Unwilling to set precedent and uncomfortable with the tight deadline, Ouray County commissioners on Tuesday denied an application to conduct a private fireworks display at the Sleeping Indian Ranch no...

It’s only been a few weeks since the school year ended and summer break began, but school leaders in Ridgway and Ouray already have their eye on the coming fall and the start of universal preschool fo...

A Grand Junction man has filed a lawsuit seeking damages from Taco Del GNAR, alleging he contracted a parasite from eating a salad with ahi tuna on May 17. The man, Walter Wilson, didn’t have symptoms...

A $10,500 grant from Great Outdoors Colorado will help provide camping gear to expand recreation at Ridgway State Park. The money, provided through the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Director's Innovatio...

State health officials are trying to locate the source of contaminated food that has sickened dozens of people on the Western Slope in the last two months, including diners who ate at Taco del GNAR in...

Ouray city councilors unanimously approved Tuesday night a plan to build 65 affordable homes at the north end of the city, clearing the way for the first large-scale affordable housing project in the ...

A man suspected of threatening to run over law enforcement officers, trespassing, stealing his own vehicle from an impound lot by driving it through a gate and other offenses was cited by three differ...

Erin Booth clasped her right hand to her forehead and cried when she heard her name drawn first in the Wetterhorn Homes lottery, overwhelmed that homeownership was within her grasp. Four minutes late...

An intestinal parasite outbreak on the Western Slope has largely been linked to Taco del GNAR restaurant in Ridgway, state health officials announced Friday. Of the 62 cases of cyclosporiasis reported...

Angel Creek Campground southwest of Ouray reopened on Monday after U.S. Forest Service officials cleared more than 140 hazardous trees. The Forest Service closed the campground May 31 after identifyin...

A Colorado congressman has introduced a package of bills intended to improve access to affordable housing, particularly in Colorado’s rural mountain communities. U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, a Lafayette Demo...

Editor's note:  This is the latest in an occasional feature we publish about community members who might not otherwise make the news. These include stories about hobbies, service, or just “people sto...

It’s a four year-old mystery at the state Capitol. Why does a bill that would deploy high-tech cameras to scan for potentially deadly wildfires fail year-after-year despite universal praise from lawma...

The Board of County Commissioners approved a $100,000 grant for the Home Trust of Ouray County on Tuesday. The funding came from the county's remaining American Rescue Plan Act and Local Assistance an...

The Ridgway-Ouray Community Council honored the Ouray Mountain Rescue Team on June 9 with its Outstanding Citizen of the Year award. The award, presented exclusively to volunteers, recognized the 49 ...

Two of the tallest tasks facing San Miguel Power Association — diversifying its power supply and rebuilding its transmission line from Red Mountain Pass to Ouray — could take years to complete, as the...

Hanging low and dark over the ornate fixtures, polished leather daybeds and postcard-beautiful balconies of the newly restored Western Hotel in Ouray, where a night’s stay can cost $700, is what one ...