Instructor Hattie Miller previews a new line dancing class at Cortez’s Sunflower Theatre, blending group choreography, 70s and 80s music, and confidence-building movement.

Clear nights cause radiational cooling, letting heat escape into space and making valleys like Cortez and Mancos colder than surrounding ridges.

The issue of whether a Dollar General store can be built on a 3.78-acre parcel just off of Highway 145 between Cortez and Dolores remains in legal limbo.

Farm News & Views reports falling snowpack in southwest Colorado river basins and growing strain on U.S. farmers from low crop prices, high costs, and trade impacts.

The announcement from Parks and Wildlife on Wednesday came three months after the Trump administration blocked Colorado's original plan to capture a second batch of wolves in British Columbia and fly them to the state.

"From the Hills and Hollars of the Ohio River Valley, come explore with Stephen and Mark in the fertile soil of the lore of the Mothman..."

Steamboat Springs author and adventurer Eugene Buchanan has lived near the banks of the Yampa River long enough to notice it's rhythms and moods are often mirrored by the residents in his northwest Colorado ski town.

A new UN University report says the world is using water faster than nature can replace it, leaving billions water-insecure and calling for a new global water agenda.

From January 16-18, 2026, the First People's Festival in Estes Park brought together Indigenous artists, dancers, educators, and families for a fashion show, an art market, cultural demonstrations, and a powwow, creating a space for celebration, education, and remembrance.

The proposals range from taking "no action" to a scenario that might result in water cuts to the lower basin states of California, Nevada and Arizona. One alternative developed in partnership with conservation groups would incentivize states and water users to proactively conserve the river.