Mountain West News Bureau

Protesters have been gathering outside the Foundations for Nations church on the Wind River Reservation for weeks, ever since the church's pastor made derogatory remarks about the Northern Arapaho tribe's Sundance ceremony. She's since apologized, but adds that she's not leaving. The incident raises wider questions about tribal sovereignty and authority.

The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for much of southern and south central Colorado starting Tuesday, warning that some areas could get up to three inches of rain.

A coalition of chambers of commerce, including nearly a dozen from Arizona, have sent a letter to congress asking the federal government to send new money for water-saving work.

Vail Resorts announced nominations for its board Friday. The nominations include Picabo Street and signal that major change could be afoot.

Along the Colorado River, 30 federally recognized tribes have legal and cultural claims. Yet they have no formal seat in negotiations.

Widespread cuts and uncertainty could await cities, farms and ranches if a dispute heads to the Supreme Court

A federal plan for the Colorado River means big water cuts for Arizona. The Phoenix and Tucson areas will be hit hard. City leaders say they can keep taps flowing, but solutions will be expensive.

The federal government finalized new rules Friday to operate the Colorado River’s biggest reservoirs in the next two years. The Bureau of Reclamation’s plan calls for California, Arizona and Nevada to take significant cuts to their water supply from the river, at least in the short term.

Federal wildlife officials downlisted the razorback sucker to threatened status, but its life in Arizona rivers is still difficult.

Nathan Matthews had been hospitalized since he was caught in a burnover on June 27.