Nearly 19 years later, personal items found near Mount of the Holy Cross may belong to missing hiker
Read the lastest story regarding the search here. A mystery on Eagle County’s highest peak may finally be nearing a resolution. Michelle Vanek, a 35-year-old mother of four from the Lakewood area, went missing while...
Female-led search by Vail Mountain Rescue Group uncovers new clues that may finally close the case on missing hiker Michelle Vanek
After nearly 19 years, the search for Michelle Vanek may be over. A team of women from the Vail Mountain Rescue Group finished the job in a little more than three weeks. Vanek, a 35-year-old...
I-70 eastbound will be closed through late Tuesday
Eastbound Interstate 70 is closed through Glenwood Canyon due to a commercial semi-truck that crashed around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. The truck was traveling west when it crashed...
Time Machine: 80 years ago, German POWs escape Minturn prison camp
30 years ago Sept. 18-19, 1994 The 1994 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships took place in Vail. U.S. National Team rider Lisa Lamoreaux of Aspen was the winner of the first gold medal of the...
I-70 reopens following rollover
Both lanes of westbound Interstate 70 and one lane of eastbound traffic shut down between Eagle and Wolcott due to a motor vehicle accident, according to an Eagle County Alert Monday, Sept. 16 around 12:45...
Avon woman accused of being an accessory to hit-and-run fatality also faces felony charges in embezzlement case
Avon resident Stephanie Whitmarsh, out on bond for allegedly helping her daughter flee the state following the hit-and-run accident that killed bicyclist Mario Vildozola Romero in January, has been arrested and charged in another felony...
8 families receive keys to new homes at Habitat for Humanity dedication in Gypsum
It was a rainy cold day one year ago when Maria “Lula” tearfully explained how a home would change everything for her family. As she got the keys to her new home at Habitat for...
Eagle police arrest juvenile in connection to school threats
The Eagle Police Department on Friday arrested a juvenile in connection with an investigation into threats against a school in Eagle. According to the Eagle Police Department, the investigation began after screenshots of social media...
Sidney Whitmarsh offered 30-year plea deal for fatal hit and run, doesn’t accept
Sidney Whitmarsh was back in court on Tuesday for a preliminary demand hearing in the hit-and-run case that claimed the life of bicyclist Mario Vildozola Romero. Whitmarsh, 24, has been charged with a pair of...
Eagle County School District superintendent stands by decision to keep schools open despite social media threats
Following a week of threats to public schools in Eagle County and an arrest made in Eagle, things are...
Colorado has a new source for the next 15 reintroduced wolves
Colorado has found a source for the next 15 gray wolves that will be released into the state’s northern reintroduction zone. Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced Friday that British Columbia will provide up to 15...