Drought in Colorado’s High Country is looking like the record fire year of 2020
The drought outlook for Summit County has gone from bad to dismal in the past week. And we are some of the lucky ones. In late July drought conditions here were abnormally dry to moderate, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Today, most of the county is under severe drought. Last year at this time […]
Hot dogs, a drone and good times at Silverthorne’s National Night Out
Silverthorne Town Hall was the place to be this Tuesday when police invited you to enjoy a cookout and learn a little more about what happens behind the scenes at a police department. Dozens of locals stopped by to meet chief Alice Cary, sit behind the wheel of a patrol car, learn more about police […]
Kremmling family of 5 killed in fiery Highway 9 collision
An entire family from Kremmling was killed in a fiery head-on collision this week. Grand County authorities confirm two adults, Manuel Cabral-Torres and Andrea Banuelos-Salazar, were riding with three young children in a GMC Yukon the morning of Aug. 4 when a pickup truck smashed into them head-on. Both vehicles burst into flames. The children, […]
3 reasons why Summit County fire danger is ‘extreme’ right now
For the first time in four years campfires of any kind are banned in Summit County, starting this Friday Aug. 5 at midnight. Local officials adopted Stage 2 fire restrictions, outlawing backyard fire pits, charcoal grills, wood smokers, chainsaws and welding outdoors. The Summit shooting range will be closed during the ban. The only items […]
Eyewitnesses recall the moments before fatal rock-climbing fall in Officers Gulch
A rappel device and human error most likely led to a fatal fall last week, killing local climbing guide Rick Karden and stranding two clients on a ledge for hours. Krystal 93 reviewed the incident report from Brian Metzger, one of two Summit County Sheriff’s officials at Officers Gulch on July 29. It is based […]
Summit County coated in haze from a rash of new weekend wildfires
Today’s thick haze in Summit County is coming from four new wildfires to our west, all of them flaring up in the past two days, and three of them in Rio Blanco County. Elk Fire The largest fire is the Elk Fire southeast of Meeker. The latest estimate shows it has burned more than 4,000 […]
You can comment today on Xcel’s sprawling new Mountain Energy Project
Xcel Energy’s Mountain Energy Project goes before the state Public Utilities Commission today. This is the final round of public comment on that $155 million plan. State commissioners want to hear the pros and cons for more than 33,000 affected customers in Summit County, Grand County and the Leadville area. Xcel promises more reliavble natural […]
‘Splashstreet’ is back in Denver Water’s latest boy band parody
Conserving water has never been this retro-cool. Just this week Denver Water dropped its second boy band parody, “Water Tuesday (Splashstreet’s Back)” by its in-house boy band, Splashstreet Boys. The lyrics remind Denver Water customers, of which there are BHLHA thousand, how to conserve water by scheduling your sprinklers, watering on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and […]
Colorado turns 149 today! How well do you know the Centennial State? QUIZ
Today Aug. 1 is Colorado Day, celebrating our 149th year of statehood. Whether you were born here or just arrived, Krystal 93 is testing your knowledge of all things Colorado. And you know we have to start with our personal favorite claim the fame – that Colorado cold smoke! Ski Country USA Q: Where was […]