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Smoke from fires on Western Slope is producing dangerous air quality across much of the state

Air quality alerts are in place again for the entire Western Slope as firefighters battle more than 20 fires. The Colorado ...
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Governor Polis visits the Western Slope

Gov. Jared Polis made three stops on the Western Slope on Thursday. The first one was to Talbott farms, where Polis picked ...

Flight data paints wild picture as aerial firefighting operations target Western Slope

Firefighting aircraft battle multiple wildfires in western Colorado, with 41 planes and helicopters deployed to protect over ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel12h

Here's where Western Slope football teams land on the CHSAA preseason coaches' poll

Grand Junction’s Paxton Webber, right, jukes a Longmont defender during the Tigers’ 59-29 first-round playoff win at Stocker ...
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7 indicted in Western Slope auto theft, forgery ring

The challenges of these cases would have been unwieldy if it was not for the exceptional teamwork of investigators,” Grand Junction Police Department Detective Sgt. Jacob Steele said.
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Fewer people are moving to Colorado in 2025 — but some Western Slope counties are bucking the trend

New data shows Colorado’s allure for newcomers is weakening, with net migration down more than 50% since 2015. Some counties ...
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A fifth-generation orchard in Colorado is redefining cider in America

Colorado is well known for its beer scene, and the Western Slope is putting the state’s wineries on the map. But beyond the ...
The Aspen Times2d

Colorado sheriffs say new gun control law will strain resources on the Western Slope

Sheriffs in Colorado’s resource-stretched mountain communities are far from enthusiastic about being on the front lines of ...