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Summit High School's Ricky Seltzer (22) is congratulated by teammate Ben Hull (16) after hitting a two-run home run during the second game of a Class 4A Western Slope League doubleheader against Glenwood Springs on Thursday at the Glenwood Springs Middle School baseball field. The Tigers swept the doubleheader against the Demons, winning the first game 5-4 and the second game 11-5.

Summit baseball drubs Glenwood during the final spring stretch

Baseball: The Summit boys baseball team continued to improve on an impressive season with two big wins over Glenwood Springs on Wednesday, April 23. The Tigers won both games in dramatic fashion coming back after trailing 4-3 and 5-4 in each respecti …

Summit High School senior Alex Veleta smiles after receiving the Dick Masica Engineering Scholarship from The Summit Foundation on Monday, April 20, 2015.

Summit County high school seniors receive $382K in local scholarships

Every year, Summit County’s high school seniors gather with their families, teachers and other school district staff and supporters for one of the community’s most heart-warming events.The students know they’ve been awarded at least one scholarship w …

Summit Middle School principal Joel Rivera, right, visits with the family of an incoming sixth grader before school started in August.

Summit Middle School principal Joel Rivera named top middle school principal in Colorado

Summit Middle School principal Joel Rivera was recently recognized for outstanding leadership and chosen as the 2015 Colorado Middle Level Principal of the Year.The National Association of Secondary School Principals sponsors the Principal of the Yea …

Vail Valley native Jon Kedrowski is safe in Mount Everest base camp, after a massive earthquake rocked Nepal. The death toll is estimated to be 1,400 so far.

Local Everest climber 'safe' amid earthquake devastation

KATHMANDU, Nepal — While the death toll of Saturday’s earthquake in Nepal climbed above 1,865 across the Himalayan region, the Vail Valley breathed a collective sigh of relief that a local mountaineer and adventurer is not among the dead.Jon Kedrowsk …

In this Feb. 2015 photo released by Mission Memorial Day and Josh Jespersen, Brian McPherson, left, and Josh Jespersen pose for a photo while skiing on Cottonwood Pass near near Buena Vista, Col. McPherson and Jespersen are two of four military veterans who are aiming to summit North America's tallest mountain, Mount McKinley in Alaska, on Memorial Day. (Mission Memorial Day via AP)

Vets plan to summit peak in Memorial Day tribute

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Four military veterans are aiming to summit North America’s tallest mountain on Memorial Day, armed with the names of hundreds of Americans who have died while serving their country. The Mission Memorial Day team is collecting the …

A moose checks out the vantage point from Gold Hill earlier this month.

Mountain Town News: Now that pot's legal in Colorado, who's next?

DENVER, Colo. – Monday was the annual holiday for marijuana enthusiasts, and in Denver, arguably the center for the world’s legalization movement, those gathered were observant when 4:20 p.m. arrived.Giant clouds of smoke billowed from the crowd that …

Longtime Breckenridge local and Beaver Run Resort founder Bob Girvin is honored at the resort's annual HOA meeting this past weekend.

Bob Girvin of Beaver Run Resort bids farewell after 40 years

Bob Girvin remembers a brief stint in the 1970s when Aspen owned Breckenridge. And it was a budding developer’s dream.“When Aspen bought the ski area, they only wanted skiing,” Girvin recalls over coffee on Ridge Street, just a few blocks down from h …

Mountain bikers kick into gear for a 15-kilometer stretch along Lake Dillon for Frisco's Triathlon last year.

Frisco kicks off summer race series with Run the Rockies half marathon

Frisco’s Recreation Department is kicking off its summer race series with the 39th annual Run the Rockies 10K and Half Marathon on Saturday, June 6. The season-starter, a downhill run from Copper to Frisco’s Main Street, is just one of four races off …

In this Friday, April 17, 2015 photo, attorney Dan Garfield poses for a photo in the offices of the law firm that he toils for in Denver. Marijuana divisions are popping up at law firms, especially across the West, to advise pot shops on where they can locate, what their websites can say and how to vet new clients. The legal issues that come up also often have little or no precedent, said Garfield. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

With legalization, lawyers turn to business of marijuana

SAN FRANCISCO — Lawyers and pot dealers have long intersected in criminal court, but as marijuana goes mainstream, attorneys have been working to keep sellers and growers legit. Marijuana divisions are popping up at law firms to advise pot shops on w …