Now 50, Vail parking structure is reaching the end of its useful life. Town staff says $12M in maintenance will stave off a 9-figure replacement project
The expected life of a parking structure is five decades, and the Vail Village parking structure is now 50 years old. Those are the words of structural firm of JR Harris, which was recently hired...
California Supreme Court won’t take up Vail Resorts labor lawsuit
Vail Resorts’ effort to have its labor lawsuit reviewed by the California Supreme Court has failed, appellants learned last week. While no opinion or notice was sent out by the high court, the court docket...
Commissioners OK biggest open space purchase in Eagle County history
The Eagle County Board of Commissioners Tuesday signed off on Eagle County’s biggest open space purchase to date, a $27.7 million, three-way deal to buy the 4,251-acre Three Meadows Ranch on the west side of...
Are Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents coming to Eagle County? Law enforcement, school officials quell fears at community meeting
On Monday, Eagle County School District, several local nonprofits that work with children, and local law enforcement agencies led a community partner meeting at the Edwards Early Learning Center to discuss concerns related to recent...
Vail Resorts shareholder speaks out after penning scathing letter
A Vail Resorts investor made waves in the ski industry this week when he published a scathing report on the company, calling for the resignation of CEO Kirsten Lynch and former CEO Rob Katz, who...
Father of suspect in hit-and-run killing pleads guilty to felony accessory charge
An attorney representing the father of Sidney Whitmarsh on Wednesday said he believes his client wasn’t fully aware that his daughter had killed someone in a hit-and-run accident when he agreed to help her flee...
Colorado U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert leads effort to remove federal protections from gray wolves
Gray wolves could be removed from the federal Endangered Species Act under a bill reintroduced by Republican U.S. Reps. Lauren Boebert of Colorado and Tom Tiffany of Wisconsin on Friday. The Pet and Livestock Protection...
Hockey podcaster leaves Vail with a broken rib
Empty Netters Podcast host Dan Powers may have left Vail with a broken rib after pair of games against the Vail Yeti in January, but aside from that, he said he had a great time....
Eagle County airport’s control tower situation appears to be under control
The feds operate in mysterious ways, but the result turned out well at the Eagle County Regional Airport. Airport officials were notified in December that the Federal Aviation Administration was changing operators at the airport’s...
Town of Vail to consider charging for daytime summer parking
The town of Vail has not been charging for daytime parking in the summer, but the idea is on the table, and will be discussed further on Tuesday. In what promises to be a process...
Highway 6 reopens following law enforcement incident
U.S. Highway 6 is shut down through Dowd Junction for a law enforcement incident, according to an Eagle County Alert at 8:15 a.m. Thursday. The roadway reopened around 9:10 a.m. The closure extended from the...
It’s likely Los Angeles-like wildfires will come to Eagle County. Here’s how local fire and water entities are preparing.
There is no way around it: Eagle County is at risk of experiencing a large-scale wildfire. “We’ve always been and we probably always will be,” said Hugh Fairfield-Smith, fire management officer for Eagle Valley Wildland....