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| A recently completed road improvement project in western Garfield County has been recognized by the county and a national trade association as a good example of government and private industry working together. more... |
| ASPEN, Colorado — The number of passengers riding buses operated by the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority fell nearly 12 percent in recession-racked 2009, according to a preliminary report. | |
| ASPEN, Colorado — The Roaring Fork Transportation Authority's plan to significantly upgrade its bus system is getting a boost from President Obama, the agency recently learned. | |
| The office of Colorado Sen. Gail Schwartz, D-Snowmass Village, this week announced the award of $8 million in energy-impact funds toward construction of a new Interstate 70 interchange at Parachute. | |
| CARBONDALE, Colorado — Carbondale trustees get their first look tonight at plans to turn a hay field along Highway 133, also the site of a controversial former big-box proposal, into a mixed-use commercial and residential development. | |
| ASPEN, Colorado — Actor Charlie Sheen was charged with felony menacing Monday in Pitkin County District Court, where a judge also lifted a portion of a protection order that prohibits him from having contact with his wife. | |
| Under pressure from a citizens group, the Garfield County commissioners this week agreed to look into ways to penalize oil and gas drillers that fail to follow county regulations. | |
| EAGLE COUNTY, Colorado — We've all heard the stories: The economy's bad; people are leaving the valley. But are people really leaving? | |
| The Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) will be hosting a series of public meetings so that you can see some of its work regarding the valley's future Bus Rapid Transit system. This system is designed to be faster, more frequent, and more... | |
| GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — Although completed foreclosures in 2009 dropped 4 percent in Colorado, the number of foreclosures that went to auction in Garfield County for the most part mirrored the increase in filings as a whole. | |
| GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — When a 7.0 earthquake struck the impoverished nation of Haiti on Jan. 12, one of the many tales of tragedy and triumph involved a family with ties to the Roaring Fork Valley. | |
| BATTLEMENT MESA, Colorado — Garfield County officials are moving ahead with plans to conduct health studies among the residents of Battlement Mesa, in order to better evaluate any health effects related to oil and gas drilling activities in the... | |
| VAIL, Colorado — Low snowfall has its obvious effects on ski resorts, but those who keep track of snowpack levels for other purposes are beginning to anticipate spring and summer consequences of this less-than-snowy winter. | |
| BEAVER CREEK, Colorado — Gabrie Higbie has been skiing at Beaver Creek for years, but Saturday's run-in with Vice President Joe Biden was one of her most exciting days on the mountain. | |
| GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — Instructors Nancy Sheffield and Sue Lavin have been named faculty of the year for Colorado Mountain College's Roaring Fork Campus, serving Glenwood Springs and Carbondale. | |
| GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — Converting a government or private vehicle fleet to become more green isn't a move that can be made overnight, according clean energy vehicle technology consultant Michael Ogburn. | |

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