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It is estimated that outdoor recreation contributes more than a trillion dollars to the U.S. economy. A new podcast explores how this plays out in several rural communities in our region, from Moab, Utah, to Montezuma County, Colorado.

Mind Springs Health in Grand Junction was considering a partnership with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement this year to offer inpatient mental health care services to detainees. But when community concern mounted over how the potential deal could make it easier for ICE to arrest immigrants in Western Colorado, the mental health care provider abandoned contract discussions.

A western Colorado newspaper publisher, who gushed about Lauren Boebert last summer, has penned an editorial declaring he is one of a growing number of conservatives who have had enough of her antics. From Rocky Mountain Community Radio partner station KVNF, Gavin Dahl shares this interview.

The City of Durango hopes to ease its affordable housing crunch by purchasing a hotel and converting it into apartment units. KSUT's Sarah Flower reports that if successful, it would be the city's largest affordable housing project ever.

Chronically homeless people make up about 20 percent of the unhoused population. Many approaches to homelessness restrict access to services based on certain so-called self-improvement criteria. But KGNU's Alexis Kenyon reports that some service providers are attempting to shift the narrative with a different approach by offering housing first.

Supply chain issues are determining the availability and prices of goods around the world. KOTO's Matt Hoisch has more on why winter sports equipment is…

A new nonprofit wants to capitalize on record-breaking real estate activity in Jackson Hole and invest in affordable housing. For KHOL and Rocky Mountain…

Rents at mobile home parks are on the rise across the Mountain West. To keep prices down, residents of a park in Durango, CO, bought it and turned it into…

Boulder, Colorado has had a tight housing market for decades, and the pandemic has made things worse. But in a city with strict growth limits, many are…

Imagine turning 18 and finding yourself aged out of the foster care system. You don’t have the resources to support yourself and now face homelessness.…