Rocky Mountain Community Radio

English in Action hosted its 8th annual Immigrant Voices event this month where speakers from across the region shared their life stories. This year, however, organizers had to consider the political climate.

The Trump Administration is directing federal agencies like the Department of the Interior to ramp up mining operations on federal public lands. The order singles out copper, uranium, potash, and gold.

As young people across the country continue to die in the fentanyl epidemic, El Jebel resident Cath Adams is spreading awareness in schools and other venues about the synthetic opioid drug after losing her 21-year-old daughter to an accidental overdose in 2020.

Freshman Representative Jeff Hurd (R-Colo.) is sponsoring a bill that would require Bureau of Land Management field offices across the west to adopt plans that would open up more lands to oil and gas drilling.

Protestors called on lawmakers to defend scientific research, as the Trump administration moves to cut workforce and funding.

Measles vaccines are available at Delta County Public Health

Colorado is known for winter sports, but one Winter Olympics staple—curling—isn’t as popular in the region as it is in other parts of the country. However, the sport is gaining traction, with Rock Creek Curling in Lafayette hosting the Olympic trials.

Efforts to remove books from public and school libraries have been increasing nationwide. According to PEN America, a non-profit that champions the freedom to write, there was an unprecedented surge in book bans during the latter half of 2023.Here in Colorado, a battle has been playing out in Garfield County, where some community members have been calling for the removal of certain books from public libraries. They have been lobbying the Garfield County Commissioners to override the library board and take action. Now the Commissioners are at odds with the library board. The commissioners are planning on appointing candidates for three open positions on the Garfield County Libraries Board of Trustees, despite the library board already reappointing two trustees. Rocky Mountain Community Radio’s Maeve Conran spoke with Amy Hadden Marsh who says what’s happening in Garfield County is part of a national trend.

Experts say other bears would not be granted the same grace as the world-famous mama bear.

KVNF's Cassie Knust speaks with Grand Junction Mayor Anna Stout on her campaign for Colorado's third congressional district.