Man found dead near Crater Lake in the Maroon Bells Wilderness area
A man believed to be in his 30s was found dead Saturday morning near Crater Lake in the Maroon Bells Wilderness area, authorities said Saturday evening.
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Feds 鈥渂ullying鈥� Pitkin County over immigration stance, sheriff says
The Department of Homeland Security will try to intimidate Pitkin County officials next week over their recent stance on immigration by including the Sheriff's Office on a list of noncompliant...
LSD, drugs led to Denver man鈥檚 fatal fall from Snowmass parking garage
The 24-year-old man who fell from the upper level of a Snowmass parking garage in March was using LSD, marijuana and amphetamines before his death, the autopsy report found.
Aspen Mountain will open for skiing Memorial Day weekend
Enough snow fell last week that Aspen Mountain will reopen for Memorial Day weekend.
State, Pitkin County teaming on system to steer big rigs away from Independence Pass
A new system designed to prevent big rigs from heading east from Aspen over Independence Pass won't be installed before the Grand Avenue Bridge closes in Glenwood Springs in August.
Sued skier blames Aspen Skiing Co., vets group for Snowmass crash
ASPEN 鈥擜spen Skiing Co., the Department of Veterans Affairs and Disabled American Veterans are among the five parties a Snowmass Village man has assigned blame for a skiing collision that...
350 bikes through Aspen roundabout at rush hour may be too much, Pitkin commissioners say
Organizers of the Mavic Haute Route Rockies want to zoom through Aspen on June 28. County officials aren't sure that leg of the gran fondo-style ride is a good idea.
Man who trained in Aspen taken into custody for trying to climb Everest without a permit
A South African man, who trained in Aspen to scale Mount Everest, surrendered to Nepalese authorities Saturday on allegations that he did not pay a climbing-permit fee. Wildlife filmmaker Ryan...
Aspen man’s false tax returns get him banned from affordable housing program
Starting June 1, Willie Wilson will be banned from Aspen's affordable housing program. That means the 60-year-old will be forced to camp, sleep on an empty park bench, under a...
Knife-wielding man destroys $3 million painting in Aspen gallery
A man wearing sunglasses, a hat and a full beard entered a high-end art gallery near the base of Aspen Mountain Tuesday afternoon, made a beeline for a wall-sized painting...