John Stroud
All Stories

Forest Service seeks to pinpoint Hanging Lake headwaters
The fire, floods and massive debris flows of the past year in Glenwood Canyon could help answer an aeons-old question — where exactly does the underground source of water that...

Glenwood Canyon boaters advised to be aware of altered river conditions
The U.S. Forest Service has issued an alert advising river users on the Colorado River in and downstream from Glenwood Canyon to be aware of changing river conditions due to...

āHanging Lake miracleā: Further assessments reveal no damage to trail infrastructure, lake
It was an anxious moment on the afternoon of Aug. 14 when the Grizzly Creek Fire operations flight passed over Hanging Lake in Glenwood Canyon.

Arrest made in suspected murder of Glenwood Springs homeless man
Glenwood Springs Police arrested a known area homeless man Wednesday night in the suspected murder of another homeless man near the Glenwood Springs Mall in West Glenwood earlier that morning.

Defendant enters insanity plea in Glenwood murder case
A defendant who was set to stand trial next month for shooting and killing his estranged wife at her Glenwood Springs-area home in October 2016 has pleaded not guilty by...

Magnitude 2.7 earthquake recorded in Colorado mountains
The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a magnitude 2.7 earthquake overnight about 18.6 miles north of Glenwood Springs in the Flat Tops.

Garfield County settles second gas production tax dispute for $1.1 million
Garfield County commissioners on Monday signed the second of two property tax abatement agreements with oil and gas companies in recent weeks over misreported production revenues.

Glenwood Springsā Valley View Hospital opts in to Coloradoās aid-in-dying act
Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs joins Aspen Valley hospital in participating in Colorado's End-of-Life Options Act,

West Slope schools, fire departments owe Encana $5.7 million because the company miscalculated its gas production
Garfield County, along with Colorado Mountain College and several school, fire and special taxing districts, will have to pay back oil and gas producer Encana about $5.7 million in overpaid...

Hanging Lake visitor cap closer to reality as Forest Service drafts sharp limits to popular Colorado spot
The U.S. Forest Service has released its draft decision to adopt and implement the planned Hanging Lake area management plan for the popular, yet overcrowded destination in Glenwood Canyon.