Joshua Vorse

1 week ago | rmpbs.org | Joshua Vorse |Amanda Horvath |Ziyi Xu |Alec Berg

Rocky Mountain PBS is producing a documentary about hot springs in Colorado. This and other stories will examine the history and culture around hot springs, and what they mean to Coloradans and visitors today. GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. — Colorado is home to more than 100 hot springs in Colorado. But next door to Glenwood Hot Springs — and 30 feet underground — sits a natural vapor cave, the only one like it in the state.

3 weeks ago | rmpbs.org | Alec Berg |Joshua Vorse |Ziyi Xu

DENVER — Sable Schultz’ smiled big as she made her rounds around the Center on Colfax and saw hundreds of transgender and non-binary people celebrating the organization’s third annual International Transgender Day of Visibility. “That can feel rare these days,” Schultz, the director of transgender services at the Center on Colfax, said of her smile.

4 weeks ago | rmpbs.org | Stephanie Wolf |Bente Birkeland |throughout Colorado |Joshua Vorse

BOULDER, Colo. — It’s official: Boulder and Colorado will host the world-renowned Sundance Film Festival. The festival will have one more year in its current location before starting up in Colorado 2027. Colorado’s bid beat out Cincinnati and Sundance’s home of more than four decades, Park City, Utah. The festival’s board voted Thursday morning to move the marquee event to Colorado.

1 month ago | rmpbs.org | Ziyi Xu |Joshua Vorse |Peter D. Vo |Alec Berg

DURANGO, Colo. — “911, where’s the address of your emergency?” Xavia Hahn asked. With eight screens in front of her, she quickly typed in information from the caller on one screen, pulled up a map of La Plata County on another and monitored police officer dispatch on a third. Each day, the Durango Emergency Communications Center handles up to almost 400 emergency and non-emergency calls from La Plata County with a rotating team of 16 dispatchers and two call takers.

1 month ago | rmpbs.org | Alec Berg |Peter D. Vo |Ziyi Xu |Joshua Vorse

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Amy Goldsbury starts every morning with “The Wheel of Time,” reading as much of the 14-book fantasy series as she can before catching the bus for her 2 p.m. shift at Circle K. She arrives at the store a few minutes before her shift begins, giving her enough time to light a Lucky Strike, grab a 20-ounce Red Bull from the gas station fridge and pick up a $20 scratch ticket.