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By Elise Reuter SUMMIT COUNTY — Starting in July, Eagle County locals can look forward to a new way of traveling to Denver, no car required.The Colorado Department of Transportation’s new express bus service, Bustang, will link transit centers stretching from Glenwood Springs to Denver’s Union Station. The three routes link the I-70 m

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By Staff Reports DENVER — Colorado drivers won’t need snow tires or chains to drive on Interstate 70 next winter. Negotiations at the state Capitol broke down Tuesday morning when lawmakers from the House and Senate tried to broker an agreement on a snow tire bill. The bill would have required winter snow tread or […]

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By Staff Reports DENVER — Colorado drivers won’t need snow tires or chains to drive on Interstate 70 next winter. Negotiations at the state Capitol broke down Tuesday morning when lawmakers from the House and Senate tried to broker an agreement on a snow tire bill. The bill would have required winter snow tread or […]

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By Randy Wyrick WASHINGTON – The U.S. congressman representing Colorado’s entire Western Slope reintroduced a bill last week that prohibits the federal government from taking water rights without paying for them.Rep. Scott Tipton (R-Colo) and Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo) reintroduced their Water Rights Protection Act. The bill passed in the H

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By scott miller With the 2015 session of the Colorado General Assembly winding down, another potentially important bill is making its way through the approval process. This one should be killed, or at least revised heavily, lest it create another open playing field for prosecutors.House Bill 1115 is yet another example of potentially worrisome law

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By Randy Wyrick EAGLE — It’s better to have swung and missed than never to have swung at all, and Eagle County is stepping back to the plate to try again a federal grant to finish the countywide trail system.The county commissioners Monday gave the green light for the ECO Trails staff to take a […]

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By Randy Wyrick EAGLE — It’s better to have swung and missed than never to have swung at all, and Eagle County is stepping back to the plate to try again a federal grant to finish the countywide trail system.The county commissioners Monday gave the green light for the ECO Trails staff to take a […]

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By John LaConte Local resident Harvey Simpson, who turns 89 in June, skied his 100th day of the season on Saturday. “Once you’re over 80, you gotta keep moving,” he said. Four years ago, Simpson skied his first-ever 100-day season with 105 days. Three years ago, he skied 103 days. “And then I had my […]

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