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Specialized Colorado schools that serve students with intense behavioral, mental health, and special education needs are closing because they don’t have enough funding.

Large parts of the Mountain West are experiencing postal problems, including delayed or lost packages, inconsistent delivery routes and long lines at mail facilities. The United States Postal Service has attributed the issues to its struggles to hire and retain staff.

Water officials across the West have been negotiating a crisis on the Colorado River. Drought is putting pressure on the 7-state basin, and the nation’s two largest reservoirs recently reached record lows.

Two friends visiting from Pennsylvania have skied together in Aspen before — back in 1974, when they walked up the mountain before the season began and skied down by the light of the moon.

The district has many programs to serve the city’s Hispanic families, including the afterschool Bilingual Book Club.

Rates of car theft in Colorado are higher than any other state in the U.S. Lawmakers want to combat the trend by classifying all car thefts as felonies, regardless of a vehicle’s value.

A bill at the State Capitol would require first-time drivers under 18 years old to complete hours of drivers education courses. It also adds new requirements for driving with an instructor.

A self-described Buttermilk Mountain “lunch lady” has been sliding on snow since she was 2 years old, and finds plenty of reasons to keep heading out to the mountains.

A press release announced the merger on Wednesday night, citing “an effort to build a more resilient, robust, and thriving local food system, and to increase efficiencies while maximizing impact.”

An above average SNOTEL report shows the state’s southwestern river basins are 139% of average for this time of year.