The Rifle-based nonprofit serves over five counties and hundreds of animals on the Western Slope, despite funding losses. This story is part of our “On the Ground” radio series that highlights solutions to local and global issues from Roaring Fork and Colorado River valley organizations.

A new podcast from LOOKOUT Publications called “Hate State” looks at how Colorado became a testing ground for anti-LGBTQ policies starting in the 1990s, and how that legacy is reflected on this year’s ballot.

The Orchard Church plans to build staff homes on the lot where the bilingual, bicultural community garden sits. Now gardeners, the church and the town are searching for a place where the Good Seed can go next.

During this year’s open enrollment period, seniors in the Roaring Fork Valley are facing changes to their Medicare plans. They’re left with fewer, and more expensive, options.

An eagle that was released into the wild from the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Eagle Aviary died from lead poisoning in Colorado. Lead ammunition is one of several man-made threats facing eagles.

Supporters say doulas could help bridge care gaps. They aren’t medically trained, but they provide emotional support and information before, during and after childbirth.

One ski area was already factoring in higher fuel costs because it started transitioning its fleet of groomers and vehicles to a lower-emission source.

A late spring frost and record dry conditions this summer have led to low natural food supply for bears, resulting in a large increase in human-bear conflict. Now, a wildlife rehab center is seeing more orphaned bear cubs than in previous years.

The judge said he was "deeply troubled" by the mistakes and rushed nature of the case over the FBI's Hunter Biden probes — one of several politically charged DOJ actions ahead of the midterms.

Lifting wallets was part of Turturro's training for the film The Only Living Pickpocket in New York. In it, he plays a small-time thief who's also the primary caretaker for his ailing wife.

On the eve of the Nov. 3 election, the Trump administration is hoping the Supreme Court will reverse lower courts that rejected its request to order California to set aside the ballots of thousands of people it says are "likely" noncitizens.

What happens in California could shape how America taxes the superrich. But will its billionaire tax fill state coffers — or drain them?