Colorado’s approaching monsoon season and El Nino conditions bring promises of above-normal rainfall
Colorado is headed toward a wetter-than-normal summer, with promises of an active monsoon season and growing confidence in developing El Nino conditions. However, with hotter temperatures likely, this summer could look different from the mountains’...
Parachute man sentenced to 40 years in 2021 homicide
John Michael Worley was sentenced Friday, May 22, to 40 years in the Department of Corrections after being found guilty in the 2021 killing of Wayne Moore. Worley, 32, was convicted in Garfield County District...
Colorado wolves expand activity around central mountains, May map shows
As gray wolves approach the end of denning season, many are concentrating their activity across Colorado’s central mountains. Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s most recent wolf activity map, which marks the watersheds where the state’s collared...
Eagle County Sheriff’s Office seizes 500,000 Fentanyl pills during I-70 traffic stop
The Gore Range Narcotic Interdiction Team Task Force (GRANITE) seized approximately 500,000 Fentanyl pills during a traffic stop on I-70 at the western edge of Eagle County on Thursday. “A deputy assigned to GRANITE was...
Graduate profile: Roaring Fork High School Boettcher Scholar heads to Colorado College
Editor’s note: This is the fifth installment of an eight-part series highlighting graduating high school students in Garfield County. Born and raised in Carbondale, Roaring Fork High School graduate Anna Sophia Brown is ready to...
Pent-up demand from a bad snow year is driving up summer bookings in Colorado, but visitors might not spend as much
Travelers are making up for a slow winter season. For Colorado, this means a promising growth in bookings, rates and revenue to resort destinations — though economic uncertainty means some might be holding on tighter...
Graduate profile: Yampah Mountain High School senior finds her way to graduation
Editor’s note: This is the fourth installment of an eight-part series highlighting graduating high school students in Garfield County. Journey Watson did not always believe she would make it to graduation. When she arrived at...
Friday letters: School retirement thanks, garden club celebration and property rights concerns
Thanks for honoring RE-1 retirees We would like to thank the RE-1 School District for the beautiful retirement celebration honoring employees who have dedicated their lives to the children and families of this community. The...
Grand River Health awards nearly $240,000 in scholarship to students entering medical fields
Nearly 200 students have received scholarship money through the program which is supported by proceeds from the volunteer-run Grand River Gift Shop. This year’s $1,000 Grand River Health Medical Career Scholarship recipients are Leneah Trujillo...
Roaring Fork school board holds interviews for open District B seat
The Roaring Fork Schools Board of Education held public interviews Tuesday with four Carbondale residents as it continues its search for a fifth board member. The seat has been vacant since mid-April, when then District...
‘Better safe than sorry’: Colorado mountain utility providers ask residents to prepare for potential power outages as wildfire risk ramps up
Utility providers in the Colorado mountains are planning to use a host of tools — including potential power shutoffs — to reduce wildfire risk this summer as the state faces widespread drought conditions. While power...
‘It’s going to feel like chaos’: East Troublesome Fire survivor stresses importance of preparing to evacuate from a wildfire
Jessica Rahn will never forget how the black cloud of smoke from the East Troublesome Fire darkened the sky as she and her husband prepared to evacuate their home with their newborn child, two dogs...