Mountain West News Bureau

High-elevation forests in the Rocky Mountain region are burning more now than at any point in the past 2,000 years. That's according to a new study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

One of the only things federal lawmakers can agree on these days is that telehealth should be remain a fixture in the U.S. health care system.

As tourism booms and crowds grow, the Navajo Nation considers reopening its parks and some states charge non-residents more for entry.

A recent survey by the national nonprofit the Trevor Project found 42% of LGBTQ young people seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year and young people of color face disproportionate mental health challenges.

The movement for Palestinian liberation has gained new momentum following recent violence in Palestine and Israel that disproportionately affected Palestinians. And in the Mountain West and beyond, women are on the front lines of this movement.

A massive hacking incident against beef processing giant JBS caused an estimated 20% of U.S. beef packing plants to grind to a halt earlier this week. JBS was quick to get things back online, but the attack raises questions about cyber security and market consolidation.

U.S. Highway 550 runs from Montrose, Colo., to Bernailillo, N.M. If you drive all 300 miles of it, you'll weave in and out of tribal land more than a...

The lesser prairie chicken could receive federal protections under the Endangered Species Act in parts of the Mountain West. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife...

A case that drew the attention of backcountry recreators across the Mountain West has come to a close.

Nationally, the CDC estimates we lost around 92,000 Americans to overdoses in the past year, far more than ever before. The pandemic exacerbated mental health challenges and isolation, so that may be part of the reason: but so is the spread of synthetic opioids like fentanyl.