Record Low Colorado Mountain Snow Doesn’t Bode Well for Drought-Stricken West April 7, 2026 By Mead Gruver and Brittany Peterson Hydrologist Maureen Gutsch trudged through the mud and slush to confirm a grim picture: Colorado just had its worst snowpack...
Wyoming Project Gets First Construction Permit for Nuclear Reactor in Years March 6, 2026 By Mead Gruver The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Wednesday approved its first construction permit for a commercial nuclear reactor in eight years,...
Wyoming Library Director Fired in Book Dispute Wins $700K Settlement October 10, 2025 By Mead Gruver A former Wyoming library director who was fired amid an uproar over books with sexual content and LGBTQ+ themes that...
Colorado Jury Says Liability Waiver Doesn’t Shield Vail From $21M Ski Lift Fall Verdict September 9, 2025 By Mead Gruver A $21 million jury verdict against Vail Resorts for a paralyzing ski lift fall shows that liability waivers — those...
Hundreds May Have Been Exposed to Rabies in Grand Teton National Park Cabins August 22, 2025 By Sejal Govindarao and Mead Gruver Health officials are working to alert hundreds of people in dozens of states and several countries who may have been...
Pennsylvania Shootout Highlights Rising Violence Against US Hospital Workers February 25, 2025 By Mead Gruver A man who took hostages in a Pennsylvania hospital during a shooting that killed a police officer and wounded five...
Rescuers Describe Scene at a Hawaii Home After Deadly Fireworks Blast January 3, 2025 By Mead Gruver Emergency crews arrived to a chaotic and gruesome scene in a Honolulu neighborhood after a large New Year’s firework tipped...
Colorado Mine Elevator Door Was ‘Broken’ in Accident That Killed 1, Trapped 12 October 17, 2024 By Matthew Brown, Amy Beth Hanson, Mead Gruver and Jesse Bedayn Investigators are trying to figure out what led to an elevator accident inside a former Colorado gold mine that killed...
Wyoming Landslide Brings Mountain-Sized Headache to Commuting Workers June 12, 2024 By Mead Gruver A landslide that wiped out a vital two-lane road in western Wyoming is causing a mountain of headaches for thousands...
Lawsuit Claims Isolation and Abuse at Wyoming Boys School March 5, 2024 By Mead Gruver Staff at Wyoming’s state youth detention facility locked juveniles in solitary confinement for weeks at a time, repeatedly buckled one...