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Aspen police Officer Andy Atkinson is the department's new human services officer and says he's passionate about helping people. In just six months on the job, the officer has already helped numerous local residents who were trapped in a cycle of homelessness, drug and alcohol addiction and jail.

Aspen experiment lets cop solve problems, help homeless

July 11, 2017 at 8:24 a.m.

An Aspen Police Department experiment that started six months ago to help troubled area residents break out of a cycle of jail, drug addiction, mental illness and homelessness is starting...

Aspen OKs plan to spend $116K to study storing water under city golf course

July 11, 2017 at 11:12 a.m.

The Aspen City Council agreed Monday to drill five or six test borings under the city's golf course and to dig as many as eight test pits on the course...

Dog rescues aren't necessarily common, but they typically follow the same pattern: loyal pets powering through cut-up paws until they can't go any further.

Dog rescued near Quandary Peak summit, brought down by stretcher

July 10, 2017 at 6:19 p.m.

Dogs are a common sight on the trails up to Summit County鈥檚 many peaks, but like humans, they sometimes bite off a little more than they can chew.

A view of the Aspen municipal golf course from Red Butte. A consulting engineer for the city of Aspen has found that an 'in-situ' reservoir could likely be built to store water under the golf course, which sits on about 75 feet of glacially-deposited rock and gravel. A trench filled in with a clay-like material could be dug around the perimeter of the golf course and water could be poured into the open space in the remaining gravel, and pumped back out as necessary.

Aspen eyes storing water under golf course in lieu of dams, reservoirs

July 4, 2017 at 10:36 a.m.

In their ongoing search for alternatives to building dams and reservoirs on Maroon and Castle creeks, Aspen officials continue to explore other options, including an underground reservoir that would store...

Signs at the Independence Pass gate letting vehicles over 35 feet know to turn around.

Pitkin County sets up last-chance semi turnaround on Independence Pass

July 3, 2017 at 8:53 a.m.

Pitkin County will spend about $500 to install "no parking" and other warning signs at the winter closure gate to keep trucks 35 feet or longer off Independence Pass. The...

Fall color near their peak at the Maroon Bells near Aspen.

Hiker found near Maroon Bells died of hypothermia after fall, coroner reports

June 30, 2017 at 10:07 p.m.

Jeffrey Bushroe, the hiker found dead in May near the Maroon Bells, died of hypothermia "hours after a tumble he took," the Pitkin County Coroner's Office announced Thursday.

Basalt pays former city manager $250K settlement

June 28, 2017 at 11:00 a.m.

An acrimonious chapter in Basalt's history ended with barely a peep Tuesday when the Town Council voted 5-0 to accept a $250,000 settlement with former manager Mike Scanlon.

Shakey Graves will headline Belly Up Aspen on Tuesday. Alejandro Rose-Garcia and his band in Aspen recording their next album.

Shakey Graves records album at Kevin Costner’s Aspen house

June 20, 2017 at 7:36 a.m.

Among the advantages of being a DIY band and making albums without producers and engineers and a studio is that you can record any place you want. Like, say, Kevin...

A bear got into an unlocked Lexus near the Aspen Club last week on the east side of Aspen and did some damage trying to get out.

Hungry bears trash two cars in Aspen

June 13, 2017 at 9:10 a.m.

While police say the number of bears coming into town so far this year is average, the animals have broken in to three cars in Aspen's East End in the...

The Hudson Reed Ensemble has canceled its 2017 Shakespeare in the Park production of "Macbeth." Pictured here is a scene from the company's 2016 run of "As You Like It."

Theater company cancels Aspen’s Shakespeare in the Park series

June 5, 2017 at 2:28 p.m.

The Hudson Reed Ensemble has canceled its Shakespeare in the Park production of "Macbeth," which had been set for free August performances in Galena Plaza in Aspen and Lions Park...

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