The Aspen Times

Former Pitkin County sheriff鈥檚 official arrested for felony assault

September 3, 2017 at 10:53 p.m.

The former director of operations at the Pitkin County Sheriff's Office was charged with felony assault last week in Blue Lake after a dispute over an unleashed dog, according to...

Mother: Daughter died of “acute altitude sickness” on Aspen trail

September 6, 2017 at 8:26 a.m.

The 20-year-old woman who died late Aug. 17 or early Aug. 18 hiking on the Conundrum Creek Trail suffered from 鈥渁cute altitude sickness,鈥� her mother said on social media.

Pennsylvania woman who died on Colorado backpacking trip identified

August 20, 2017 at 9:19 p.m.

The woman who died late Thursday or early Friday after becoming ill while hiking to Conundrum Hot Springs has been identified as 20-year-old Susanna DeForest from Collegeville, Pennsylvania.

Comedian David Spade will headline Belly Up Aspen on Saturday with shows at 7 p.m. and 10:30 p.m

How David Spade tried and failed to become an Aspen ski bum

August 11, 2017 at 2:44 p.m.

Before he broke out in stand-up, on "Saturday Night Live" and in movies like "Tommy Boy" and "Black Sheep," David Spade attempted to join the ranks of Aspen ski bums.

This picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency shows the successful test-fire of an intercontinental ballistic missile on Tuesday.

Top U.S. military commander at Aspen forum says conflict with North Korea could cause “horrific” loss of life

July 24, 2017 at 8:54 a.m.

Gen. Joseph Dunford closed the Aspen Security Forum Saturday night stressing that the U.S. must work on military options to derail North Korea's missiles program even though conflict would result...

Hikers, photographers and visitors gather at Maroon Lake to photograph the Maroon Bells at sunrise on Sept. 20, 2015, near Aspen.

Aspen tourist accidentally sets off bear spray on bus

July 21, 2017 at 12:55 a.m.

Pitkin County Sheriff's Deputy Anthony Todaro says the tourist accidentally sprayed the can of capsaicin pepper Sunday morning when the bus was about a mile from the Maroon Bells parking...

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Man arrested in Aspen after claiming to be former NFL player Chad Ochocinco

July 18, 2017 at 7:03 p.m.

A 25-year-old man attempted to assume the identity of well-known former NFL receiver Chad Ochocinco Friday in a bid to purchase more than $18,000 worth of merchandise from Louis Vuitton...

Aspen Fire Chief Rick Balantine's department currently has 33 volunteers but he said his ideal number is 42. His department is looking at hiring paid firefighters.

Volunteer shortage could force Aspen to switch to paid firefighters

July 17, 2017 at 8:30 a.m.

A dwindling number of new prospects combined with an aging volunteer force is pushing Aspen Volunteer Fire Department officials to considering hiring paid firefighters.

Parker man dies Saturday from fall while climbing Capitol Peak

July 17, 2017 at 2:09 p.m.

Jake Lord, a 25-year-old from Parker, died Saturday morning near Capitol Peak after falling while climbing with a friend, officials said.

Colorado Department of Transportation workers work on clearing the eastbound side of Highway 82 from a rockslide at the Shale Bluffs near the Aspen Airport. Heavy thunderstorms Tuesday caused a series of rockslides that closed Highway 82 and eastbound traffic was diverted onto Owl Creek Road.

Rockslides close Colorado 82 near Aspen for hours Tuesday

July 12, 2017 at 4:07 a.m.

Heavy rain from Tuesday's late afternoon thunderstorms caused several rockslides around Shale Bluffs that closed upvalley traffic lanes on Highway 82 for more than three hours, an official said.

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