Pitkin County News

The last time I saw Molire's The Misanthrope , it was gorgeously staged at the Denver Center, with an elegant set adorned with flying cupids; a huge, round, rose-trimmed bed that dominated the stage through the entire second act; and costumes that entirely expressed their wearers' over-the-top personalities, so that the outfits worn by the two ... (more)

The Bureau of Land Management will host a public open house Thursday in Carbondale to provide information and answer questions about the proposed Sutey Ranch land exchange.

Volunteers will tackle a project at Sky Mountain Park on Saturday, which is National Trails Day.

Back when the local paper cost 15 cents, I remember putting my money in the rack in front of the Times office, and before I could complete the transaction, a lady ambushed me from the side, grabbing a "free" paper without even an "excuse me." When I busted her, she replied, "When you've done as much for this town as I have, you deserve a free ... (more)

As we reported in January , the handful of medical marijuana dispensaries operating in Pitkin County have been living in legal limbo.

It will be up to a Pitkin County judge to decide whether a woman should pay a $100 fine she received after failing to pick up her dog's feces in a timely manner from Smuggler Mountain Road near Aspen.

Monday's turn of events - the Snowmass council voted 2-1 to support a management plan for the park except for the dog ban and a provision allowing limited hunting - apparently took Pitkin County officials by surprise.

Pitkin County commissioners on Wednesday approved the purchase of a lot in Redstone as open space over the objection of one local resident.

Earlier-than-usual dry conditions across much of western Colorado have prompted federal officials to impose fire restrictions on Bureau of Land Management lands in the Roaring Fork and Colorado river valleys.

A judge has upheld a bomb-threat charge against a Glenwood Springs man accused of calling in a false threat to an Aspen club, but two other counts have been dismissed.

The layout of future facilities at the Aspen-Pitkin County Airport is the focus of a master plan now under review.

Pitkin County's head prosecutor has charged an Aspen man with three felonies in connection to an alleged February altercation he had with three teenagers on the driveway of his property.

A "simple spark" from a metal-cutting operation led to a 2.5-acre brush fire Tuesday afternoon a short distance upvalley from the Aspen-Basalt Mobile Home Park off East Willits Lane, according to Chief Scott Thompson, of the Basalt & Rural Fire Protection District.

A district judge upheld a felony bomb-threat charge against a Glenwood Springs man Monday in Pitkin County District Court but dismissed two counts related to assault on a police officer.

Emma, CO - Two hikers reported a naked man running on Nancy's Path in the Emma area on Thursday, according to a Pitkin County ranger.

EAGLE, Colorado - Things just got easier for people who want to make their homes more energy efficient.

Two hikers reported a naked man running on Nancy's Path in the Emma area on Thursday, according to a Pitkin County ranger.

Colorado West Regional Mental Health staffers include from left, front row, Erin Williams, Hanya Gottardo, Jenna Bennett and Janice Irby.

The national forest surrounding Aspen and the Roaring Fork Valley is ripe for wildfires, according to Scott Fitzwilliams, supervisor of the White River National Forest.

Chuck Downey gestured Tuesday to where the Crystal River meanders through a valley south of Redstone and described a future in which the river would be dammed by a reservoir that would sit empty much of the year.