There’s a small wooden cabin at the top of Northwest Peak, a few miles from Montana’s borders with Idaho and Canada, and Chuck Manning, 79, believes lookouts like this one deserve a second chance at ...

City of Montrose offices will be closed on Christmas Day, Wednesday, Dec. 25, and New Year’s Day, Wednesday, Jan. 1. Police Department offices will be closed both days, however, officers will be on ...

Park Ski Patrol rescued 150-175 people from the resort’s gondola Saturday after what the resort described as an “operational malfunction.” ...

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday granted 22 pardons and four commutations to people convicted of various crimes in the state, including two people sentenced to life in prison for ...

Colorado officials have formally urged wildlife commissioners to deny a request to suspend the introduction of gray wolves as the state’s voter-mandated restoration program enters its second winter ...

The Heroes for Kids, or "shop with a cop," event returned to Montrose Dec. 21, with local children getting an opportunity to shop with local law enforcement officers. The event ...

North Fork School of Integrated Studies (NFSIS) is a small elementary school located in downtown Paonia. It is housed in the ...

The Grand Mesa Arts and Events Center (GMAEC) has launched a new initiative designed to offer free classes, camps and ...

Overdose was still the leading cause of death this year among people who were homeless in the Denver metro area, but the ...

The Hotchkiss Board of Trustees adopted the 2025 budget and appropriations.

Vaccines have saved 174 million lives over the past 50 years, according to “The most comprehensive modeling analysis of historical vaccine impact,” as reported in the highly respected medical journal ...

After living far away from Delta County for 44 years, I am finding my new digital subscription to the Independent to be a real treat. I really like how there ...