Madelyn Beck

State-wide discussions about mental health have prompted lawmakers to introduce around 20 measures related to the crisis.

Two proposed laws would further restrict access to abortion care, one without exemptions for rape and incest.

The Old Idaho Penitentiary has a long history of paranormal activity, ranging from disembodied voices to touches. We go out on a nighttime investigation to talk with those who’ve experienced things firsthand.

New data shows that the Western U.S. produces the most residential solar energy in the nation. California is a main reason why, but it’s increasing across the rest of the region, too.

Nearly $1 billion in new federal grants is aimed at helping high-need schools support students and their mental health. The grant money can be spent on things like telehealth services, ongoing teacher education, community engagement, supporting culturally-affirming practices and bullying prevention.

National Park Service locations report how many people visit, how much tourists spend and how many jobs that creates every year. In 2021, those visitors spent more than $20 billion.

Rattlesnakes have a bad reputation in the West, often seen as a deadly fiend that we’d be better off without. However, much like sharks, they rarely kill and often inspire more fear than warranted.

People in the rural Mountain West are used to traveling long distances for services – but for many of those seeking abortions, the distances are growing even longer.

It’s called Bisticeratops froeseorum, part of a growing, diverse group of horned dinosaurs that lived in the Four Corners region. The paleontologists who identified it say knowing about these diverse dinosaur species and how they lived – or died – in the ensuing mass-extinction is an important lesso…

A Colorado state senator has changed parties from Republican to Democrat over false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen. Kevin Priola’s changing affiliation is just one of the many instances the “big lie” keeps cropping up in the Mountain West.

A federal program helps send nurses and social workers into the homes of thousands of lower-income or at-risk parents in the Mountain West to help before, during and after a birth. However, its funding is set to lapse at the end of next month. Advocates are asking for reauthorization, pointing to it…