BASALT – Four granite pillars were stolen from outside a Basalt architecture firm this week. An employee noticed they were gone Wednesday morning. “We had four pillars laying horizontally on the ...

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado – Employees of a Basalt architect firm were surprised to find on Wednesday morning that four granite pillars that were laying next the building for more than seven years, ...

A complex interaction between lava and water, rather than a fight between mythical troll-beasts of lore, is responsible for the occurrence of rare terrestrial basalt pillars. EARTH Magazine uncovers ...

I’m a longtime Basalt resident, local worker and have served on various boards including Basalt Education Foundation and Valley Settlement Project. My husband Chris and I have two kids in the Basalt ...

CLIMBING – The collapse of a basalt column on Friday has prompted the closure of the Royal Columns climbing area on the Oak Creek Wildlife Area in Yakima County, the Washington Department of Fish and ...

After long discussions and debates, Edward Putnam finally has what his family sees as a fitting memorial. Yakima city employees erected an engraved basalt pillar at Fisher Golf Course to honor Putnam, ...