The Lead
Vail sheriff decides, maybe, that reading a book by a noted antisemitic conspiracy theorist at a kids story hour isn't the best idea
Following a Colorado Times Recorder story on Thursday, Eagle County Sheriff James van Beek canceled his children’s story time reading of a book by far-right extremist and “Pizzagate” conspiracy theorist Jack Posobiec.
Red Lodge, Montana, Named the Most Charming Small Town in America
This adorable community in Montana, which sits at the entryway to Yellowstone National Park, was named the most charming small town in the United States.
At 84, Lander horseman still makes hay the old-fashioned way
Jack Malmberg drives Belgian workhorses as he puts up hay for scores of clients each summer. He’s also a logger whose singular woodwork can be spotted across Wyoming. "He's the real deal."
Development
Bozeman airport expansion to be largest in Montana history
July was Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport's busiest month, so a four-and half-year plan is now in place to help with the growing pains.
Environment
Colorado fall colors 2024: Leaf-peeping could be spectacular
Start marking your calendars now, fans of fall foliage, because it looks like spectacular leaf-peeping is in store for Colorado this year.
Colorado relocating Copper Creek wolf pack following numerous depredations
Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced Tuesday evening that it had begun an operation to capture and relocate the Copper Creek wolf pack in Grand County.
Workers breach key Klamath dams, allowing salmon to swim freely for first time in a century
Crews used excavators Wednesday to breach rock dams that have been diverting water upstream of two dams that were already almost completely removed, Iron Gate and Copco No. 1.
Danger
A grizzly bear was standing on his back in Grand Teton National Park and went in for the ‘kill bite.’ Man survived to tell the story.
“And then she was up on my back, and then just went to bite down on the back of my head,” Burke said.
Evacuating Tahoe could take twice as long as projected, simulations indicate
An evacuation of residents and visitors from the north shore of the Tahoe basin could take more than two to three times as long as local officials project, according to simulations released Wednesday that depict how an emergency exodus could result in “hours-long, potentially life-threatening slow evacuations.” The simulations are part of an effort born […]
Recreation
‘Looking for rightful owner’: Silt man returns camera to owner after it was lost in the Colorado River for 5 years
When 57-year-old Silt resident Jeff Zelenka found an Olympus 100 camera in the Colorado River, he had very little hope of finding its owners.
Economy
Vail Resorts In Talks To Acquire Third Swiss Ski Resort
Vail Resorts is looking to acquire another ski resort in Switzerland.
Crime
Kouri Richins' Park City murder trial scheduled for May 2025
This true-crime documentary practically writes itself.