 1953. She left everything she knew on the Navajo reservation where she grew up.. “You became...

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...