New details in grisly Frisco murder as friends raise money for victim, infant son
Three weeks after a grisly holiday murder in Frisco and friends of the victim are still raising money to send her body home. A GoFundMe for Griselda Lopez, 20, of Frisco, has raised less than $700 in two weeks with a goal of $5500. Local organizers say this money will pay for funeral expenses in her native Guatemala and provide care for her infant son. They describe the young mother as […]
Summit home prices fell in 2025 – to the second highest in history
The average home in Summit County last year was selling for $1.9 million. That is the second-highest median closing price in history and nearly triple the state median, according to Altitude Realtors. But, based on the data, the average home buyer was happy to see prices finally falling after five years of astronomic growth. Sales were up nearly 24% led by those (slightly) cheaper prices and […]
Blue River murder suspect pleads not guilty for slaying Breck bartender
Blue River murder suspect Daniel DeVito has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and six other charges for the July 7 slaying of Breckenridge bartender Jordan Labarre. Labarre’s family tuned into this morning hearing from across the country. They said nothing. DeVito said little, except to approve a later date for his trial. His defense […]
Backcountry skier ‘very lucky’ to be alive after avalanche on Berthoud Pass
A backcountry skier says he is “very lucky” to be alive and “even luckier to be uninjured” after an avalanche on Berthoud Pass yesterday. The slide broke at least one hundred feet wide and over four feet deep on the Postage Stamp, an east-facing bowl near the Berthoud Pass summit. Local rescuers and the Colorado Avalanche Information Center say the skier was dragged more than […]
Copper kid Lily Dhawornvej claims her maiden World Cup podium in Laax
Summit County’s own Lily Dhawornvej put down the run of her life yesterday at World Cup snowboard slopestyle finals in Laax, Switzerland. The 16-year-old Copper Mountain kid finished second as the only U.S. woman on the start list, jumping from fifth place at qualifiers to the first World Cup podium of her young career. “I’m literally crying happy […]
Lost skiers on Buffalo, stranded motorist on Georgia Pass learn 2 lessons
A pair of recent rescues show what can happen when you underestimate the backcountry. On Jan. 11, Summit County Rescue group helped a pair of lost skiers find their way off Buffalo Mountain. The two had planned a brief trek lasting no more than one hour. Instead, they got lost and spent six hours wandering the woods after dark with no headlamps. Rescuers […]
Man charged with misdemeanor for striking, killing Silverthorne pedestrian
A man is charged with careless driving resulting in death for a fatal pedestrian collision in Silverthorne on Jan. 10. Authorities believe Max Gordon Miller, 46, hit the victim, Karen Rae Fox, 74, of Silverthorne, as she was walking her dog near town hall around 1 p.m. Early evidence shows Fox was crossing Blue River Parkway when the traffic […]
Drought conditions in Summit this January are as bad as a dry summer
Colorado snowpack this week set a dubious new record, reaching its lowest point in recorded history for mid-January. Snowpack in Summit County and the Upper Colorado River Basin is 41% below average, according to SNOTEL sites. At Hoosier Pass south of Breckenridge the snowpack is a dismal 57% below average. And with low snow, comes worsening drought. Nearly every square inch of Summit and Eagle counties is rated “extreme drought” […]
New year, same budget feud as Summit sheriff cuts 13 jobs
The budget feud continues between Summit County Sheriff Jamie Fitzsimons and his own county. FitzSimons two weeks ago cut 13 positions, many of them tied to social programs that are not required by law. That leaves his office with patrol deputies and jail staff “to keep the peace and operate a county jail,” he says. In a public statement, […]
Colorado’s graduation rate is the highest in over a decade. Summit’s is even better.
Colorado high schools are graduating the most four-year students in over a decade with the lowest dropout rate on record. And Summit High School is doing even better. This past school year, 2024-2025, the graduation rate was 85.6% statewide, according to data released this week by the state education department. The dropout rate was 1.6%. Summit High posted a graduation rate of […]