As Breckenridge inches closer to determining a final price tag for what officials are calling its last workforce housing neighborhood, the town opened the floor for public opinion at a recent meeting....

3:15 p.m.: The search scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. at the South Gondola lot in Breckenridge on Wednesday, Aug. 27, was called off, according to information gathered by a Summit Daily News reporter who...

Colorado lawmakers have already introduced more than two dozen bills they plan to take up in the special legislative session that begins on Thursday, as they seek to close a roughly $783 million defic...

A Summit County nonprofit that provides a safe parking space for those living out of their cars had a waitlist around 20 people long at the height of winter 2024-25. Born out of a housing...

When Laura Karden first met her husband, they were working as ski instructors, but they did not start dating for a few years. She remembers developing a crush on him while watching him fly fish....

At the start of each winter season, ski area employees return to the mountain and reconnect with familiar faces while welcoming new team members. This year at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, staff will be in...

Wednesday, 9 a.m.: A Summit School District staff member who spent 25 years teaching at Summit High School has been identified as the climber who fell and died near Officers Gulch. Summit County Coron...

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In a valley with diminishing buildable land, Breckenridge officials seek to halt what many consider an unfavorable trend by tightening the reins on regulations for new property construction and demoli...

Nearly a decade after plans fell through for a multiunit development around the corner from Dillon Dam Road in Frisco, a local developer is proposing plans for a six-building residential project for t...

A key workforce housing component of Breckenridge Grand Vacations’ seven-parcel East Peak 8/Gold Rush Lot development received final approval from planning officials, moving it one step closer to brea...

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The Summit County Sheriff’s Office shared in a Facebook post that fires outside Buena Vista and in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, as well as ones out of state, are contributing to...

Editor’s note: This story was updated to correct the number of for-sale, deed-restricted housing units in Silverthorne and Breckenridge. Former Frisco resident Beth Remington said her continuously inc...

Workforce housing, a free overflow skier parking lot and a nonprofit hub have eaten up much of Breckenridge elected officials’ conversations around the town’s 128-acre McCain property in recent years,...

Just before 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 12, the Alpine Rescue Team was alerted about two individuals off route on Kelso Ridge near the summit of Torreys Peak in Clear Creek County. Mission leaders for...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with additional information from CDOT. U.S. Highway 6 over Loveland Pass is closed Sunday, June 15, due to a mountain slide that the Colorado Department of T...

Arapahoe Basin Ski Area announced on Wednesday, June 4, that the ski area will be extending the season for one final weekend. Originally slated to close on June 8, A-Basin will now be open from...

Consistent reports from the local workforce about struggles with housing affordability spurred Breckenridge’s elected officials to make it a top priority — one that has cost millions.  Breckenridge’s ...

Students say Summit School District visual arts teacher Sharon Jacobson-Speedy’s level III art class isn’t for those looking for an easy elective, and that’s not what the teacher, who just clocked an ...

Emergency officials are working on recovering the body of an individual who died near a technical area of Wichita Mountain. The Summit County Sheriff’s Office and Summit County Rescue Group have set u...

Customers at Kroger stores like City Market and King Soopers — which operate roughly 150 locations across 36 cities in Colorado — have been paying full price for items labelled as discounted, a Consum...

Hiring freezes in non-instructional roles and position adjustments are currently on the table as Summit School District plans its 2025-26 budget. The district is working against state, federal and loc...

Builders in Colorado are bracing for tariffs on common construction materials like steel and aluminum to move down the chain. Some experts predict the end result will likely bring up home prices and l...

Two weeks after appointing a mayor pro tem, the Dillon Town Council held a vote Tuesday, April 8, on whether to reconsider its earlier appointment of council member Rachel Tuyn as mayor pro tem. While...

New figures from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development show a record-high area median income for Summit County. According to the new analysis, the median income for a local family of four...

Following a season with a record number of shows and changes to ticketing at the venue, the Dillon Amphitheater has begun gearing up for another season and has announced several concerts for its summe...

Closing day at Keystone Resort appeared to coincide with the end of the winter denning season for bears — as a black bear charged across a ski run Sunday, April 6. Brian O’Neal, a Greenwood...

An end-of-March storm reminded Coloradans that spring is not yet here. While many towns just saw rain or slushy snow accumulating, snow fell on the mountains, amounting to as much as 15 inches at Eldo...

It was a month of widespread movements and exploration for Colorado’s collared gray wolves.  According to Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s latest watershed map — which shows activity between Feb. 25 and ...

The Series Traumatic brain injuries can happen to anyone at any time. They can negatively affect memory, attention, concentration, mood and behavior. And in serious cases, they can cause physical and ...

Colorado’s mountains are expected to see strong winds and accumulating snow starting Friday, potentially bringing poor travel conditions to the Western Slope’s high terrain and country roads. The Nati...

Developers continue to solidify plans for a hotel and private residences on Ski Hill Road in Breckenridge, painting a clearer picture of what the nearly 410,000-square-foot development will entail for...

Unprepared drivers caused an extended closure on Interstate 70 on Tuesday night, March 4, leaving vehicles stranded for hours on end, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. During the...

In October, Colorado Parks and Wildlife biologists were conducting a routine fish survey on the Colorado River when they made an extremely rare catch.  The crews netted not one, but three Colorado pik...

What was at stake in Summit County when President Donald Trump last week ordered a pause on certain federal funding? Summit County Commissioner Tamara Pogue said the proposed pause would have affected...

After formally being recognized as a union at the end of last ski season, the Keystone Ski Patrol Union is bargaining with Vail Resorts and upper management for a contract.  According to Keystone ski ...

Western Slope lawmakers in Colorado say they are relieved after a Trump administration decision to freeze federal funding was rescinded on Wednesday.  Just two days after a White House Office of Manag...