Breckenridge named 3rd most expensive town in America
BRECKENRIDGE — Breckenridge was named the third most expensive town in America in rankings released Aug. 15 by LendingTree. To rank the 50 most expensive towns, the study looked at median home values and median...
An inclination for aviation: Students learn to fly with real airplane pilot
Two boys showed their aptitude for altitude inside the Emily Warner Field Aviation Museum on Friday. “Do you want to be a pilot more or less now?” asked commercial airline pilot Aaron Skinner, as the...
Vail Resorts announces leadership changes affecting Summit County ski areas
VAIL — Vail Resorts announced Friday that Chris Jarnot, executive vice president of the mountain division, will step down from his role after 34 years with the company. Before taking on his current role in 2016,...
‘Stand for Our Land’ speakers call on protestors to vote, get involved, talk about public lands
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — In conjunction with U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt’s visit to Steamboat Springs, about 400 people gathered in protest on the Routt County Courthouse lawn Friday evening in downtown Steamboat Springs. The Stand for...
Aspen police issue unprecedented amount of bear in trash tickets this summer
Despite education campaigns, one-on-one interactions with Aspen Police officers, warnings and publicity around the dangers of leaving unsecured trash available for bears, a total of 25 people have been issued a citation for doing just that. It’s...
Governor Jared Polis signs executive order protecting big game migration corridors
Governor Jared Polis issued an executive order Wednesday that could protect future generations of big game. According to a news release, the new executive order will focus on “protecting traditional migration corridors of Rocky Mountain...
US Interior Secretary Bernhardt touts environmental deregulation at Steamboat Freedom Conference
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — In his opening address Friday to the Steamboat Institute’s 2019 Freedom Conference at The Steamboat Grand, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt praised his department’s initiatives since he took office in...
3rd mountain lion attack in Colorado this year puts 8-year-old in hospital
A father fought off a mountain lion that attacked his 8-year-old son Wednesday in Bailey. Colorado Parks and Wildlife puts the attack around 7:30 p.m., and officials said it happened while the boy was playing...
First ‘white stuff’ of the 2019-2020 season touches down at Arapahoe Basin
Colorado ski season is just around the corner. Arapahoe Basin, known for its higher elevation, saw its first “white stuff” for the 2019-2020 season early Thursday morning. “And so it begins. Not sure if it...
Wildfire burning in Grand County fully contained
UPDATE: As of Friday evening, the Cabin Fire was at 100% containment. A small wildfire is burning about a mile away from the Lonesome subdivision in Grand County. The Grand County Sheriff’s Office says no...
As school supply spending soars, community programs help students be prepared
Glittery pencil pouches, rows of rainbow folders and pens galore fill grocery stores across the county right now, signaling that it’s almost time to go back to school again. This year families are expected spend...
Rau: Reflections of teamwork from the Colorado River
Time on the river. No phones. No alarms. No madhouse — unless you happen to be at one of the Pumphouse put-ins on the Colorado River on a Saturday morning. They’re all jammed with a...
Father willing to fight to keep Indian Peaks Charter School open
The closure of Indian Peaks Charter School in Granby is a heartbreaking scenario for Michael Schurer, a local business owner and father of a student who’s done well at the school. After nearly 20 years...
Brower: Trouble finding workers not exclusive to county
A famous French comedian offered this quip in one of his routines about work. “They keep saying everybody out there in the world wants jobs,” he’d say. “But not me. I just want the paycheck....
Beryl Frances Parrington (nee Mathieson) 1925-2019
Surrounded by loved ones and her favorite flowers, Beryl Parrington passed peacefully on July 25th, 2019. Beryl led a life filled with travel, adventure, and intense reading. She was born in her grandmother’s house on...
Employer charged with manslaughter in 2018 worker’s death at Granby construction site
The employer of a man killed in a 2018 trench collapse at a Granby construction site has been charged with manslaughter. Bryan D. Johnson faces a single count of manslaughter, a class 4 felony, in...
Local fire crews assist with blaze in Clear Creek County
Fire crews across Grand County were called to help put out a wildfire near Dumont in Clear Creek County on Thursday. Grand Lake Fire Chief Kevin Ratzmann said the department was sending two wildland fire...
Winter Park approves crushing permit amid concerns from neighbors
Despite opposition from residents of Winter Park’s Snowblaze neighborhood, council approved on Tuesday a special-use permit for the Roam development to crush rocks on-site downtown. The Roam development, which started construction earlier this year and...
Accused wilderness snowmobiler’s plane is now at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean
David Lesh, the snowmobiler who became infamous over the summer for boasting about sledding in wilderness areas, crash-landed his plane in the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday. Lesh and his passenger were not hurt in the...
Q&A with Andrew Romanoff: US Senate candidate says Hickenlooper won’t change the game plan
Andrew Romanoff is a Democrat who’s running for U.S. Senate in Colorado in 2020, and he lays out his priorities, endorsements and a host of other information on his campaign website, AndrewRomanoff.com. In a trip...
