Man seriously injured in Highlands Bowl, airlifted off mountain to hospital
A medical helicopter landed early Thursday afternoon at Aspen Highlands to evacuate a seriously injured 56-year-old man who fell in Highland Bowl, officials said. Details about the incident Thursday were still coming in, though it...
Aspen cop placed on leave during investigation into alleged threat of local teen
For the second time in a week, Aspen-area law enforcement officers have been accused of improperly targeting a 17-year-old involved in two recent alcohol and drug-related criminal cases, sources said Friday. The first incident occurred...
Aspen police officer Walter Chi resigns after ‘he had not fully carried out his duties,’ chief says
An Aspen police officer who unsuccessfully ran for Pitkin County sheriff last year resigned from the department under a cloud earlier this week after a 26-year career, the police chief said Friday. Officer Walter Chi’s...
Hit-and-run on I-70 in Glenwood Springs officially ruled a suicide
After weeks of investigation, Garfield County authorities have ruled the Feb. 14 pedestrian fatality on Interstate 70 in Glenwood Springs was a suicide. That night, longtime resident Connie Leckwold, 64, was killed when she was...
Young skier dies at Breckenridge after hitting tree on Peak 10
A juvenile skier was killed Thursday at Breckenridge Ski Resort, according to a statement from the Summit County Sheriff’s Office. At about 11 a.m., the sheriff’s office responded to a report that a juvenile skier...
Avalanches could add to challenge of opening Aspen’s Independence Pass
Avalanches have pummeled the western approach to Independence Pass and have clogged Highway 82 with debris in at least one location, according to the executive director of the Independence Pass Foundation. Karin Teague skied past...
Cattle Creek barn lost in fire Thurs
A barn structure was a total loss Thursday night after Carbondale and Rural Fire Protection District firefighters were called to a fire at the Full Throttle Ranch up Cattle Creek Road north of Carbondale. The...
Victoria Lynn Johnson
Former Aspen resident, Victoria Lynn Johnson, passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at her home in Houston, TX, after battling Stage IV breast cancer for over 20 years. Arrangements for Victoria’s Visitation and Funeral...
Pandora’s ski terrain, lift gets final federal OK on Aspen Mountain
The U.S. Forest Service issued a final decision Friday for development of the Pandora’s terrain and chairlift on Aspen Mountain as well as expanded snowmaking on the upper third of the ski area. Aspen Skiing...
Feeding wildlife harms, not helps, Colorado wildlife officials warn
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Spring has arrived, but heavy snows and cold temperatures have kept wildlife at lower elevations around Steamboat Springs where they frequently encounter humans. Those humans, seeing scraggly herds of elk, deer and...
Aspen developer Mark Hunt buys former Main Street Bakery building, plans to open a diner
After sitting empty for nearly two-and-a-half years, the historic building at 201 E. Main St. — known to most as the former Main Street Bakery — sold Wednesday to Aspen developer Mark Hunt for $5.5...
Aspen mayoral finalists Mullins, Torre defend records before runoff
Aspen’s two candidates in the mayoral runoff spent a good portion of a campaign forum Thursday defending their voting records during their time as officeholders while declaring they have the right leadership skills to lead...
CPW studies Aspen-area elk herd to see how calves are faring
Pregnant cow elk were flying through the skies of the Roaring Fork Valley last week, but it wasn’t an alien abduction. It was the launch of a six-year study by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Wildlife...
Forest Service says some Aspen-area trails will open late, if they open at all
Some of the Aspen area’s most popular backcountry trails might not open until well into the summer, if at all, due to a heavy snowpack and avalanche debris that is piled several yards high, according...
Conundrum trailhead area closed southwest of Aspen due to avalanche damage
The Conundrum Creek Trailhead and parking area 7 miles southwest of Aspen was closed indefinitely Thursday by the U.S. Forest Service after it was buried earlier this month by a massive avalanche. Aspen-Sopris District Ranger...
Aspen grad Ben Throm competes in skiing at NCAA championships
Ski racing on the East Coast is as it should be — icy and fast. Aspen’s Ben Throm isn’t quite as enthusiastic about the freeskiing, however, but he’s certainly not complaining about having the opportunity...
Georgia Grace Gibsone
Georgia Grace Orcutt was born on December, 13th 1988 in Dallas, Texas to Allen and Barbara Orcutt. She moved to Glenwood Springs, Colorado with her parents and her brother, Andre Orcutt, in the summer of...
Man asserts squatter’s rights over Aspen home
A convicted felon found living in a home on Aspen’s east side last weekend attempted to exercise “squatter’s rights” over the property when deputies arrested him, according to allegations made in court documents. Now, however,...
Dennis Fleck
Dennis Fleck beloved friend of Barbara and Aaron Fleck passed away on the first day of spring, March 20, 2019 at age 15. Dennis was a handsome dog who loved running, climbing and eating snow....
