Summit County News

A whopping 47,524 vehicles passed through Eisenhower Tunnel on Friday - a top-5 record - as a plenitude of visitors made Summit County their Independence Day destination.

Federal investigators are trying to determine what caused a helicopter crash in the central Colorado mountains.

Two people were being treated for injuries after a helicopter crashed near Quandary Peak in Summit County Thursday, officials said.

Human remains found in Eagle County may be related to a serial killing investigation, authorities say.

An increase in vehicle break-ins at local residences has Summit County Sheriff's Office advising people to lock their vehicles at night and remove valuable items.

Interstate 70 traffic volume through Colorado's Eisenhower Tunnel is trending slightly above average - despite the economic recession - as the peak season of July and August nears.

When confronted with a difficult situation, the tendency is to view it as a negative, and if we view things as a problem, then it creates a mindset that tends to shut down the creative flow.

Used to be the dump was the place that you, well, dumped your trash. No so anymore, at least not in Summit County, where local officials are considering a slew of other uses for the 465-acre parcel on the shale bluffs above the Snake River.

More than 20 human bones discovered last week on the south side of Officer's Gulch have been identified as belonging to Anthony Kleczka of Aurora.

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

Search and res-cue teams from Grand and Summit counties continued looking Sunday for a Denver-area man who fell off a raft on the upper Colorado River.

Authorities say human bones found by hikers in Summit County may be those of a person reported missing in Aurora in 2001.

Those in Summit County with ties back East may recognize a familiar icon as they peruse Main St.

Granting the domestic partners of federal workers limited job benefits is a step in the right direction and could encourage local governments to follow suit, members of Colorado's gay-rights community say, but it hasn't extinguished their anger with President Barack Obama.

In February, on the way up to Francie's Cabin for a hut trip, I experienced a rare form of cardiomyopathy called Takotsubo Syndrome.

Thank you to the Friends of the Dillon Ranger District for their May 16th clean-up day on Swan Mountain Road from Summit Cove to Sapphire Point; to abate for their June 6th clean-up day on Swan Mountain Road from Sapphire Point to Farmer's Korner; to the Summit High School National Honor Society for their clean-up efforts on the Dillon Dam Road on ...

BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. - The town of Breckenridge was likely named either for a vice president turned Confederate Army general or a guy who lost his burro on a nearby pass - or both.

As Bob Wallace of Silverthorne drove his son to school on May 18, a woman pulled up next to him, honked her horn and pointed to the rear of his white Ford F-250 pickup.

Breckenridge Town Council approved 5-2 on Tuesday a controversial defensible-space ordinance aimed at protecting homes and lives from catastrophic wildfire.

On Saturday, come join your community, , CDLT, FENW, FDRD, FOLBR, BRWG, County Open Space and others for the 2nd Annual Summit County Wide Noxious Weed Pull.