Colorado mountain town champions its donkey heritage
This Colorado Gives Day, a special group of volunteers is working to keep Colorado history alive and well fed with hay. In Cripple Creek, these donkeys run the show.
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This Colorado Gives Day, a special group of volunteers is working to keep Colorado history alive and well fed with hay. In Cripple Creek, these donkeys run the show.
A Colorado mountain community that sees millions of visitors each year is now warning the public that help could take longer to arrive if you need it.
For years, Colorado Department of Transportation crews used howitzer cannons along I-70 to blast avalanche paths near the Eisenhower and Johnson Tunnels, to trigger small slides before they could threaten drivers below. Now it's all done remotely.
Just off I-70, crews are putting some of final touches on the Mighty Argo Cable Car, a new gondola that will carry visitors from downtown Idaho Springs up to the summit of Virginia Canyon Mountain Park.
The display has long been the centerpiece of Salida's Christmas Mountain celebration, which draws thousands to the Southern Colorado town every year.
Mounting pressure between Summit County commissioners and the sheriff has erupted over the 2026 county budget.
Voters in Eagle County will soon decide whether to double the county's lodging tax from 2% to 4% to help fund child care.
Keystone and Arapahoe Basin both dropped the ropes this weekend. This finalizes the winner of the race to be the first resort open, which, according to all those mountains, doesn't really exist.
After a few years of delayed starts, Colorado's ski season is looking like it might get an earlier jump this year.
Two high country residents who grew up watching wildfires threaten their hometowns are now leading the charge to help homeowners protect their properties, even when they're miles away.
