Glenwood Springs News

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - An $8.1 million financial commitment from a coalition of funders will help Glenwood Springs-based Colorado West Regional Mental Health continue its services in Garfield County and across the Western Slope.

ASPEN, Colorado - A proposal to raise bus fares and reduce service divided the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority's board of directors Thursday.

He went to Paris Dean Bowlby "He Went to Paris" art exhibit shows through July 26 Main Street Gallery and The Framer, 817 Grand Ave., Glenwood Springs, CO 945-4817 Scenes of Paris will decorate the walls of the Main Street Gallery and The Framer starting today.

A man walks past one of the new pieces of art that have been placed around downtown.

A female black bear heads into the hills after a visit to town. Sig Olsen courtesy photo GLENWOOD SPRINGS - Sig Olsen was surprised, to say the least, when he opened the front screen door to his Glenwood Springs home and noticed a tear in it.

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - Glenwood Springs Police responded to an attempted robbery at the Arby's on Grand Avenue after receiving a report of gunshots being fired at the local fast-food restaurant.

CARBONDALE, Colorado - Armed with growing evidence that a busy kid is less likely to get into trouble, an after-school program for middle-school-aged students that began in Carbondale this year is shopping around for local government support to expand its efforts to Glenwood Springs and Basalt.

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - Valley View Hospital is ranked among the top 5 percent of hospitals around the country in terms of patient satisfaction, according to an independent analysis of a recent survey commissioned by the federal government.

State regulators of the oil and gas industry will be in Glenwood Springs twice this month to discuss a variety of controversial subjects, ranging from pollution coinciding with gas-drilling activities to plans for setting up drilling rigs in a residential community.

Former Republican congressman Scott McInnis, a native of Glenwood Springs now living in Grand Junction, on Wednesday filed the paperwork to create a campaign committee and start raising money for his bid to become Colorado's next governor.

Police have run into several instances of Glenwood Springs residents placing full trash containers out the night before pickup GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - Glenwood Springs Police Chief Terry Wilson has already had his fill with bears and trash cans this year.

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - Ashton Taufer got an early appreciation for jazz music growing up in Glenwood Springs and going to the Summer of Jazz concerts with his family.

When state oil and gas officials convene in Garfield County in July, they may get an earful of opinions from at least one of the county commissioners here.

The wind was blowing, and the sky looked threatening at Glenwood's first Downtown Market of the season.

Lionel Loueke brings his unique combination of jazz guitar and African roots influences to the Glenwood Springs Summer of Jazz stage in Two Rivers Park tonight.

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - Parking fines for people who break the two-hour parking limit in downtown Glenwood Springs will double in July.

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - A man who evaded police by jumping into the Colorado River in April accepted a plea agreement from prosecutors Thursday in 9th Judicial District Court.

Authorities are seeking more information regarding the murder of a 38-year-old Aurora woman.

Folks with doctor approval for marijuana therapy may soon have easier access through a dispensary in Breckenridge, Colorado.

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - In his sixth month in office, Garfield County Commissioner Mike Samson said he is a "peacemaker" in conflicts between his fellow commissioners.