Students attending class are no longer protected from ICE. Eagle County schools are taking steps to protect them.
On Tuesday, the Trump administration revoked an immigration protection program known as the “sensitive locations” policy. Now, immigrant students and families can be interviewed, searched, surveilled and even arrested at schools. Initially approved in 2011,...
Vail Resorts boosts pay for patrollers in wake of Park City strike 鈥� but union workers must wait
It’s been a busy couple weeks for Vail Resorts. Unionized lift mechanics in Crested Butte Mountain authorized a strike. The company reported flat visits through Christmas and the New Year while an arctic blast certainly slowed traffic during...
Letter: An unforgivable travesty on I-70
I am writing regarding the unforgivable travesty that occurred Wednesday afternoon in West Vail on Interstate 70 that took over six hours to clear. Fortunately, I was at home when it occurred but a family...
Lindsey Vonn skies out of Garmisch World Cup downhill as Americans put three in top 11
For the second-straight World Cup race, Lindsey Vonn failed to get to the finish line. The 40-year-old 鈥斅爓ho crashed in the super-G in Cortina last week 鈥� posted a DNF after skiing off the Garmisch...
Vail Valley mobile sauna business brings healing to you
Taking a plunge into Turkey Creek near the trails outside of Red Cliff was an average way for Kevin and Aspen Ives to spend their day after a hike. The couple loves to take part...
Eastbound I-70 reopens over Vail Pass
Interstate 70’s eastbound lanes reopened around 7:45 p.m. following a safety closure Friday evening. The interstate closed according to an EC alert issued at 6:01 p.m. Friday. An initial alert said accidents had closed the...
Vail Police Department helps U.S. Marshals arrest Florida homicide suspect delayed by I-70 traffic
A Florida homicide suspect was arrested Wednesday evening in Vail while on a bus that was delayed by I-70 traffic, according to a release from the U.S. Marshals Service. The agency’s Colorado Violent Offender Task...
Billy F. Gibbons of ZZ Top plays Beaver Creek Tuesday
The “Sharp Dressed Man” of 1983, Billy F. Gibbons, will still don his signature beard when he performs with Mike Flanigin and Chris Layton Tuesday at the Vilar Performing Arts Center. Though influences from his...
Letter: The cost of one private jet flight
A few weeks ago, I rode up Chair 7 with a nice older man. He told us about his trek from San Diego which included several delays. The delays were not due to commercial airline...
Another delay in case of stabbing suspect who faces first-degree murder charge
A scheduled hearing next month to determine whether stabbing suspect Nefi Ezequiel Armijo Hernandez will be tried as an adult has been delayed even further. Armijo Hernandez, 16, faces a first-degree murder charge, along with...
Letter: COTrip.ugh
It was my own fault. I didn’t look at my EC Alerts last Wednesday after work.聽I went to聽COTrip.org聽when leaving work.聽At 3:20ish, it said Interstate 70 would be closed for 52 minutes.聽I thought, great, I don’t...
I-70 reopens following 6-hour closure near Vail
All lanes of Interstate 70 westbound reopened shortly before 9 p.m. on Wednesday after a closure lasting more than six hours. The call came in around 2:27 p.m. for a semitrailer rollover near mile marker...
Mountain top music, celebrity chef dinners, bourbon tastings and raptors of the night this weekend in Vail
Pop-up music at Eagle’s Nest rooftop The entertainment stage can’t be set much higher than 10,350 feet above sea level, and that’s where you’ll find the party on Saturday afternoon on Vail Mountain. The rooftop...