Greenpeace boards 2 drill rigs in Arctic protest

Greenpeace says activists have boarded two offshore drilling rigs in a protest against oil and gas exploration in Arctic waters.

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Asia stocks muted by China tensions, Europe gains

Asian stock markets were muted Tuesday as tensions flared between China and Vietnam over a territorial dispute while hopes of easier monetary policy continued to boost European shares.

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Colorado mudslide: 'Praying for a miracle'

The three men missing following a massive mudslide in western Colorado include a father and a son who were checking on initial reports of damage. Clancy Nichols, 51, his son, Danny Nichols, 24, and friend Wes Hawkins, 46, vanished Sunday after a ridge collapsed in Mesa County. "Everybody on this mountain is praying for a miracle right now. We hope that they may be stranded somewhere, or in such ...

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Plan B readied for dam study

FOUNTAIN — Faced with silence so far from Colorado Springs City Council, the Fountain Creek district will seek another direction on funding an evaluation of flood-control strategies.

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Park status would protect monument

Just when we thought the debate about national park status for the Colorado National Monument couldn’t get any more convoluted, along comes President Obama adding a new twist to the saga.

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Printed Letters: May 27, 2014

Big-game hunting on public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management is a long-held tradition and opportunity that is enjoyed by many people from Western Colorado. Big-game animals like deer and elk require large expanses of good quality habitat to satisfy their biological requirements, which will allow them to grow into the bucks and bulls that make hunting around Grand Junction so ...

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Sharapova advances to 2nd round at French Open

Maria Sharapova took advantage of a break in the rain to win her opening match at the French Open on Monday.

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