Interstate 70 closed in both directions over Vail Pass as spring snow continues
7:50 p.m.: Eastbound lanes on Interstate 70 shut down for the third time on Tuesday around 7 p.m. Westbound travel was stopped for the first time at 7:50 p.m. 6:11 p.m.: Vail Pass eastbound lanes...
Vail cancels artist in residency summer program over scheduled artist’s political messages
Vail’s Art in Public Places program announced Thursday it would not be moving forward with its summer 2024 Artist in Residency and related programs. The decision was made after concerns arose about the potential politicizing...
Judge seals information about juvenile suspects in homicide investigation
Little is known about the two juvenile suspects taken into custody in the ongoing investigation into the death of a local 14-year-old following an altercation at Second Street Park in Gypsum on April 24. Jackson...
A woman from Vail plans to run 587 miles from one edge of Colorado to another to support veterans
There are many ways to see Colorado, and Ashley Forshey plans to see 587 miles of the state on foot. Forshey is planning to run from the northern border of Colorado, starting on Route 287,...
May blizzard smacks Vail, closes roads and cancels activities
The town of Vail was blanketed with 10 inches of snow on Tuesday as a winter storm system moved through the area, closing Interstate 70 for about six hours. After reopening, the eastbound lanes of...
Eagle County Sheriff’s Office: Call for suspicious person outside Gypsum library finds individual ‘not engaged in criminal activity’
The Eagle County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed an individual outside the Gypsum library on Wednesday was not engaged in criminal activity, according to information supplied by the Sheriff’s Office. The incident was referenced in an...
Statewide, scammers stole $188 million from more than 11,000 victims in Colorado in 2023, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
It may be an email, a text message or an urgent caller on the phone asking for money. The scammer may claim to be a law enforcement officer, the federal Internal Revenue Service, tech support...
Historian investigates confusion surrounding the name of one of Northwest Colorado’s most iconic peaks
Paul Knowles has spent countless hours and days looking through newspaper articles online at Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection, hoping to bring some clarity to the confusion that surrounds the name Hahns Peak. “It’s one of...
Second arrest made in homicide investigation into teen’s death following altercation in Gypsum park
The Eagle County Sheriff’s Office has made a second arrest in the investigation surrounding the death of Jackson Davis, a ninth grader at Eagle Valley High School, following an altercation at Second Street Park in Gypsum...
How prepared is Vail for a significant wildfire event?
Like all Western communities, Vail is doing its best to build resiliency as wildfire risk increases. Across the Western Slope and the United States, 2023 was the “slowest fire season in over two decades,” reported...
A rundown of Vail Valley mud season deals
When the ski season comes to a close, some people call it off-season, some call it mud season, and others call it deal season. This time of year, look for deals at area businesses. Take...
Whitmarsh booked in Eagle County; new details allege intoxication, another conspirator in hit and run case
Sidney Whitmarsh was taken into custody in Eagle County Friday following her March arrest in Arkansas; Whitmarsh left Colorado after allegedly killing Mario Vildozola Romero of Edwards in a January hit-and-run crime. The 24-year-old Edwards...