Colorado

Chili peppers are an important ingredient for many foods. Now, a new study shows that they have been around for much longer than we thought, with origins in parts of the Mountain West.

NASA’s first of several planned missions to the moon is on track to return to Earth on Dec. 11, and the space agency is getting help from dozens of companies across the U.S., including some in Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming, New Mexico and Colorado.

If it doesn’t snow again in Denver soon, this will be the city's shortest snow season on record. And Denver's dearth of snow reflects a more consequential climate trend – the Mountain West's shortening season for accumulating mountain snowpack.

Low water levels of the Colorado River have led to shrinking reservoirs and new concerns about the future of water in the West.

Many American towns and metropolises have initiated unions with international locales – “sister cities,” where citizens travel to each others' hometowns and build cultural bridges. Rarely have local leaders considered such an arrangement with tribal nations, until now.

Here are the local news headlines for the morning of Monday, Sept. 27, 2021.City Of Reno Soon Requiring All Employees To Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19By…

Emergency water releases from reservoirs upstream of Lake Powell are underway to preserve the nation’s second-largest reservoir’s ability to generate hydroelectric power.

In Colorado Springs, The Place is a shelter for young people experiencing homelessness. The pandemic has only increased the number of individuals who are…