The Local Stories Project

Estes Park's Stanley Hotel was the inspiration for Stephen King's novel The Shining, but it has long faced one key problem: The hedge maze that audiences

A mismatch between the supply of psychiatrists and patient demand is causing long wait times for appointments.

The state has known since 2007 that 649 Oregon schools are at high risk of collapse in a subduction zone earthquake. Eight years and one Great Recession later, has anything changed?

As California cities and farms squabble over water, conservationists are having to make tough choices about where to direct what water they have, in some cases weighing the fate of entire species.

Don't dismiss the sport -- with its staged plots and dramatic gestures -- too quickly. "It's a unique blend of theater and athleticism," says one seasoned wrestler.

In early 2015, Denver officials cited a handful of commercial marijuana growers for misusing pesticides in indoor grow houses. Some of those businesses

In the L.A. of 25 years hence, look for "atomizing" shower heads, "smart" water meters, and homes that drink in rain water like a sponge. Don't forget the water-friendly tacos.

Weather conditions seem to be aligning to make colors burn bright this fall in Minnesota. The DNR has started updating its annual foliage color finder map, meaning the show isn't far behind.

Over the next 25 years, California will add about 8 million people while getting warmer and drier due to climate change. What will this mean for the future of water?

Cyclists and city planners dream of a 64-mile bike superhighway connecting Dallas and Fort Worth. With the opening of the new Lone Star-Campión Connection

A piece of art shipped to Philadelphia from Africa is stuck in customs because of its unusual material The sculpture is made entirely from guns War Throne was made by Goncalo Mabunda an artist from

Your friends say swimming in the Willamette around Portland is disgusting. Are they right?

The front line of the nation's generational shift in teaching may be Kansas City, Missouri. Around the metro area — made up of more than 50 districts and

“I have a dream tonight. It is a dream rooted deeply in the American dream.” Eight months before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have a

Here's a questions for you. Did your dad work at "Ford's?” Did your grandma shop at "Hudson's?” Do you make grocery runs at "Meijer's?”

Earlier this summer, high school freshman Jake Rowe was deep sea fishing, snorkeling and sailing at Sea Base, a Boy Scout camp in the Florida Keys. His dad