Aspen man’s aggressive cough toward woman on trail prompts more serious charge
An Aspen man who allegedly coughed in a woman’s face on purpose in March after the COVID-19 pandemic shut down Pitkin County has been charged with criminally violating the county’s public health order.
Gov. Polis extends COVID-19 relief orders, granting Colorado residents some flexibility in paying rent
Gov. Jared Polis extended COVID-19 pandemic relief orders for another month Sunday to ease pressure on residents struggling to pay rent and utilities bills and receive unemployment insurance payments. Polis also granted county commissioners greater...
Man attacked by bear near Aspen: ‘I literally thought I might be dead’
The man who was injured Friday morning by a bear that got into a house in the Castle Creek Valley said he was trying to get the bear out of the house when it swiped...
Bear attacks man in house near Aspen early Friday morning; officials find, euthanize bruin
A man in Aspen visiting friends was recovering Friday at a Grand Junction hospital after being attacked earlier in the morning by a bear that broke into a Castle Creek Valley house through the front...
New Aspen High School officer is part cop, part counselor
Cam Daniel is a former youth addiction counselor who’s been a Pitkin County sheriff’s deputy for three years.
Former Basalt teacher pleads guilty to 1 count of sexual assault on a child after relationship with student
A former Basalt High School choir director pleaded guilty Tuesday to having a sexual relationship with a male student who was a minor during a six-month stretch in 2019 as part of a plea bargain...
Two men injured after helicopter crashes near Rifle while inspecting power lines
Emergency crews remain on the scene of a helicopter crash that happened Saturday morning on the south end of Rifle, sending the two occupants to the hospital and touching off a small brush fire.
Local start-up Ripton & Co. brings modern jorts to the outdoors, sports world
Elliot Wilkinson-Ray set out to give jorts — or jean shorts — more than a simple tune-up. He wanted to give them a whole new engine, one that would jive with today’s fashion culture. “The...
Aspen officials sign off on four major traffic and pedestrian projects
Aspen City Council made moves on Monday that will improve pedestrian and vehicular traffic at various locations throughout town.
Pitkin County health order extended as facemask concerns dominate
Talk of facemasks dominates Pitkin County Board of Health meeting as current health order is extended for another 30 days.
Willoughby: Pies like mom baked tempted Aspen residents during the 1950s
Every time you head downtown, a range of consumable treats compete for your appetite. But if you are on a budget, the choices dwindle. During the 1950s, Edie’s and the White Kitchen sustained locals with...
Garfield County reports fourth COVID-19 death
Garfield County reported a fourth death from COVID-19 on Tuesday. A man in his late 60s, according to a news release from Garfield County, is the latest death. Garfield County reported its third death from COVID-19...
Alternative plan to Wild and Scenic River designation for upper Colorado River OK’d
Participants in a 12-year process to establish protections for a stretch of the upper Colorado River are calling the finished product — which amounts to a workaround of a Wild and Scenic River designation —...
Aspen-area fire officials bank on rain to ease conditions nearly as dry as 2018
All of Pitkin County is classified as in moderate drought with severe drought on the western edge. Conditions are inching close to becoming as dry as 2018, but monsoonal rain might finally be coming.
Aspen Skiing Co. progresses with Big Burn Lift replacement, new snowmaking on Ajax
Aspen Skiing Co. didn’t let the shortened ski season in 2019-20 slow it down this summer. The company is replacing the Big Burn Chairlift at Snowmass and adding snowmaking at Snowmass and Aspen Mountain.
Tweet All About It: Outdoor markets and mountain views
Each week, we pick out our favorite and not-so-favorite tweets (at least those that are printable) about Aspen and display them on Sunday’s page A2. “I can’t wait to go back! #aspencolorado #aspen” — @MrJohnnyMS...
Lightning starts several small fires in Garfield County: three contained, one monitored
Lightning strikes Sunday evening and Monday morning started several small fires in Garfield County. Colorado River Fire Rescue worked on four fires in the New Castle area on Monday. “This morning we had a lightning...
Police protest sign prompts violent reaction in downtown Aspen
A South Carolina man verbally attacked a woman holding a “Defund the Police” sign on Main Street on Wednesday, then destroyed the sign and threw it into the street.