Eagle County News

More homes are being in and around wilderness and pine beetles are killing off Colorado's pine forests DENVER, Colorado - Thinking of ways to stop the spread of wildfires in Colorado is the role of a task force ...

Garfield County Sheriff Lou Vallario is looking to get his deputies a raise. Because of the competitive nature of recruiting law enforcement officers in the area, Vallario has begun speaking to the county ...

The sheriffs of Pitkin and Eagle counties banned fires on private lands Monday because of hot, dry weather.

Rhonda Parker has chalked up an employment record that will be hard to top. For the past 35 years, the Eagle native has been on the Eagle County payroll.

The driver of a Ford Expedition that rolled when it ran off Interstate 70 has been arrested after one of her passengers died and others were injured.

A man was pronounced dead late Friday night after being ejected from an SUV carrying eight people that lost control and rolled over two times off of Interstate 70 in Eagle County, according to the Colorado ...

Eagle County will institute a fire ban Monday due to "unseasonably warm and dry weather patterns," it was announced Friday.

Harry Gray used to bring soup and sandwiches to an elderly woman who lived across the street from his coffee shop in Minturn.

What's playing on your radio this week? KZYR 97.7, KSNO 93.5/103.9 1. "Juliet of the Spirits," by B-52's 2. "Sequestered in Memphis," by The Hold Steady 3. "Eve, The Apple of My Eye," by Bell X1 4. "Realize," ...

But sheriff reminds residents to be careful Burn bans don't prevent forest fires; people prevent forest fires.

Ten thousand. That's how many beetle infested Lodgepole Pine trees have been cut down in the Vail Valley over the last two years.

Several cases of West Nile virus have been reported in Colorado, so local residents should "play smart" and avoid mosquito bites, local health officials said.

Individual property rights reigned supreme for years in Eagle County, and the county commissioners had a reputation for rarely reviewing a development application they didn't like.

The Tinman, playd by Woody Brook, sings about having no heart during a dress rehearsal of the "Wizard of Oz" put on by the Children's Theatre School at the Vail Christain High School in Edwards.

"MEET DAVE" A band of aliens visits Earth in a craft designed to look like an ordinary man.

Authorities say the body of a Lincoln woman who was swept away by a rushing Colorado creek has been found.

Democratic state House candidate Christine Scanlan blasted exorbitant campaign spending by her Republican opponent, Muhammad Ali Hasan, Thursday.

BEAVER CREEK, Colorado - Eagle County Sheriff Officers were contacted at approximately 10 a.m., Thursday morning when a Beaver Creek employee spotted an item believed to belong to Mary Brake, a 55-year old ...

Eleven students from Eagle and Leadville schools are preparing for high school at the Upward Bound Summer Academy at Colorado Mountain College's Timberline Campus.

County Commissioner Peter Runyon illegally used a taxpayer-funded Eagle County television station to support his re-election efforts, according to local Republicans.