In many rural areas, the child care shortage is exacerbated. One mountain town in southwestern Colorado is closing the gap between kids and care by building affordable homes that are licensed to be ...

Gerardo Tarango, who goes by Jerry, has been missing since Feb. 27.

OURAY, Colo. — A warm winter has delayed the opening of Ouray Ice Park, disrupting a seasonal economic engine for the southwestern Colorado town and forcing organizers, workers and climbers to adapt.

Timmy Foulkes, an ice farmer at the Ouray Ice Park, turns off the shower heads that drench the walls of the Uncompahgre gorge as they try desperately to build ice in Ouray on Dec. 30, 2025. (The ...