Regional fires burn more than 30,000 acres, former deputy from San Miguel County Sheriff's Office is the subject of a CBI investigation, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser is co-leading a lawsuit against the Trump Administration for withholding federal funding for education, and KOTO is celebrating a big birthday.

Many Coloradans will lose SNAP benefits under the budget bill, Colorado Parks and Wildlife asks for input on their moose management plan, Telluride Ski Resort takes control of their merchant pass program, and yes, it's true: you will no longer have to remove your shoes in the TSA line at the airport. 

Happy Fourth of July from all of us here at Telluride Local News Network!

Fire temporarily closes Highway 550, Trump administration rescinds Roadless Rule protecting public lands from development, proposed budget cuts to the Land and Water Conservation Fund threatens conservation efforts including Lizard Head Pass land deal, and Search and Rescue teams get called out to Bridal Veil Trail twice over the weekend.

Road work planned for Highway 145 and Alta Lakes , Camp Bird Road reopens, snowmelt and warm temperatures create good early boating conditions on San Miguel River, and Happy Bluegrass weekend to all.

Structure fire at Lone Cone Saloon,  county grants wetlands permit for Telluride Regional Airport project, federal budget bill would raise health insurance premiums in the state, and 9News segment features two local nonprofits.

Mountain Village considers rescheduling ballot question about lift tax to November, Colorado passes legislation to regulate the sale of kratom, Gov. Polis signs bill to provide paid leave for parents with babies in NICU, and phone scammers using Sheriff Dan Covault's name.

Weather forecasters expect a hotter-than-average summer and early monsoon season, Telluride High School's graduating class is the largest in the school's history, NPR and three Colorado public radio stations sue the Trump administration over funding cuts, and Denver mint to cease production of pennies.

Collared female wolf roams into San Miguel County, emergency phone outage attributed to cut fiber line, bear charges at 49-year-old Ouray woman, and new mural marks the start of Mountainfilm weekend.

Telluride Tourism Board is looking ahead to summer, house north of Norwood burns down, Polis vows to veto bill making it easier to form labor unions, and there's a livestream available of a megaden of rattlesnakes in a secret Colorado location.