The Joint Budget Committee — the six-member, bipartisan panel that drafts the budget — tweaked the spending package after debate in the full legislature earlier in the month.

Proponents of a bill in Colorado say stronger roofs would mean less damage during storms, and lower home insurance costs.

Durango-based Compañeros has documented dozens of recent detentions.

The U.S. already has about 3,000 data centers — and that number is expected to grow quickly in the coming years. A new report finds much of that growth is shifting away from cities and into rural areas, including in the Mountain West.

The new proposal would require companies to take more action around problem drivers.

As conventional funding methods become more uncertain, and the Trump administration's hostility towards scientific research continues, geologist Jonathan Stine decided to try crowdfunding as a way to pay for the cost of his research in Southeastern Utah.

Officer Nicholas Rice was charged Tuesday with assault in the third degree and criminal mischief. Rice is summoned to appear in La Plata County court next month.

The declines were felt across the Mountain West. In Idaho, SNAP participation fell nearly 8%. Nevada saw a drop of more than 14%. In Arizona, participation fell by nearly 34%. New Mexico saw a decrease of about 6%, while Wyoming dropped by more than 11%.

A new exhibit of Colorado legislator pictures hangs in the former U.S. presidential portrait gallery at the state Capitol. Organizers say the new exhibit celebrates Colorado's 150th anniversary of statehood.

A coalition of environmental groups is suing the Environmental Protection Agency, alleging the agency missed a key deadline tied to a stricter national standard for soot pollution. The case could affect air quality protections across the Mountain West.