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About 90 bison were seized in an animal neglect case in Moffat County this past weekend. (Courtesy Moffat County Sheriff鈥檚 Office)

About 90 bison seized as Moffat County Sheriff鈥檚 Office investigates animal neglect case

May 18, 2026 at 1:04 p.m.

Over the past month, the sheriff's office had been working with Lay Valley Bison Ranch owner Daniel Martin in an effort to 鈥渞emediate ongoing concerns regarding the care and condition...

Artist Rick Kawchack helps transport his aluminum Styracosaurus sculpture.

Local dinosaur sculpture headed to Ripley鈥檚 museum

September 27, 2023 at 11:49 a.m.

On Monday morning, a 2,035-pound dinosaur departed Craig on a flatbed trailer migrating south.

A buck at Rocky Mountain Arsenal. (Provided by Carol Vogel)

Primary hunting draw applications, park visitation up statewide

May 3, 2021 at 7:03 a.m.

"Everything in the COVID era, from a wildlife standpoint, is up."

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Craig resident sentenced to 90 days in jail, four years probation in negligent death of 3-year-old son

February 10, 2020 at 9:34 p.m.

Craig resident Vanessa Jenkins was sentenced to 90 days in jail and four years of probation during her sentencing hearing Monday afternoon in Moffat County Court.

John Jepkema completed a historic rim-to-rim backpacking trip in late October, becoming the oldest person to ever complete the trip. (Provided by John Jepkema via Craig Press)

Colorado man earns world record as oldest man to hike Grand Canyon rim-to-rim

December 9, 2019 at 9:13 a.m.

Colorado's John Jepkema is the oldest man to hike the Grand Canyon from rim-to-rim.

A house fire in the Meadows subdivision in Craig claimed the life of a 3-year-old child Monday, Dec. 24, 2018.

3-year-old dies in Christmas Eve house fire in Craig

December 24, 2018 at 2:25 p.m.

A 3-year-old child died in a Christmas Eve fire that erupted at a residence in the Meadows subdivision on the west side of Craig on Monday.

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Moffat County suicides drop to zero, officials still worried about access to care

September 25, 2017 at 10:19 a.m.

No one has died as the result of suicide in Moffat County this year, and only one death by suicide has been recorded for the year in Routt County.

The Winter Valley Fire made a fast run through grass and sagebrush in western Moffat County Thursday, with growth slowing Friday.

7,800-acre Winter Valley Fire in western Moffat County more than 50-percent contained

September 25, 2017 at 9:26 a.m.

Wind-driven fire exploded to 5,200 acres in a few hours Thursday. Cool weather and rain helped get it under control.

You spot a raccoon on a lonely Nebraska back road, leap from your pickup truck and somehow manage to take a really crazy cellphone selfie of you and the raccoon, which you have wisely placed right next to your face. (Thinkstock image)

Raccoon causes 7-acre wildfire in Moffat County

July 18, 2017 at 7:31 a.m.

A raccoon started a wildfire around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, on private property near Moffat County Road 30/Round Bottom Road, about 7 miles southwest of Craig.

Nitrous oxide cylinders stolen from Airgas in Craig in February were found in March in a deceased Steamboat man's storage shed in Eagle County.

Stolen nitrous oxide cylinders from Craig Airgas found in dead man鈥檚 Eagle County storage shed

May 22, 2017 at 12:45 p.m.

An unsolved burglary from Airgas in Craig in February reached an unexpected conclusion when empty nitrous oxide cylinders were found in a deceased man鈥檚 storage shed in Eagle County

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