Memorial: Carly Viktoria Winne
Carly Viktoria Winne was a daughter, sister and friend to so many and unexpectedly passed away on May 27, 2019. We invite you to a Celebration of Carly’s Life to share the joy she brought,...
Summit Foundation, biggest booster of Summit County nonprofits, tallies $35 million in giving as it celebrates 35 years
BRECKENRIDGE — There are more than 100 nonprofits in Summit County, a community of just over 30,000 residents. Among them are organizations like the Family & Intercultural Resource Center, Building Hope, Friends of the Dillon...
Breckenridge Food and Wine festival seeks volunteers
BRECKENRIDGE — The Breckenridge Food and Wine festival is putting out a call for volunteers for the event Saturday, July 27. The Breckenridge Food and Wine Festival will take place at Main Street Station Plaza...
Meet Your Mountains: Hiking Peak 1 in Frisco
Editor’s note: Welcome to Meet Your Mountains, a hiking guide series covering iconic peaks found just outside your back door in Summit County. After a long 2018-19 winter, be wary of lingering snow and variable...
Photos: Synagogue of the Summit congregation completes service work for area nonprofits as part of Mitzvah Day
The Synagogue of the Summit congregation completed its annual Mitzvah Day community service projects Sunday, July 14, across Summit County. Volunteers worked at the Blue River Horse Center in Silverthorne, Advocates for Victims of Assault...
Phone service restored following cut fiber optic line
FRISCO — Communications were fully restored to the Summit County 911 Center early Tuesday morning following outages across the state. The Summit County 911 Center, along with other dispatch centers and customers around western Colorado,...
Distribution of cocaine to a minor charge dropped against Aspen family
An Aspen prosecutor dropped a bombshell in court Monday morning in the case against two Aspen parents accused of giving cocaine to a 17-year-old. Deputy District Attorney Don Nottingham said he would drop the most...
BLM headquarters moving to Colorado
The headquarters of the U.S. government’s largest land agency will move from the nation’s capital to western Colorado, a Republican senator said Monday, a high-profile component of the Trump administration’s plan to reorganize management of...
Who’s signing the petition to recall Gov. Jared Polis? People who feel left out in Colorado.
The petitions sat on counters at businesses and volunteers set up tables in public areas. On Facebook, people from across Colorado asked where they could sign or how they could get copies of the recall...
Update: Service restored after fiber optic cut causes widespread phone outage, including 911
UPDATE at 7:30 a.m.: Service has been restored. BRECKENRIDGE — A widespread telephone service outage is affecting northwest Colorado, including 911 service here in Summit County. Summit County Sheriff Jaime FitzSimons confirmed the cause of...
Colorado Fourteeners Initiative posts safety videos for hiking Colorado’s highest peaks
Colorado Fourteeners Initiative has come up with an eye-catching way to warn climbers and hikers that poor decisions on the state’s highest peaks can kill them. A new series of mountain safety videos was released...
TreeTop Child Advocacy Center, which helps victims of abuse or sexual assault, set to expand staff after first anniversary
BRECKENRIDGE — The TreeTop Child Advocacy Center is celebrating this month after a successful first year helping children and families navigate life after experiencing trauma. The center, which officially opened its doors in Breckenridge in...
Free veggie dinner, health lecture to be offered at community center
FRISCO — The Summit Fellowship of Seventh Day Adventist is hosting a free community veggie dinner Thursday, hoping to help educate community members on nutritious eating, proper exercise and healthy living. The event will take...
Suspects in Edwards bank robberies announced engagement before alleged crime binge
The FBI didn’t have much trouble finding the woman suspected of trying to rob two banks in the Edwards Riverwalk on May 1. Karen Sophia Hyatt, 33, was in the Adams County jail for drug...
Man dies, wife injured in lightning strike on Colorado peak
DENVER — A Denver man has died after being struck by lightning while hiking on a Colorado peak. The Denver Post reports the 36-year-old man died while his 37-year-old wife sustained non-life threatening injuries Sunday on Bear...
Top 5 stories on SummitDaily.com, week of July 7
Editor’s note: Stories in this list received the most page views on SummitDaily.com for the past week. 1. Hunt on for noxious weeds in Summit, Eagle counties Seeds of a few dozen different invasive weed...
Local historian tells the tale of the Dillon Reservoir
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct details about Roberts Tunnel, Dillon Reservoir, the spillway and the mechanism at the bottom of the dam that sends water into the Blue River. FRISCO —...
Koda comes home: How a lost Vail pup found its way back to its owners
A happy ending. That’s what Connor Pankow kept convincing himself was behind every clue in the search for his dog Koda after the skittish, 8-month-old black lab mix jumped out of the window of his...
What’s forest bathing and why are so many people in Colorado doing it?
Let’s admit it: When it comes to outdoor recreation, Coloradans are a prideful bunch. We check off fourteeners from bucket lists with bravado, rip through mountains on bikes and challenge ourselves on the slopes. But...
Could a massive southern Colorado ranch become a state park? It’s an idea just “crazy” enough to work.
TRINIDAD — Fisher’s Peak looms over every block of this city. “There are so many views you can get of that peak in town. Like when the clouds are low and it looks like it’s just...
