The Colorado Department of Transportation is planning to designate a new school zone on a portion of U.S. Highway 491 and Main Street at the west end of Cortez.

In 2023, Alan Muñoz helped launch the Civic Leader Education and Advocacy Program with Voces Unidas in Mexico City. Before this year’s program in May, Muñoz traveled to Mexico early to see his family in Calvillo Aguascalientes, many of whom he had never met. This is the final story in a three-part series documenting the journeys of DACA recipients in Mexico.

A bark beetle outbreak has severely affected ponderosa pine in the San Juan and Uncompahgre National Forests, and KSJD’s Cara Gildar discusses its impact with Forester Kyle Personett.

Ancient rainstorms may have sculpted the red planet, similar to the monsoon rains that helped shape the Southwest’s landscape

Before this summer, Miguel González, an apprentice electrician who grew up in the Colorado River Valley, only knew stereotypes of his home country. However, a travel permit that allowed him to fly internationally as a DACA recipient in May gave him a vision of real Mexico and helped him fulfill an application requirement for his green card. This is the second story in a three-part series documenting the journeys of DACA recipients in Mexico.

Luz Galaviz, a third grade teacher in Rifle, normally can’t travel abroad due to her immigration status. But after securing advance parole in May, she flew to Mexico City for a leadership conference with Glenwood Springs nonprofit Voces Unidas, despite concerns that she may not be allowed back into the U.S. This is the first story in a three-part series documenting the journeys of DACA recipients in Mexico and how the trips could change their lives in the Colorado River Valley.

In the small town of Ridgway, tucked into the rugged San Juan Mountains of southwest Colorado, a community effort is underway to build a track at the local secondary school. If completed, it would be the first publicly accessible track facility in the region, offering a new space for both students and residents.

Una clase de escarabajos conocida como escolitinos está acabando con los árboles en el bosque nacional de San Juan, lo cual posiblemente tenga como resultado menos sombra para aquellos que les gusta ir a recrearse en el área de Boggy Draw, cerca de Dolores.

Andrea Rossi, a stand-up comedian from the 4 Corners, discusses the upcoming Comedy Showcase on October 19th at the Sunflower Theatre and her comedy class.

On highway 93 between Boulder and Golden, Colorado, there’s a unique pullout where you can easily see bears, wolves, eagles, owls, a gigantic tortoise, and even Bigfoot. All of these large-scale creatures have been carefully sculpted out of wood by Bongo Love who is an acclaimed chainsaw artist.