Gold Mountain Fire

Some living trees in the Uncompahgre measured 9% moisture this summer — drier than the legal limit for kiln-dried lumber. So why did the Gold Mountain Fire leave some whole hillsides untouched? KVNF news rode up Owl Creek Pass to find out, and the answer turns out to be a tree.

The Montrose County School Board continued Superintendent Dr. Carrie Stephenson’s paid leave and dismissed a grievance she filed against the board during its meeting Tuesday night.

Blue Mesa Reservoir is at a record low for late July, and federal managers have cut minimum flows on the lower Gunnison below the floor set in 2012. KVNF's Brody Wilson looks at what that means for endangered fish, Uncompahgre Valley farms, and the Black Canyon.

Montrose residents, first responders, and local officials lined San Juan Avenue yesterday to honor Nicholas Dale, a helicopter pilot who died while battling the Gold Mountain Fire, as a procession escorted his body through the city.

When the Gold Mountain Fire threatened Second Chance Humane Society, emergency fosters evacuated every animal within three hours.

KVNF Regional Newscast: July 9, 2026