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Hanging Lake emergencies strain Glenwood Fire Department resources

June 19, 2017 at 7:11 a.m.

Medical calls at Hanging Lake are straining limited Glenwood Springs Fire Department staffing bandwidth, and the fire chief hopes that instituting a fee for the trail will provide some relief.

This camper trailer barely withstood the impact of a tree felled by strong winds Monday at a New Castle campground.

Winds turn New Castle campground into “war zone”

June 15, 2017 at 11:53 a.m.

On Monday afternoon strong winds were reported throughout Garfield County, including speeds up to 90 mph at Douglas Pass, but few places were hit harder than the campground.

A file photo of a Waffle House sign in Prattville, Alabama.

Silt couple accused of embezzling $1M from Waffle House CEO

June 15, 2017 at 9:19 a.m.

The Garfield County Sheriff鈥檚 Office has arrested a Silt couple after an eight-month investigation into embezzlement and livestock theft at Bear Wallow Ranch just west of Glenwood Springs.

This plaque in Carbondale memorializes a youngster who died at Hanging Lake in 1990.

Boy’s death on Hanging Lake Trail first in more than a decade, rescuers say

June 14, 2017 at 8:47 a.m.

Monday's death of an 8-year-old boy on the popular Hanging Lake Trail marks the first such tragedy in more than a decade.

A family spent about three and a half hours stranded on a logjam island in the Roaring Fork River near Aspen Glen.

Rafters rescued after being stranded on island in Roaring Fork River for more than 3 hours

June 13, 2017 at 7:28 a.m.

Private rafters, including two young children, got pinned Monday afternoon in the Roaring Fork River near Aspen Glen after missing a tight maneuver and going head-on into a logjam.

Anika Neal, a teacher at Sopris Elementary School, urges Roaring Fork District administrators and members of the school board to give teachers impacted by enrollment shifts caused by the opening of the new Riverview School first shot at teaching positions at the new school, during a meeting in Basalt Wednesday night.

School board refuses to close Roaring Fork district openings to outside applicants

February 23, 2017 at 11:38 a.m.

Teachers affected by enrollment shifts in Roaring Fork Schools next year will be first in line to at least interview and be considered for the remaining openings at the new...

Hanging Lake in Glenwood Springs is pictured on May 13, 2016.

Solutions to fix Hanging Lake overcrowding may include shuttle, reservations

February 2, 2017 at 2:39 p.m.

The Roaring Fork Transit Authority is working with other agencies to mitigate the overuse of the Hanging Lake area. Options under consideration include adding a shuttle from a Glenwood Springs...

Garfield County’s biggest earthquake in decade hits Silt

January 31, 2017 at 8:08 a.m.

Residents of Silt and New Castle may have felt their homes shake early Monday afternoon as a 3.3 magnitude earthquake hit 5 kilometers south of New Castle. According to the...

Glenwood Springs pot tax votes could reopen detox center talks

January 27, 2017 at 9:15 a.m.

Glenwood Springs voters will decide two city marijuana tax questions in the April 4 municipal election. And, although no decisions have been made about how the hundreds of thousands of...

Warm weather hampers elk, deer hunting season in Colorado

October 27, 2016 at 9:10 a.m.

Unseasonably warm temperatures may disappoint hunters hoping to bag deer and elk this fall, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

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