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A Moab resident discovered spray-painted graffiti in Arches National Park in the middle of the 44-day government shutdown. National parks have remained open during that time with little to no staff.
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The Vatican returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada, a historic restitution that is part of the Catholic Church's reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture.
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Boebert met with White House officials before the petition was finalized but denied she was pressured to remove her support.
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Colorado’s Republicans voted for the measure to end the longest shutdown in history, while Democrats opposed it because it did not address skyrocketing health care costs.
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The Trump administration has announced its intention to rescind a 10-mile buffer zone prohibiting future oil and gas drilling around Chaco Culture National Historical Park. The buffer zone was established under the Biden administration in 2023.
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In South Lake Tahoe's quiet neighborhoods, the uneasy balance between humans and bears is being tested by one mother bear and her cub, known affectionately as Hope and Bounce.
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The Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule put conservation on equal footing with grazing and energy production. The Trump administration is trying to roll it back.
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The seven states that use the Colorado River have until November 11th to present a basic plan to the federal government for how to allocate water in the river. But negotiations have been contentious, and spectators aren't sure whether there will be consensus.
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No Turquoise Alert had been issued but on Monday, authorities discovered human remains in Navajo County near the Knots Landing community in Whiteriver on the Fort Apache Reservation.
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Glenn Elzinga operates Alderspring Ranch in May, Idaho. He discusses the measures ranchers can take to protect their livestock in Colorado, where wolves were reintroduced in 2023.
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Few states require building with fire-resistant materials, but some in the Mountain West are in the process of changing that.