Ollie Higinbotham grew up in Mancos, Colorado and is now competing as a freestyle big air, slopestyle, and rail jams skier with aspirations to make the U.S. Ski Team and compete in the 2030 Winter Olympics.

The Colorado Department of Transportation is putting a safety closure in place for the U.S. Highway 550 Bondad Bridge over the Animas River approximately 10 miles south of Durango, according to a press release

City of Cortez officials have reversed themselves on the outdoor swimming pool in Veterans Park.

Multiple road closures are in place across Southwest Colorado because of flooding.

Flooding and evacuations are taking place in San Juan County, N.M.

The American Red Cross of Western Colorado has opened evacuation shelters at the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave., Durango, Colo., and the Pagosa Lakes Property HOA Clubhouse, 230 Port Ave., Pagosa Springs, Colo., following extreme, fast flooding and mandatory evacuations.

More than three inches of rain had poured down on Cortez as of 8 a.m. Thursday in the month of October. And Joe Theine, who has been CEO of Southwest Health System in Montezuma County since July 2023, is moving on

If passed, Amendment 87 would replace Colorado's flat income tax with graduated rates and use those funds for education, health care and early childhood programs.

A temporary sales tax holiday in Cortez runs through the end of 2026. Montezuma County's Cortez voter service center is open ahead of next month's election.

Halloween season is here, Canyoneers! Stephen and Mark dive into the spooky spirit of October with tales from Mark’s experiences on ghost tours, including his time leading them himself.