Armed robbery suspect on the run after failed 7-Eleven heist
A man armed with a shotgun tried and failed to rob the 7-Eleven just north of Breckenridge early this morning. Breckenridge police say the man entered the store around 3:30 a.m. wielding what appeared to be a shotgun. The clerk fled and hid in a locked rear office. The suspect then tried to enter the […]
Colorado to Xcel: We need better warning when you shut off power
More than a thousand homes in Silverthorne had no power for nearly four hours last night. The outage stretched into Wildernest and several homes in Copper. Since late July, Silverthorne has suffered more than eight major power outages. At one point in August there were three in 24 hours, forcing businesses and the town rec […]
Colorado State Patrol is debunking myths about semi-truck crashes
Are truckers to blame for most commercial vehicle crashes on Colorado roads? Colorado state patrol says no. New data from CSP shows about one-third of deadly CMV incidents are traced back to truckers or their vehicles. The rest are caused by something else, like other drivers or road conditions. “Reducing the frequency of these crashes […]
FRIGHT NIGHTS at the Eclipse brings Casper and Freddy Krueger to Breckenridge
What’s your favorite scary movie? That’s what the folks at Breck Film Fest asked Krystal 93 news director Phil Lindeman a few weeks ago. His answer was FRIGHT NIGHTS at the Eclipse – a collection of his favorite scary movies spanning four decades of horror. “Most of these films I’ve only seen on the small […]
‘What looked like an ear’: Local man makes grisly discovery at dusk near Copper
It was just before dusk when he found the body. “I got this feeling, and I even said out loud to myself, ‘Something bad happened over here.’” That was Chad, a Summit County local, telling Krystal 93 about the moment he accidentally discovered a partially mummified body near Officer’s Gulch on Oct. 3. “Literally after […]
Breckenridge hopes to dismiss personal injury lawsuit from local disabled woman
The town of Breckenridge wants to dismiss a personal injury lawsuit from the family of a local disabled woman, who claims the town did not protect her from an alleged sexual predator living in the woods near Pinewood Village II apartments. The town claims immunity in this case. Those apartments are town owned. The property […]
Summit Schools’ $195M bond gets thumbs up from commissioner Mamula
Summit County Commissioner Eric Mamula is sold on a school district bond worth nearly $195.4 million. “For me, the biggest piece is this pathways piece,” Mamula tells Krystal 93. “They are not trying to pigeonhole everybody into either you go to college, or you go find a job.” Mamula knows that some locals are leery […]
USFS: Skiers just might be scaring off the lynx in Jones Gulch
Canadian lynx and their prey, snowshoe hare, are roaming Jones Gulch between Keystone and Montezuma Road. Now the U.S. Forest Service wants to shut it down for winter. “The undeveloped habitat in Jones Gulch is surrounded by developed areas and remains one of the only safe, forested travel corridors for lynx in southeast Summit County,” […]
How do you fix affordable housing lotteries? Model them after Summit’s childcare waitlist
A recent leasing snafu at Breck’s newest affordable apartments shows the pitfalls and the promise of a workforce housing boom. At least four people were told they could move into Vista Verde Two, and then told they make too much to live there. At least one person showed up with all his things. “We were […]
CPW: Salt Lick moose kills were legal, but one was accidental
It is confirmed: A mother moose and her yearling were legally harvested by a hunter just a few hundred yards from one of Summit’s most populated neighborhoods. Colorado Parks and Wildlife tells Krystal 93 the hunter shot both animals Sunday, Oct. 7 near the Salt Lick trail system, which is directly south of Wildernest. A […]