Aspen-Pitkin County Airport reopens after law enforcement responds to unspecified threat
An aircraft lands at the Aspen/Pitkin County Airport, Thursday, July 20, 2023, in Aspen. (Hugh Carey, The Colorado Sun) " /> The airport was closed for...
An aircraft lands at the Aspen/Pitkin County Airport, Thursday, July 20, 2023, in Aspen. (Hugh Carey, The Colorado Sun) " /> The airport was closed for...
schools
Garfield County School District 16 serves Parachute and Battlement Mesa, where some students struggle to read and write. It's getting more than $400,000 in federal grant funding to bolster those areas....
News
Colorado water experts and elected officials urged collaboration across industries, borders and political parties as the Western Slope seeks sustainable water systems that will serve future generations....
Local
Women are using other brands or types of estrogen to avoid menopause symptoms while one local pharmacy works around the clock to fill prescriptions.
government
Members of the Snowmass Village Town Council voted to temporarily stop using pesticides and herbicides to mitigate weeds on town property. The moratorium comes as residents decry what they see as the town’s “aggressive” use of chemicals that are banned in other states and countri...
Local
Mudslides and a downed power line closed Highway 133 and Maroon Creek Road on Monday. As of 2 p.m. Monday, both Highway 133 near Redstone and Maroon Creek Road near Aspen remained closed....
safety
Two teenagers are dead after a head-on collision on Interstate 70 early Sunday morning, according to Colorado State Patrol. The Garfield County Coroner released the names of the deceased Monday afternoon....
government
The Pitkin Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved a proposal on first reading Wednesday to take over day-to-day operations and deferred maintenance at the Maroon Bells Scenic Area....
parks
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is scheduled to excavate Snowmass Village’s Ziegler Reservoir next summer for the second time. Researchers hope to discover more fossils following a massive dig over a decade ago....
Local
Funding from the county will stop after 2027. The Town of Silt, the City of Rifle and the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority are working to find a more permanent funding solution....
News
Eagle County is reviewing the final details of its new zoning plan. One group in Missouri Heights is mostly happy with the updates, but it worries the changes could open the door for more development in El Jebel....
