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Gavin McGough

Gavin McGough is a reporter at KOTO in Telluride.

  • OmniSalud, a program which began in full this year, is connecting undocumented Coloradans with health insurance. For many, it's their first time on insurance.
  • Colorado is known for its summer music scene, and for its culture of outdoor festivities in general. The remote town of Telluride has long embodied that festival culture, and a new exhibit takes a deep dive into the town's festival history.
  • Sixteen years ago, Telluride residents made a commitment to preserve a vast meadow and marshland west of town known as the Valley Floor. This February, the town of Telluride made its final payment on the bond to acquire and protect the open space, placing it securely in the hands of the community. Recently, some of Telluride's youngest students visited the Valley Floor for a day of learning in both natural science and community spirit.
  • The COVID-19 pandemic opened up opportunities in online education, and has brought student life even to remote and isolated mountain towns. For a handful of graduate students living and working in Telluride, remote student life comes with both challenges, and hopes for the future.
  • The 118th congress began in Washington in January. US Senator John Hickenlooper, who bears the distinction of being the oldest first-term senator in Colorado’s history, outlines his legislative priorities.
  • It can be hard to recycle on vacation, but just how bad are tourists at putting their waste in the right bin? The Environmental Protection Agency took this question to Telluride with a study that sorted through a week’s worth of trash from a slope-side short-term rental building.
  • Since the pandemic began in 2020, Food Stamp recipients in Colorado have received an additional Emergency Allotment on top of their regular grocery benefit.At the end of February, that extra benefit came to an end, and food banks across Colorado are bracing for an increase in demand.
  • As more and more skiers are trekking up into the backcountry, first-timers are turning to avalanche courses to learn about snow science, risk management, and best practices to protect themselves and other skiers.
  • On Tuesday Adam Frisch announced he would again challenge Lauren Boebert to represent Colorado's third district in congress. The 2024 race will be a rematch of last November's midterm.
  • An affordable-housing community outside of Telluride has disallowed dogs since its inception in 1992 in an effort to protect area wildlife.Over the last half decade, an increase in emotional support animals has become a source of tension in the community of Lawson Hill, and ESA dog owners are beginning to speak out about what they say is an issue of housing discrimination and disability rights.