A Silverthorne man was jailed for contempt. The ACLU of Colorado says the town court violated his constitutional rights.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado is claiming that the Silverthorne Municipal Court violated a man’s constitutional rights after sentencing him to three days in jail for contempt in October 2025. The man received...
New McDonald’s in Frisco is Summit County’s first 24-hour fast-food restaurant
Summit County now has a 24-hour fast-food option. The new McDonald’s at 960 North Drive in Frisco began welcoming customers last week. The restaurant, built at the former site of FirstBank just off of Summit...
Big Pivots: Some of those on the campaign trail call for more water storage. They need to visit Green Mountain Reservoir.
No place in Colorado that I have visited offers such blunt testimony to the warming, drying climate than Green Mountain Reservoir. It also poses a question to those politicians whose answer to non-winters and ever-hotter...
Copper Mountain announces opening day for 2026-27 season
The first Friday of November will once again bring the opening of Copper Mountain Resort. On Sept. 8, the resort announced it will open for the 2026-27 ski season on Nov. 6, once again sharing...
Colorado Parks and Wildlife collects bear cub carcass outside I-70 tunnels
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to fix a typo. Colorado Parks and Wildlife collected the carcass of a bear cub along westbound Interstate 70 near the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnels on Saturday, Sept. 5,...
What Trump’s order to delist gray wolves means for Colorado’s reintroduction
President Donald Trump ordered the federal government to look at delisting gray wolves and Mexican gray wolves over the next 90 days. In Colorado, where voters mandated the reintroduction of gray wolves in 2020, the...
Frisco nears settlement in legal dispute with contractor over billing, management on workforce housing project
Editor’s note: This story was updated to correct that Frisco Town Council does not intend to hold an executive session regarding the settlement. A nearly two-year legal dispute between the town of Frisco and the...
Climber dies after falling from Castle Peak near Aspen
A climber died Sunday after falling on the north face of Castle Peak south of Aspen, officials said Sunday night. Officials in Gunnison County received a call just after noon Sunday of the fallen climber...
Weak storms headed to Colorado mountains as hotter temperatures stick around
Colorado's Western Slope is headed into another weekend of weak thunderstorms and warmer-than-normal temperatures as monsoonal moisture continues to flow in from the south.
Leaves are starting to turn in Colorado’s High Country, but experts say this year’s fall peak won’t be as vibrant as most
In Colorado’s High Country, leaves are starting to change color and pepper the ground — a sure sign of not only the changing seasons, but also the ongoing drought crisis. While some experts still say...
Dillon delays decision on apartments looking to replace Skyline Cinema
About a month after receiving a recommendation for approval from the Dillon Planning and Zoning Commission, an application for a planned unit development at the Skyline Cinema’s current location came before the Dillon Town Council....
2 conservation groups sue Bureau of Land Management over Colorado, Wyoming oil and gas leases
The Carbondale-based Wilderness Workshop and national nonprofit The Wilderness Society are suing the federal government, alleging that the Bureau of Land Management’s June approval of oil and gas lease sales in Colorado and Wyoming violated...
Silverthorne to move into highest water restrictions for ‘undefined’ period
Starting on Monday, Sept. 14, the town of Silverthorne will move from Phase 3 water restrictions into Phase 4, which is the highest level of water restrictions that the town can enforce. Under the new...
State leaders call on BLM to ‘immediately halt’ wild horse helicopter gathers in Colorado
Gov. Jared Polis and U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse are calling on the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management to “immediately halt” helicopter gathers of wild horses in Colorado, citing the “inhumane and unnecessary” nature...
Colorado Parks and Wildlife kills 2 wolves following livestock attacks
Colorado Parks and Wildlife killed two yearlings from two separate wolf packs on Monday, Sept. 8, after the animals' were tied to repeated livestock attacks near their respective territories.
As Colorado’s winter driving rules take effect, a new traction law is providing clarity for two-wheel-drive vehicles
Colorado’s winter traction laws, which require drivers to prepare for snowy conditions, are now in effect. The state’s passenger vehicle traction and commercial vehicle chain laws took effect Sept. 1, according to a news release...
Breckenridge weighs density, income targets for Wayside Inn workforce housing redevelopment
Breckenridge Town Council members remain open to pursuing greater density at the Wayside Inn property than Summit County has suggested, but questions over when to build — and how the town could afford its share...
At ‘historic’ bargaining table, Summit School District support staff seek job protections, wage changes and more
Summit School District’s newly unionized educational support professionals opened negotiations on their first collective bargaining agreement Tuesday, Sept. 8, presenting a sweeping proposal that enumerates new protections around job security, workloads, wages and more. “We...