After 100 years, Colorado River water allocations under the Colorado River Compact face strict scrutiny as water levels have dropped due to drought, climate change and population growth. Read more.
For our series on the Colorado River, the Deseret News sent photojournalist Spenser Heaps on a journey following its flow from its headwaters through four states, the Navajo Nation and Mexico. See his photos.
On the side of a hill in Davis Gulch, on Helena’s south side, are two adits – tunnels dating back to the late 1800s, where miners explored for valuable minerals. Now, in the coming weeks, those tunnels are set to be closed off because of safety concerns.