Winter tubing hill denied at Breckenridge mine-turned-museum
There will be no permanent winter tubing hill at Country Boy Mine in Breckenridge. The owners of the historic gold mine have tried three times to add a snow-tubing hill on their property, and three times now they have been shot down by county commissioners and planning officials. It all comes down to zoning. Country […]
Up to 2 feet of snow in 24 hours predicted for mountain passes along I-70
Mayuary is back with a vengeance. Our favorite quasi-season in the High Country arrives with 24 hours of heavy, wet, springlike snow. National Weather Service has released a winter storm warning for “the crest and eastern slopes of the Front Range,” aka the Continental Divide east into Golden, good through 6 a.m. Wednesday. But it’s […]
Aurora man charged with 16 crimes in Bill’s Ranch chase and lockout
An Aurora man is charged with burglary, eluding and more for a rash of crimes between Breckenridge and Bill’s Ranch last week. Summit County Sheriff’s Office confirms Hector Castellanos-Divas, 29, remains in local jail on 16 charges, including nine felonies: Castellanos-Divas was spotted lurking in a black mask around homes on Moonstone Road before fleeing […]
Summit claims 8 titles at league track and field champs
The fastest kids at Summit High School are getting faster at the exact right time. Tigers track and field claimed seven individual titles and one relay title at the Western Slope League championships in Grand Junction May 2-3. The girls ran away with the team crown. Coach Mike Hagen expects the boys to finish second […]
Body found in Dillon Reservoir identified as missing Midwest man
A Midwest man with a history of mental health issues was missing for nearly six months before his body was found this week in half-frozen Dillon Reservoir. Summit County coroner identifies the victim as Leroy Schmidt, 51, of West Fargo, North Dakota. On April 30, a hiker saw his body covered in ice close to […]
Movies On Air: “Sinners” is a bluesy, bloody ode to gangsters, vampires and the South
There is something so un-Hollywood about “Sinners,” where Capone-era gangsters battle vampires to the sounds of Delta blues, that you leave the theater not believing what you’ve seen. It’s like scoring your favorite powder stash or finding a new indie band. You know it is destined (maybe doomed) to blow up, but for now it’s […]
No signs of foul play on body pulled from half-frozen Dillon Reservoir
A decomposing body was pulled from half-frozen Dillon Reservoir on April 30, near the disc golf course at Frisco Peninsula. Summit County Sheriff’s Office confirms a hiker reported the body floating just off the shore that afternoon. There were no signs of foul play. Authorities believe the unidentified man had been in the lake for […]