Cartier: Abuse of power
With this week’s release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report, both sides of the political spectrum are claiming victory. Yet, it is the American people who lost. Two years of investigation, at an estimated cost...
Norton: Learning the language of success
Have you ever had a desire to learn to speak a foreign language? Some, if not many of you are already bilingual or multilingual. If that is you, then you have my deepest respect as...
Vail short-term rental registration at about 69%
VAIL — The latest effort to get owners to register their short-term rental units with the town is having some success. After adjusting the regulations in late 2018, unit owners and property managers had until...
Eagle PD needs an impact fee, it says
EAGLE — This growing community will need more police protection, and a proposed fee on new construction would help pay for it. In its first iteration, the Eagle Police Department suggested to the town board...
Eagle County Community Paramedic program marks 10 years of service, celebrates ever-expanding reach
EAGLE — A decade ago, the local ambulance district came up with a revolutionary simple idea to improve health care in rural areas — community paramedics. The idea was to put emergency medical professionals to...
The politically connected owner of a Glenwood Springs quarry wants a massive expansion. Residents are preparing for a fight.
GLENWOOD SPRINGS — The beeping trucks and growling earth movers echo across the canyon overlooking the Colorado River. The Mid-Continent Quarry limestone miners blast cliff walls, crush and process debris into aggregate and truck it down...
A-Basin takes steps to offset carbon emissions
Arapahoe Basin Ski Area announced it is making two significant steps to offset carbon emissions produced by the resort and guests. A-Basin said it will be offsetting all of its ski-area fuel use — including...
Eagle Valley, Battle Mountain throw down in mile … in different states
Colorado is apparently not enough for the Blair sisters. Eagle Valley’s Joslin and Samantha Blair tackled the Kansas University Relays on Saturday. The sisters went 1-2 in the 1,600-meter, with Joslin winning in 4 minutes,...
Battle Mountain girls lax rebounds for win
EDWARDS — Battle Mountain girls lacrosse lost to Pine Creek on Thursday by a large score and we shall never speak of it again. As is usual, Huskies coach Jason Fitzgerald cited, “A little I’m...
Colorado lawmakers look to fund affordable housing in waning days of session
With just two weeks left in the legislative session, Colorado lawmakers are scrambling to pass a pair of bills that could help ease the affordable housing crunch in Eagle County. House Bill 1322, sponsored by...
Wildland fire in Silverthorne, first of 2019 for Summit County
Fire and emergency responders have been dispatched to a wildland fire at a ranch in Silverthorne. The fire was reported at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday and started on sage and grass between Blue River Valley...
ECO Transit will provide FREE bus service for all routes Monday, April 22nd – Sunday, April 28th
In an effort to support the Climate Action Collaborative, ECO Transit will offer free bus service for all routes during Earth Week, between Monday April 22nd and Sunday, April 28th. Find the complete ECO bus schedule here. For those...
Corporate America embraces 420 as pot legalization grows
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marijuana users have for decades celebrated their love of the drug on April 20, but the once counter-culture celebration that was all about getting stoned now is so mainstream Corporate America...
Judge denies motion to suppress Miller’s comments in Lake Christine Fire case
A judge Friday denied a motion to suppress statements Richard Miller made to law enforcement officials when he was questioned at the Basalt shooting range immediately after the Lake Christine Fire broke out July 3....
Avalanche roll past Calgary; Colorado wins first playoff series in 11 years
Miracle on ice, it was not. But the Avs cut themselves a delicious slice of hockey heaven by eliminating the Western Conference No. 1-seeded Calgary Flames in five games. Colorado on Friday night won its...
Vail’s parking structures are free starting on April 22
VAIL — Free public parking returns to the Vail Village and Lionshead parking structures beginning at 6 a.m. Monday, April 22. This includes free overnight parking until May 24 when a $25 fee will be...
Van Ens: Every Sunday is Easter Sunday
“The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter. `Tis the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning,” quipped Mark Twain, whose verbal asides aren’t glib. His...
Leonard: Why I believe Jesus rose from the dead
Amazing books have been written on this topic … I only have 800 words. Yikes! Here we go: At the end of the day, the core of my faith rests on my belief that Jesus...
Obituary: David Wesley Driver, Sept. 11, 1963 – Feb. 7, 2019
It is with heavy hearts that our family announces the passing of David Wesley Driver, 55 of Gypsum, Colorado, on February 7, 2019, of multiple medical problems. He is survived by his daughter, Jordyn Versiellen...
Motorcycle crash victim identified as 61 year-old Avon man
The man killed in a motorcycle crash on Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon Friday evening has been identified as Daniel Schaub, 61, of Avon, according to the Garfield County Coroner’s Office. The wreck happened a...
