Westcliffe News

A new road sign cautions drivers to watch for Amish horse-drawn buggies in the valley beneath Colorado's Sangre de Cristo mountains.

"If music be the food of love, play on." Combine the breathtaking beauty of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains with the timeless plays of Shakespeare and you get a uniquely Colorado experience.

Brent Jeffs, a nephew of Mormon fundamentalist Warren Jeffs, was ejected from the church in his teen years.

A new road sign cautions drivers to watch for Amish horse-drawn carriages in the valley beneath Colorado's Sangre de Cristo mountains.

Although General Motors announced the closure of 1,100 dealerships across the country last month and then filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection just this week, two local GM dealerships are alive and well.

With nursing and physician shortages across the nation, one Southern Colorado university is trying to help not only its students but people in rural areas as well.

The mountain community of Westcliffe has been dealing with a shortage of health care providers.

Four people died in three crashes on state highways during the holiday weekend, the lowest total in a decade, the Colorado State Patrol said today.

Two men are dead after a single-vehicle rollover crash about 14 miles east of Westcliffe.

State Patrol officers are investigating a crash that killed two people outside Westcliffe.

Memorial Day is a time to go on picnics, attend ballgames or host barbecues in the back yard.

Saturday is Armed Forces Day. How will you celebrate? It's a national holiday when the entire nation pauses to thank servicemen and servicewomen for their sacrifices.

Vail Valley's Rick Spitzer publishes 'Colorado's Mountain Passes' ENLARGE Rick Spitzer's 'Colorado Mountain Passes,' which was just released by Westcliffe Publishers, is available at The Bookworm of Edwards.

A young Colorado man who fatally shot himself after a police chase in Big Sur last weekend was identified today as Timothy Fink, 22, of Westcliffe, Colo.

With spring around the corner, it's time to think about the prom. However, it may be hard to buy prom dresses with the dismal economy.

Local nature photographer Gregory Mayse's incredible image of a bull snake eating a trout, which appeared in the Sept.

Some rural hospitals are experiencing difficulty recruiting physicians and nurses because of the powerful lure of better pay and other amenities the urban areas can offer.

I'm not really writing this story from Westcliffe, Colorado. I'm only there digitally, through the magic of Google Maps Street View.

Aspen Valley Land Trust has figured out how to make a little money in these tough economic times - and a cool way to share its story.

Residents in the Wet Mountain Valley and Sangre de Cristo Mountains went to bed Monday night and were expected to wake up today to as many as 21 inches of snow.