The Derby Fire burning in northwest Eagle County is 41% contained as of Wednesday morning, and is 5,475 acres according to Ryan Sharpe, operations section chief. There are 530 personnel working on the...

The Derby Fire is 5,723 acres and 4% contained as of Wednesday morning, showing a slight increase in both metrics since Tuesday. There are now 864 people working on the fire. Containment is a measurem...

The Derby Fire burning in rugged terrain in the northwest corner of Eagle County is estimated at 2,625 acres and is 0% contained as of 9 a.m. Thursday.

In many ways, Howard Grott’s 2025 Leadville Trail 100 MTB race was similar to his past appearances at the iconic high-altitude event. He camped along the St. Kevins stretch of the course the night bef...

In the latest major delay of a felony court proceeding in Eagle County, Avon resident Stephanie Whitmarsh’s embezzlement trial has been pushed back by nearly six months. Previously scheduled to begin ...

The Vail Police Department is looking for information regarding a collision between an electric bicycle and a pickup truck that occurred on the evening of July 23 near the Buffehr Creek Road and North...

30 years ago August 4, 1995 The Eagle County commissioners voted in favor of putting a “de-Brucing” question on the November ballot, “giving voters an opportunity to keep $685,305 for county services ...

Motivational speaker Doug Dvorak says he has long studied how we, as humans, use our life experiences to reach new levels of wisdom and understanding. It’s an interest that the Edwards resident has ch...

Remembering the life of Derrick Dreyer is a bit like watching X Games highlights, Frost Creek General Manager Mike Gibbs said on Sunday. Whether it was paddling, snowmobiling, dirt biking, mountain bi...

If all goes well in a fundraising and volunteer-seeking effort now underway by the Eagle River Coalition, a pile of tires that has been sitting along the banks of the Eagle River in Edwards will...

After repeated disagreement between Core Transit management and union representatives, the next step of the unionization process for the transit agency’s frontline workers is in the state’s hands. The...

Earlier this week, Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirmed and released the names of three new wolf packs in northwest Colorado.  At its Thursday commissioner meeting, staff shared the first photo and v...

For Nefi  Ezequiel Armijo Hernandez, an Eagle County resident accused of first-degree murder at 15, a legal proceeding known as a reverse transfer hearing could dramatically change the outcome of his ...

Eagle County’s building permit approval process slowed to a crawl this spring. The Eagle County Board of Commissioners on Monday learned what happened. During Monday’s working meeting, Rick Weinman, t...

Traer Creek LLC, the land investment company that owns The Village (at Avon) on the north side of town, has a 40-acre parcel of land on the valley floor that has yet to be developed....

Commercial airports have to be ready for “irregular operations.” The Eagle County Regional Airport had one of those operations on Saturday, June 14. According to Eagle County Deputy Aviation Director ...

30 years ago June 16, 1995 Vail’s famous four-way stop was in the process of being replaced by a roundabout. That, along with other construction projects in town, prompted the Vail Trail, in an editor...

Starting Thursday, the GoPro Mountain Games transform Vail into a four-day celebration of outdoor sports and mountain culture. Here’s how spectators can make the most of their experience: What’s new? ...

The news that Vail Resorts‘ board of directors has terminated Kirsten Lynch as CEO and appointed Rob Katz to succeed her sent shockwaves through the ski industry on Tuesday, prompting several analysts...

No injuries were reported in a crash on Tuesday that occurred on Interstate 70 westbound near Wolcott, but the incident caused the roadway to shut down for nearly three hours, resulting in gridlock on...

Brad and Jesse Hagedorn have been working quietly in the valley’s workforce housing market. The brothers’ firm, Mountain Valley Homes, this summer will start a new condo project in Eagle Ranch. The ne...

There’s a new restaurant to add to your downvalley rotation of eateries: Beyond Golf is now open in Eagle Ranch. Taking over the space that most recently housed El Segundo and 7 Hermits Brewing Compan...

At ski racing media centers across North America, longtime Vail Valley local John Dakin was often performing the most important job in the room as chief of press. But to him, it wasn’t a job...

The Eagle County Board of Commissioners this week got its first look at the latest housing needs assessment. The good news is we’re largely keeping up with demand. The bad news is we’re still behind.....

A long-awaited program to prevent and reduce conflict between wolves and producers in Colorado is ready for launch. Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Colorado Department of Agriculture have hired 12...

Vail Police have a small corridor to issue the new fines the Town Council has created for trucks without chains, yet someone has already received $4,150 in penalties — the maximum allowable — for bloc...

Beaver Creek is down to its final week of the ski season, and Vail Mountain has two weeks remaining as of Sunday. Blue Sky Basin closed for the season on Sunday on Vail Mountain, along...

Sarah Schleper knows she now has something in common with Lebron James. “People have sent us articles,” the 46-year-old Alpine skiing legend said after finishing ninth in the super-G at the U.S. Alpin...

Ski and Snowboard Club Vail, in partnership with Vail Resorts, will host the U.S. Alpine Championships from March 29 to April 1. It’s the first time the country’s top skiers will gather in Vail for...

A planned early childhood center in Avon is making progress and could start construction this summer. At a Monday update to the Eagle County Board of Commissioners, representatives from the Vail Valle...

A district court judge on Wednesday scheduled a reverse transfer hearing for Nefi Ezequiel Armijo Hernandez, an Eagle County juvenile who is accused of murder and set to be tried as an adult. A revers...

On Monday and Tuesday of last week, 158 Vail Christian High School students, plus 17 faculty members, did not go to class. Instead, they headed out throughout Eagle County to spend two days serving th...

A pedestrian died after reportedly being struck by a snowplow Wednesday morning in Vail, according to a news release from the town. Emergency responders were called to Glacier Court around 8:30 a.m. w...

The town of Vail is tired of cleaning up messes on Interstate 70 and is appealing to Colorado’s governor to crack down on commercial truckers. In a letter issued by the town on Monday, Mayor...

40 years ago Feb. 15, 1985 The Vail Town Council was investigating the feasibility of buying a controlling interest in Vail Associates, the Vail Trail reported. The proposal, prompted by reports that ...

Empty Netters Podcast host Dan Powers may have left Vail with a broken rib after pair of games against the Vail Yeti in January, but aside from that, he said he had a great time....

Many locals have seen it or heard about it — the wayward automobile, driving down Bridge Street, perhaps even through the Covered Bridge, where cars are not allowed. But one local worker who has a...

A Vail Resorts investor made waves in the ski industry this week when he published a scathing report on the company, calling for the resignation of CEO Kirsten Lynch and former CEO Rob Katz, who...