Overnight fee, reservations on hold until 2023 for Four Pass Loop, other popular destinations
The U.S. Forest Service will delay implementation of a fee and reservation system for overnight visits to parts of the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness until summer 2023.
Over development vs. affordable housing dominates debate on midvalley project the Fields
The Roaring Fork Valley Regional Planning Commission listened to two hours of public comment during a three-hour hearing Thursday but it delayed a vote on the proposal for 135 residences in the midvalley.
City of Aspen strikes out in finding new child care operators
The city of Aspen is having a hard time finding child care operators to fill classrooms at the Yellow Brick building, where tenants are offered subsidized rents.
Jurors to resume deliberations Monday in attempted sex assault trial
After spending most of Friday afternoon deliberating the fate of a Basalt man charged with attempting to rape an Aspen visitor in the bathroom of a downtown bar last summer, jurors were sent home after 5 p.m. without coming to a verdict.
Silverthorne I-70 project slated to begin next week; left-turn lanes at Exit 205 will be shortened
Drivers going through Silverthorne should expect to face night work near the 205 Exit for the next few months, starting on Monday, April 11.
Photos: Wetdown ceremony celebrates arrival of two new Aspen fire engines
The Aspen Fire Protection District celebrated the arrival of two new fire engines with a traditional “wetdown” ceremony on Saturday at its fire station in downtown Aspen.
NASTAR competitors snag ‘First Tracks’ with Olympic ski racers in Snowmass
Every year, NASTAR National Championships is the kind of grassroots ski and snowboard event where pint-sized ski racers can end up on the podium alongside seasoned veterans of the sport and can ski the same course as the professional speedsters.
Aspen Skiing Co. banks on summer business to diversify interests, hedge against climate change
Aspen Skiing Co. is reporting a ‘steady increase’ in its summer business. That’s part of the strategy to diversify and to adapt to a warming climate that threatens the ski industry.
Obituary: Terry Lee Harpe
November 5, 1947 – February 27, 2022 Terry Harpe passed away peacefully on February 27, 2022 in Hamilton, New Zealand. Terry Lee Harpe was born November 5, 1947, in Charlotte, NC, to Donnie O’Neal and...
Spider Sabich ‘Lives’ on in film and party
The Bob Beattie Foundation is celebrating Spider Sabich’s induction into the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame with a tribute film and party in Snowmass Village.
Roof, technology upgrades quickly push Pitkin courthouse project over budget
The final stage of a $5 million renovation to the Pitkin County Courthouse that just began last month is already $250,000 over budget.
Fornell cops plea over spray-paint job, doesn’t apologize to Gorsuch
With Jeff Gorsuch and his attorney seated footsteps away, Aspen resident Peter Fornell pleaded guilty Wednesday to the municipal offense of injuring public/private property, apologized to city officials and the court for spray-painting the messages “Liars Go Back to Vail” on the exterior of Gorsuch Ski Cafe, and vowed not to commit a similar offense in the future.
The Drop-In: Hiking the Highland Bowl with adaptive athlete Tony Drees
This episode of The Drop-In is something special. Join us as we make the hike up Highland Bowl with Tony Drees, who in his own words is "a one-legged guy out here celebrating my 101st day skiing."
Inside the Bayer Center: Aspen’s new museum is dedicated to the Bauhaus master and local icon.
Aspen’s new museum, dedicated to the work of Herbert Bayer, will open its doors to the public for an April 14 open house. Its opening exhibition “Herbert Bayer: An Introduction,” runs through Dec. 3, 2022.
Preliminary hearing set for Glenwood Springs woman accused of double homicide
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for next month in the case of a Glenwood Springs woman accused of killing her children.
Bond review scheduled in Glenwood Springs stabbing ahead of defendant’s 18th birthday
A juvenile defendant charged as an adult for attempted murder in a March 8 stabbing incident at a south Glenwood Springs home had his first hearing in adult court Thursday.
Birding documentary ‘Skyward’ makes world premiere at Aspen Shortsfest
The British birding documentary “Skyward” is among the titles making world premieres this weekend at Aspen Shortsfest.
Chronic drunk driver arrested again on DUI charge at Aspen airport
A Roaring Fork Valley man with at least six prior drunken driving convictions was arrested again Monday at the Aspen-Pitkin County airport and charged with felony DUI.
Free COVID-19 testing to end at airport and in Snowmass Village
COVID-19 testing sites at the Aspen-Pitkin County airport and in Snowmass Village will end free PCR testing for the public at the end of the month.