Federal lands ranching faces a half-century of decline

One of the prime drivers of the 45-year-old Sagebrush Rebellion, the movement to take control of public lands from the federal government, is the sense that rural Western ranchers are bullied by...

DATE: June 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

November vote big for oil, gas firms Heavy hitters expected to jump in state fight on proposed oil, gas ballot initiatives

GREELEY (AP) – As they say in sports, it could all come down to this one game. Colorado’s November election could be a pivotal one for the oil and gas industry if voters are presented with...

DATE: June 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Greeley oil slump means there’s room at the inn

GREELEY (AP) – Visitors looking to book a hotel room in Greeley this summer likely will have better luck than they would have last summer. The northern Colorado city’s occupancy rate is down, the...

DATE: June 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Woman is revived after going overboard in San Miguel River

A raft accident on the San Miguel River Tuesday morning caused a Texas woman to go overboard, triggering a dramatic rescue and CPR by a guide to revive her, according to the San Miguel County...

DATE: June 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wet spring reduces wildfire threat

DENVER – The Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center has predicted fire potential will be below average for June and July in the Rocky Mountains. The Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center...

DATE: June 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado women sue city over topless ban

DENVER — A growing movement to remove laws against women going topless is headed to court in Colorado. A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday challenges Fort Collins’ indecency code, which makes it a...

DATE: June 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Why doesn’t the West report its lead data?

For decades, the Exide battery melting plant emitted lead, arsenic and other pollutants into the air and soil in and around Vernon, a Southeast Los Angeles neighborhood. The plant was mostly...

DATE: May 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Can the feds save eagles by allowing more to be killed?

When the renewable energy industry isn’t being touted as the new frontier of power needs, it’s being criticized for purportedly killing flying critters with swinging wind turbine blades, glistening...

DATE: May 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Can food hubs boost rural farming economies?

Dan Hobbs farms 30 acres of land east of Pueblo, Colorado. For years, he spent weekends traveling hours to farmers markets to sell his produce, always losing a day in the fields and returning home...

DATE: April 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Agriculture

Last defendant in lion maiming pleads guilty

The last member of group of poachers from western Colorado to face trial agreed to plead guilty to eight misdemeanor violations of the federal Lacey Act in U.S. District Court in Grand Junction on...

DATE: April 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Pain pills give rise to heroin in West

In March, a batch of illegally made fentanyl, a potent opiate used to treat extreme pain, began making its way through the streets in Sacramento County, Central California. A clear liquid estimated...

DATE: April 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Storms stir up pollutants in Animas River

DENVER – Runoff from autumn storms kicked up the levels of some contaminants in the Animas River after a massive spill of toxic mine waste, but concentrations of other pollutants declined or didn’t...

DATE: April 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

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