Juvenile driver hits speeds above 120 mph on I-70 during police chase
The Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office says it stopped a juvenile driver who hit speeds above 120 mph Monday, April 21, in a high-speed pursuit on Interstate 70. Around 7:30 p.m. Monday, deputies were involved...
Longtime Breckenridge Ski Resort employees celebrated for 50 years of service
In this day and age, fewer and fewer employees are working at a company for more than two decades. While there are exceptions, members of the American workforce typically change jobs every 4.2 years on...
Colorado’s housing inventory boom is here — but this season could look different for ski town real estate markets
Things that bloom in the spring: tulips, daffodils — and home listings. Both on Colorado’s Western Slope and across the national housing market, spring is traditionally the busiest season for home listings. The timing is...
Community rallies to save Silverthorne baseball fields from being decommissioned
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to add further comments from Summit County manager Dave Rossi. The Summit County community is known for being passionate. Whether rallying behind a common cause or showing up...
Loveland Ski Area announces plans for new lift, new parking lot, limited trail improvements
Loveland Ski Area has announced that it received final approval from the U.S. Forest Service to move forward with the replacement of Lift 7 on the Loveland Valley side of its footprint. The project is...
April wolf map shows one animal has traveled more than 1,200 miles
After being delayed a day, Colorado Parks and Wildlife published the April wolf activity map that shows extensive travel from one wolf. A strip of purple that roughly follows U.S. Route 50 in southern Colorado...
Class action lawsuit claims Summit County sanitation district has overcharged short-term renters by ‘millions’ of dollars
Editor’s note: This story was updated to clarify how many homeowners are suing the Summit Board of County commissioners in another lawsuit. A Summit County homeowner has filed a class action lawsuit against the Upper...
Summit County nonprofit sets up camera to observe ‘local feathered residents’ 2 years after birders rallied to find these ospreys a home
A beloved osprey couple appear to have returned to roost in Summit County for a third season since local community members rallied to build them a nesting platform — and this year bird-lovers can get...
Colorado wants to take factory-built homes mainstream. Is it an answer to mountain towns’ affordability woes?
After several years of mountain town-living, Kellie Shaltes faced a sobering question: Could she sustain it? Shaltes had taken around a $10,000 pay cut when she relocated from San Diego to teach at Battle Mountain...
District Attorney dismisses failure to report child abuse charges against 2 Summit School District employees
About two years after several Summit School District employees were charged with failure to report child abuse, all four cases have reached a resolution. Attorneys representing former Summit Middle School Principal Greg Guevara and Summit...
District attorney in New Mexico dismisses sexual assault-related charges against Team Summit coach ‘without prejudice’
The district attorney in Taos, New Mexico, has dismissed charges against the Team Summit coach arrested in association with a report that a juvenile was sexually assaulted during an out-of-state ski competition. Taos County Sheriff’s...
Federal officials investigate Colorado gray wolf death at Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado Parks and Wildlife biologists confirmed that the death of a female gray wolf occurred in Rocky Mountain National Park on Sunday, April 20. The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service is investigating the mortality due...
Colorado’s tree-eating pine beetles are surging back after a prolonged dry spell
The terrifying beetle-kill headlines from the mid-2010s were as relentless and depressing as the swaths of rust-red dead lodgepole on your favorite drives or hikes in Grand County. Coloradans wondered if their beloved forests would ever recover from...
Rocky Mountain National Park releases timed entry dates and details for 2025
Rocky Mountain National Park’s 2025 reservation system will begin May 23, 2025, according to a press release. This reservation system gives visitors high quality experiences while also protecting park resources. The system manages day-use visitor...