Rescued hiker shares tale of how he survived 80 hours lost in Colorado mountains
Shuei Kato survived 80 hours lost in the mountains and suffered little more than some minor soreness and swelling.
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Summit County doctor says high-altitude sickness can be deadly even for long-term residents
Dr. Christine Ebert-Santos warns high-altitude pulmonary edema can be deadly even for long-term residents.
Colorado ski industry challenged to do more to fight climate change
Auden Schendler,聽Aspen Skiing Co.'s vice president of sustainability, says more must be done to fight climate change.
Colorado’s Gore Range was named for bloodthirsty aristocrat. Is it time for a change?
The rugged mountain underbite in Summit and Eagle counties known as the Gore Range has drawn people to the area for generations, but soon the distinctive 60-mile run of peaks...
Colorado couple rescues dog missing for 5 weeks off fourteener
Alma couple rescues 14-year-old lab-pit bull mix missing on popular Colorado 14er Mount Bross for five weeks.
Summit County, Forest Service discuss who pays for what in $2M cost of fighting Breckenridge fire
The suppression effort surrounding the July Peak 2 fire near Breckenridge ultimately totaled more than $2 million, and Summit County and the U.S. Forest Service are now close to terms...
Proposed wilderness bill would protect 92,000 acres in Eagle, Summit counties
Coming out of Congress' August recess, U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, who represents Colorado's 2nd District, is closing in on plans聽to reintroduce a piece of wilderness preservation legislation聽straddling the White River...
Neighbor sues over affordable housing plan near Breckenridge
Nearby homeowner Dan Moore says Summit County commissioners don't have the authority to change zoning rules to allow the project and said聽that abruptly changing those rules will dramatically impact his...
Marijuana tax money funds two new Western Slope mental health facilities
Colorado's Office of Behavioral Health announced this week that Frisco and Montrose will both receive funding from marijuana taxes for new mental health facilities serving the Western Slope.
New all-time record for traffic at Eisenhower Tunnel set Aug. 6
After setting new records in 2016 and 2015 before it, traffic through both directions of the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnel is once again surpassing all-time highs this summer.