Breckenridge News

BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. - It's been a busy travel weekend in the High Country despite the recession.

What: Beth Groundwater's 'To Hell in a Handbasket' book signing When: 2:30-4:30 p.m. Saturday Where: Weber's Books & Drawings, 100 S. Main St., Breckenridge Claire's family ski vacation quickly goes to hell in a handbasket when the sister of her daughter's boyfriend is killed on the slope: It's the latest plot in Beth Groundwater's cozy mystery ...

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

The Summit Community Food Drive occurring at the Breckenridge Riverwalk Center from 2-5 p.m. on Saturday will be accepting canned and non-perishable food items.

Town revenue the first half of 2009 has Breckenridge leaders contemplating cuts to services; but oddly, more licenses were issued for storefront businesses in that period than in the past three years.

Two walkers from Breckenridge cross the finish line on the second day of the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer in Breckenridge.

A patch of valuable High Country wetlands has been protected with a 10-acre open space purchase, jointly funded by the county and town of Breckenridge.

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.

New consruction at an existing Breckenridge condominium hit an unexpected hurdle this week when a casket and full skeleton were found in the spot where workers were laying new water lines.

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.

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

The Summit Arts Council presents a Summer Art Fair in the heart of Breckenridge at the Blue River Plaza, along the Riverwalk Center lawn adjacent to the Blue River.

The Breckenridge Police Department will host a bike registration event Wednesday in the Blue River Plaza, just off of Main Street.

Who: Uncertain Frequency When: 7 p.m. today and 2 p.m. Saturday Where: Bagali's, Breckenridge Where'd the name come from? The name "Uncertain Frequency" is a work in progress.

Country pop singer Pat Green is set to belt out Tex-centric, beer-drinking rock songs Tuesday in Breckenridge, Colorado.

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

A full year after Breckenridge Town Council approved legislation allowing solar panels in the historic district, four permits have been issued for installation of the eco-friendly technology.

Breckenridge residents are petitioning to overturn a controversial new town ordinance that mandates creation of firebreaks around homes.

Water supplies for 33 million people could be endangered if millions of acres of beetle-ravaged forests in the Rocky Mountains catch fire, a U.S. Forest Service official said Tuesday.