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By Randy Wyrick FORT COLLINS — A Battle Mountain High School grad was back in court Friday after he allegedly stole an ambulance while on drugs. Stefan Sortland, 18, is a sophomore at Colorado State University. He’s charged with motor vehicle theft and assaulting two correctional deputies in the Larimer County jail booking area. What [&hell

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By caramie schnell Ganna Walska Lotusland is a dramatic 37-acre botanical wonder in Montecito, California, that showcases subtropical and tropical plants from around the world. Madame Walska herself had a flair for the eccentric. I was fortunate enough to be in the area during a stay at Tom and Susan Washing’s lovely home in Montecito, [&hell

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By Edward Stoner LEVI, Finland — Tina Maze of Slovenia won the women’s World Cup slalom opener Saturday with an overall time of 1 minute, 55.15 seconds while defending world champion Mikaela Shiffrin came 11th and said she had “lessons to learn.” Maze, who was fastest in the first run, beat Swede Frida Hansdotter by […]

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By Chris Freud EDWARDS — Simply put, there are just some good stories that come with Vail Christian volleyball’s all-league selections. Unanimous There is no Player of the Year award for the 2A Gore Range League. But when the seven coaches got together to select the circuit’s best, one name was ranked No. 1 by […]

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By Edward Stoner Editor’s note: The Vail Daily is running profiles of local nonprofits that are participating in Colorado Gives Day, Dec. 9. Colorado Gives Day is an annual statewide movement to celebrate and increase philanthropy in Colorado through online giving. And for the first time ever, it features a $1 million incentive fund created [

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By Melanie Wong EAGLE COUNTY —Eagle County Schools Superintendent Jason Glass says that people come up to him all the time with the impression that the schools are receiving a windfall from the marijuana retail shops that seem to be popping up like weeds. He has to tell them — Eagle County hasn’t received any […]

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By Edward Stoner Anyone who has ever spent more than $2.50 to buy a rope tow ticket should be very delighted at the weather report on the news this morning. It was 9 degrees in Billings, Mont., and expected to drop to zero tomorrow and 2 feet of snow is expected in the Upper Peninsula […]

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