Breckenridge Police Department says now-canceled bomb threat evacuation was sent ‘out of an abundance of caution’
2:40 p.m.: According to a Breckenridge Police Department news release, the department received an anonymous bomb threat around 1:40 p.m. for the area of South Main Street. The department issued the evacuation notification “out of...
Colorado Parks and Wildlife investigates 20 dead trout in Blue River near Breckenridge Rec Center
While walking along the Blue River near the Breckenridge Recreation Center Monday afternoon, March 30, Joanne Salazar noticed a peculiar sight: nearly a dozen dead trout scattered and floating in the river’s shallow banks. “It...
It’s official: This is Colorado’s worst snowpack year on record, as some mountain sites start April snowless for first time ever
Large swathes of the Colorado Rocky Mountains that are usually covered in snow this time of year started out the month barren, leading climate experts say the state is officially facing its worst snowpack on...
CDOT begins work to install 66 new cameras, including on Loveland, Berthoud and Rabbit Ears passes
The Colorado Department of Transportation has kicked off a project to install 66 new cameras across the state, replacing some of the cameras it removed in rural mountain communities last summer. The cameras will be...
As Colorado faces historically bad snowpack, a new study links low snow with more severe wildfires that damage forests
A new study out of Western Colorado University has implications for the wildfire season ahead as nearly the entire West faces record-low snowpack conditions. The paper, published last month in the peer-reviewed journal “Environmental Research...
Economic jitters prompt Breckenridge Town Council to reconsider its financial outlook
Citing fears that an impending dry summer will further erode sales tax revenue, Breckenridge town officials requested another review of the town's annual budget.
Breckenridge Ski Resort co-founder and Colorado skiing legend Trygve Berge dies at 93
One of the co-founders of Breckenridge Ski Area, Trygve Berge, died April 2 after a brief illness, according to his obituary. Berge founded the resort in 1961 with Sigurd Rockne and Bill Rounds. Prior to...
Thursday night storm delivers up to a foot at some Colorado ski resorts
A second storm in the first days of April dropped snow across Colorado’s mountains, with some resorts receiving close to a foot of snow. The big winners in the storm — which hit overnight on...
Will Colorado’s drought lead to higher conflicts between humans and bears this spring?
Colorado’s black bears are beginning to stir with the first signs of spring. While the spring wake-up for bears comes right on schedule, this winter’s historically low snowpack, record high temperatures and deepening drought conditions...
Donation money, historical artifact stolen from Edwin Carter Museum in Breckenridge
The Breckenridge Police Department and Breckenridge History have released more information about a break-in and burglary that occurred on Wednesday, April 1, at the Edwin Carter Museum. Officers responded to a reported burglary at the...
Denver company Helios Charging to install seven fast-chargers for electric vehicles in Breckenridge
Editor’s note: This story was updated to correct that Teddy Wilkinson made the presentation to Breckenridge Town Council. Thanks to a state grant and partnership with Helios Charging, by the end of 2027 the town...
Police release more details after lockdown lifted in Keystone at Wintergreen Apartments unit
3 p.m.: The Dillon Keystone Police Department stated in a news release that the incident the morning of Thursday, April 2, involving a person in crisis had a safe resolution. Around 6:45 a.m., an adult...
As Pug Ryan’s closes, this summer’s plan for Dillon’s tiki bar shifts
Fifty-one years after opening its doors, Pug Ryan’s Brewing Co. closed Sunday, April 5. The closure comes after the Dillon Urban Renewal Authority voted in February to purchase the brewery at 104 Village Place. Pug...
Gas prices surge in mountain towns, but Easter travelers aren’t staying home
With Easter weekend just around the corner, surging prices for gasoline and jet fuel are making travel more expensive. Due to its overlap with spring break for some school districts, roads can get noticeably busier...