Winter Park green-lights base development and town gondola
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct information about how the new gondola will be financed, the number and type of units in the development plan and Alterra’s relationship to Winter Park Resort....
Western Slope drivers, riders and commuters weigh in on long-term plan for the mountains, including I-70
Interstate 70 congestion, mountain highway safety and the availability of public transportation were on the minds of Western Slope drivers, riders and commuters Monday as the Colorado Department of Transportation hosted a telephone town hall...
No Kings Day brings out estimated 350 demonstrators in Granby
An estimated 350 people turned out on June 14 to Polhamus Park in Granby to join a peaceful demonstration against a wide range of Trump administration policies, the Grand County Democrats said. The local crowd...
Speeding motorcyclist clocked at 140 mph on Fraser Flats is arrested
As tourism season heats up, Grand County’s roads are getting busier. This sometimes brings an increase in speeding. On June 1, a sergeant with the Grand County Sheriff’s Office clocked a speeding motorcyclist on radar...
Grand County real estate transactions for June 8-14
Real estate transactions totaled $15,769,720 across 11 sales for week of June 8 to 14.* 40 Overlook Place, Winter Park3,350-square-foot, three-bedroom, 3.75-bath, single-family residence on 0.147 acres of land.Seller: Rendezvous WP Homes LLCBuyer: Gerard Heeley...
Alpine Rescue Team helps extract two individuals after lightning strike on Torreys Peak
Just before 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 12, the Alpine Rescue Team was alerted about two individuals off route on Kelso Ridge near the summit of Torreys Peak in Clear Creek County. Mission leaders for...
Grand Lake moose was shot at ‘three to four’ times
After a long weekend of three separate human-moose encounters in the Rocky Mountains, Colorado Parks and Wildlife warned the public to be aware of aggressive cow moose during calving season. At least one person was...
‘Please help us:’ Ranchers, elected officials urge Colorado Parks and Wildlife to remove Copper Creek Pack of wolves from wild
Western Slope ranchers and elected officials urged Colorado Parks and Wildlife and its commission on Thursday to take more aggressive action in mitigating the impacts of the Copper Creek wolf pack on local livestock operations. ...
Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirms sightings of new wolf pups
Colorado’s wolf population is growing. A Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesperson confirmed Thursday that staff have seen new wolf pups this spring. The agency is monitoring four den sites, relying on aerial observations, ground observations,...
There’s a new gunsmith in Granby
About a year ago, Granby resident and firearms instructor James Norman had an idea — to open his own brick and mortar gunsmithing business in Grand County. This April, he hosted a soft opening for...
Lightning storm strikes Fraser valley on June 12 (PHOTOS)
A powerful lightning storm passed over Fraser Valley on June 12. Our readers caught some split-second photos.
New area code to be introduced to Western Colorado
A new area code (748) is set to be introduced across western and northern Colorado, including Pitkin County, as the long-serving 970 code nears exhaustion.
A born-and-raised Coloradan died after falling from a chairlift. His mom wants a state law requiring restraint bar use.
A mother whose adult son died after a fall from a chairlift at Keystone Resort this past ski season is calling for a change in the culture — and the law — surrounding the use...
It’s the 21st anniversary of Killdozer
Wednesday, June 4, was the 21st anniversary on the bulldozer attack in Granby. The attack was carried out by Marvin Heemeyer, a Granby business owner, in armored Komatsu D355A bulldozer. Several buildings were damaged in...