The Babylon Fire continues to grow under hot, dry and windy conditions in Southeast Utah.

Fire officials say the Babylon Fire’s rapid growth was driven by lightning, drought, dry fuels, steep terrain and Red Flag conditions. Crews are preparing lines near Monticello-area values at risk, but officials said no evacuations were in place at the time of a Blanding community meeting.

A new pilot program will bring fresh, locally grown produce to food pantries in Montezuma and Dolores counties and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Nation, while giving a local farmer a more dependable market for his crops.

Interview with local stained glass artist Bill Rainer

A coalition of community groups and the Boulder County District Attorney's office has been handing out free gun safes to residents. The idea is to encourage safe storage and have productive conversations about gun safety.

Students may be out of school, but the Mancos School Garden keeps growing. Volunteers help maintain crops that support education and local food banks.

Twenty-five years after the murder of Fred Martinez Jr. in Cortez, former Cortez Journal managing editor Gail Binkly reflects on the local reporting that followed and how language around Two Spirit and LGBTQ identity has changed.

Municipal supplies are protected, but Dolores Water Conservancy District says full-service supplies out of McPhee Reservoir are at extreme shortages this year.

The Juneteenth holiday gives Coloradans a chance to celebrate and honor the history of enslaved people in the United States.

Concern for loved ones overseas is intersecting with questions of identity and connection to a country many still call home.