Proposal to tax vacant homes in Colorado will no longer include short-term rentals聽
A proposal to allow local governments in Colorado to ask voters to approve a tax on vacant homes will not apply to short-term rentals should it be introduced in the upcoming legislative session. As recently...
Eagle County ranchers are howling about forthcoming wolf releases
Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Eagle County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday hosted a listening session regarding wolf reintroduction efforts. They got an earful. A good portion of Eagle County’s ranching community filled the...
Colorado has big dreams to use more water from the Colorado River. But will planned reservoirs ever be built?
Nearly two hours east of Grand Junction on a remote dirt road on the Grand Mesa is a nondescript, shallow, sage-brush-covered valley where two creeks meet. The site, at 8,200 feet in elevation, is home...
Mikaela Shiffrin recovering after abdominal surgery to clean out deep puncture wound suffered in race crash
BEAVER CREEK 鈥� Mikaela Shiffrin is recovering after undergoing abdominal surgery on Thursday night to clean out a puncture wound she received in a giant slalom crash two weeks ago. Shiffrin posted an update Saturday...
鈥楺uad god鈥� Ilia Malinin performs at Vail Ice Spectacular
Ilia Malinin hasn’t embraced the nickname “quad god” lightly. On Dec. 7, he became the first skater to land all six types of quadruple jumps 鈥斅爄ncluding the four-and-a-half revolution quad axel 鈥� in one program...
Sue and Mike Rushmore are the 2025 Vail Valley Citizens of the Year
Can an entrepreneurial approach be applied to help build a better community? The answer is yes, and perhaps no one embodies this idea better than Eagle County residents Sue and Mike Rushmore. Their vision and...
First Frontier Airlines flight from Denver arrives in Eagle County with cookies, swag and union pilots threatening to strike
Eagle Resident Missy Kraft had never flown out of the Eagle County Regional Airport before Monday. But she had her bag packed and was ready to fly Frontier Airlines to Denver. Kraft was ready to...
Vail opens Blue Sky Basin, China Bowl ahead of the holiday rush
Vail Mountain opened Blue Sky Basin and China Bowl for the season on Wednesday, expanding its terrain offering to 3,400 acres. Crowds coming to Vail for the holidays can now access 181 of the mountain’s...
Vail Ice Spectacular features all of the 2024 national champions and more
Vail Ice Spectacular is more than aptly named: Nowhere else can you witness all of this year’s national champions and a host of junior champions with every seat providing an up-close and personal experience. And...
Negotiations over Moffat Tunnel lease expected to end in coming weeks
Nearly 100 years after it was first negotiated, a new contract for rail use of the Moffat Tunnel is likely to be announced in the coming weeks. The Moffat Tunnel, which connects Gilpin and Grand...
Record-breaking Christmas and New Year鈥檚 travel likely to be felt in Colorado鈥檚 mountains聽
Less than a month after slogging through a record-breaking holiday travel period during Thanksgiving, Colorado motorists are gearing up for it again. Nationally, 119.3 million people are projected to travel 50 miles or more from...
‘Disastrous’ or ‘off to a good start?’: One year into wolf restoration, Colorado navigates divide between wildlife conservation and ranching
Around one year ago, gray wolves were released in Colorado, implementing the voter-approved mandate to reestablish the predators in the state after being eradicated over 80 years ago. Between Dec. 17 to 22, 2023, 10...
Prices are going up for Eagle County School District preschool, toddler, infant programs
To cover the cost deficit of running its early childhood education programs, the Eagle County School District is raising tuition rates for infant, toddler and preschool programs. Unlike K-12 education, the district’s infant, toddler and...