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Downtown Paonia is zoned as a commercial district. But two projects will add new apartments along Grand Avenue. At the Paonia Trustee meeting last week, board members discussed the issue. Kate Redmond reports. Plus, Coloradans view rising costs of living as a serious problem. A new Colorado Health Foundation poll shows around 1 in 3 have worked multiple jobs to pay for housing. Shannon Young at KGNU speaks with the Health Foundation’s public opinion insights officer Jace Woodrum.

A federal judge has vacated a plan for drilling and fracking in the North Fork and Thompson Divide areas. KDNK’s Morgan Neely has more. Plus, Hinsdale County Sheriff Chris Kambish speaks to reporter Laura Palmisano about Off-Highway Vehicle education and enforcement. OHVs are permitted on a three-mile section of State Highway 149 in Hinsdale County for the season starting this coming weekend. This allows OHVs to access the Alpine Loop, a backcountry byway that connects Lake City, Silverton, an...

Three structures have been lost in the Simms Fire burning 15 miles southwest of Montrose, the U.S. Forest Service said in a Friday evening update.

The Simms Fire had minimal growth from Thursday to Friday and was at 371 acres.

A wildfire was reported on Thursday resulting in the evacuation of a five-mile area southwest of Montrose.

Three structures have been destroyed in the Simms Fire burning outside of Montrose.

A wildfire was reported on Thursday resulting in the evacuation of a five-mile area southwest of Montrose.

A wildfire was reported on Thursday resulting in the evacuation of a five-mile area southwest of Montrose.

A wildfire was reported on Thursday resulting in the evacuation of a five-mile area southwest of Montrose.