A pilot program in Mesa County seeks to make fresh, locally grown produce readily available in communities facing food insecurity and transportation barriers.

With funding from The Colorado Trust and others, one of Mesa County’s most impoverished communities is set for some significant enhancements.

A politically charged debate and vote on the Western Slope will for now leave many teens without needed mental or physical health care.

The Western Slope initiative aims to prevent people from returning to jail, prison or the emergency room.

Area incomes can’t keep up with rent and mortgages, a recent study found.

Understaffed shelters in western Colorado are straining to care for people experiencing homelessness, including those testing positive for the coronavirus.

The inherent challenges of preparing to become a mother as a teenager have only been magnified in recent months.

Meals on Wheels has long been an antidote to social isolation for clients. Then the coronavirus arrived on the Western Slope.

COVID-19 and an untimely spring freeze are making life harder than ever for Palisade’s migrant agricultural workers.

A national shortage of doctors who specialize in geriatrics is especially acute in rural areas of Colorado.