A passenger train struck a semi-tanker truck off Highway 6 just east of Rifle Wednesday morning. The tanker driver sustained minor injuries, but no other injuries were reported.
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The Community Hope Fund will offer financial assistance for therapy. The new fund will be overseen by the Aspen Hope Center, a mental health care provider in the valley.
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Snowpack levels have improved in the Roaring Fork River Basin, but are still only 17% of normal. Hydrologists say potential for a significant wildfire season remains, and water supplies will still be stretched thin.
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The mural is the first of three that will highlight young immigrants’ memories and creative expression in Carbondale. The art project is part of a program supported by Carbondale-based nonprofit VOICES.
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A new, mobile history and art project called the Breathing Healing Bus aims to bring focus to the experience of Indigenous communities in Colorado, as the U.S. and Colorado celebrate their 250th and 150th anniversaries.
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On today's newscast: Garfield County’s County Road 108 bridge will close for emergency repairs on Monday; a new initiative is trying to make mental-health therapy more accessible in the Roaring Fork Valley; and Colorado lawmakers rejected a bill yesterday that would have created incentives for building data centers. Tune in for these stories and more.
Regional News
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They’ll notify one another when well projects are proposed within a mile of the shared state border. And the model may expand to neighboring states.
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AI technology expands in the Mountain West to reduce wildfires
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A new analysis of public federal workforce data shows about 5,800 fewer workers at public lands agencies in 2025 compared to the year before.
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As Colorado prepares for summer tourism, visitors planning trips to rural communities might assume that if they have a medical emergency, they will receive the same level of emergency care they would at home. However, that's not always the case. Rural communities may lack a hospital or even a fully staffed emergency response team. For example, the rural Hinsdale County Emergency Medical Services recently lost its only paramedic. That's left the county's EMS system in a pinch ahead of its peak tourism season.
NPR News
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Cold War reports of mysterious rotating saucers; recent sightings of metallic elliptical objects floating in mid-air. Those and other reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena or UAPs — the military's term for UFOs — are described in documents released Friday.
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Some schools are warning users not to log back into Canvas yet, after a ransomware group claimed credit for a data breach. Half of North America's higher education institutions use the platform.
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In Colombia, a plan to cull Pablo Escobar's invasive hippos is challenged by an Indian billionaire's offer to relocate dozens of the animals to India's wildlife reserve instead.
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More than two dozen passengers left the cruise ship before the outbreak was identified. The race is on to connect with them to monitor their health — and the health of those they've interacted with.
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As state leaders change laws to make vaccines more accessible, a coalition of doctors, public health advocates and everyday Coloradans is trying to start a public conversation about their importance.
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Blue Film is clearly designed to be unsettling. Its performances are haunting.
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Virginia voters approved redistricting that could help Democrats pick up four House seats. Democrats said it was to counter the gains that Trump and the GOP have picked up in Republican-led states.
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A new art-house drama tells three stories that span the century — and connect to one tree. Silent Friend will open your eyes to the beauty of the natural world.
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U.S. forces fired on two Iranian oil tankers after exchanging fire with Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz overnight. And the United Arab Emirates reported another Iranian missile and drone attack.
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From drone boats to long-range missiles, the U.S. and its allies tested new military tactics in the Philippines, sharpening deterrence as tensions with China intensify.
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