Two Rifle Helitack firefighters among three killed in Knowles Fire incident
The U.S. Department of the Interior on Monday released the names of three firefighters who died Saturday while responding to the Knowles Fire in western Colorado, including two assigned to the Rifle Helitack crew. The...
Brent Baker holds wide lead in Garfield County sheriff race
Brent Baker holds a wide lead over Dan Loya in the Republican primary for Garfield County sheriff, according to unofficial election results from the Garfield County Clerk and Recorder’s Office. As of 10:01 p.m. Tuesday,...
Willow Fire grows to 1,066 acres near Leadville
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect new growth of the Willow Fire. A wildfire that grew to more than 1,000 acres in a matter of hours near Leadville in the evening Sunday,...
Western Slope lawmakers take Colorado River managers to task
Western Slope lawmakers had harsh words for water managers at a state committee hearing last week, questioning whether Colorado has done enough to avoid a lawsuit with its downstream neighbors. Colorado Sen. Dylan Roberts, a...
Q&A: Meet the Republican candidates vying for Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District
Republican candidates Kelley Anne Dennison and Christina Blunt are running against each other in the June 30 primary for Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District. The Summit Daily asked each candidate five questions about some of the...
Q&A: Meet the Democratic primary candidates for Colorado House District 13
Chris Floyd and Consuelo Redhorse are the candidates in the June 30 Democratic primary for Colorado’s House District 13. The Post Independent asked each candidate five questions about some of the key issues facing the...
Glenwood Springs engineering firm celebrates 40 years of service
SGM first opened its doors in Glenwood Springs in 1986 with a goal of serving its community’s unique engineering needs. Now, 40 years later, the firm has grown into one of Western Colorado’s largest locally...
Semi cleared, 10th Street reopened following diesel spill in Glenwood Springs
Update, 5:36 p.m.: A semi has been cleared from Colorado Highway 82 following a large diesel fuel spill in Glenwood Springs, and the intersection at 10th Street has reopened, according to a Facebook post from the...
Colorado public land advocates say Interior Department review of highly protective wilderness policies ‘is laying the groundwork for an attack’
Public land advocates are speaking out after the U.S. Department of Interior launched a broad review of its policies that protect remote and undeveloped places recognized under federal law as “wilderness.” The Bureau of Land...
Rifle police increasing enforcement of bike, e-bike and scooter violations
The Rifle Police Department will increase enforcement of bicycle, e-bike, e-moto and scooter violations in the coming weeks after officers observed a growing number of unsafe riding behaviors throughout the community. Police said officers have...
Kirkmeyer carries slight edge over Marx in Republican primary for governor, as race remains too close to call
State Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer, a longtime Colorado politician with decades of experience in state and local government, has a slight lead over her two Republican opponents in the GOP primary for Colorado governor. Results as...
Carbondale educator creates self-guided, comprehensive path to understanding college applications
It is never too early to start laying out a path to higher education, but for some, compiling essays, transcripts, letters of recommendation and extracurriculars can feel like navigating space. Carbondale resident Robin Colt first...
Wildfires are spreading quickly in Colorado’s drought-stricken mountains as demand for firefighting resources tightens nationwide
Wildfires fueled by high winds and historic drought conditions raged across Colorado and the West this weekend — burning thousands of acres, forcing evacuations and resulting in the deaths of three firefighters. Firefighters on Friday...
What the polls say about the primary races for Colorado governor
Colorado voters next week will decide which Democratic and Republican candidates will face off in November to be the state’s next governor. Two Democrats, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, are...
Victor Marx cuts into Barb Kirkmeyer’s razor-thin lead in Republican primary for Colorado governor
The Republican primary for Colorado governor is teetering on a knife’s edge, with state Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer narrowly leading minister Victor Marx by less than a quarter of a percentage point, according to preliminary results...
In Democratic primary to flip western Colorado congressional seat from red to blue, Aspen-area candidates run on backlash to Trump
The two Democrats seeking to flip a western Colorado congressional seat from red to blue both hope to galvanize what they say is growing dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump. But as they make similar policy...
Army veteran Dwayne Romero wins Democratic primary for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District
Dwayne Romero, an Aspen-area resident and Army veteran with decades of local political experience, won the Democratic nomination for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District seat in Tuesday’s primary election. The Associated Press called the race for...
Tuesday letters: Community thanks, sheriff voting, Cavern Springs concerns and more
A shout-out for intersection cleanup A couple weeks ago, and I apologize for waiting, but I want to give a big shout-out to the two gentlemen that cleaned up the island at the intersection of...
Amid firework cancellations, Colorado’s mountain towns look to alternative celebrations for the country’s 250th Independence Day weekend
Fourth of July celebrations are heating up for Colorado mountain resort towns — figuratively and physically As more counties face increasing wildfire risk and respond with stricter fire restrictions, many are looking to firework alternatives...
Bank sees long lines, increased calls at Western Slope locations following conversion of FirstBank accounts
Nine months after PNC Financial Services Group announced it would be acquiring Colorado-based FirstBank — one of its many efforts toward westward expansion — the bank faced droves of inquiries from Western Slope customers encountering...