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• Man arrested for impersonating a fireman at High Park Fire

  June 17, 2012 1:41 PM

  A 30-year-old Denver man is in custody in Larimer County after the local Sheriff's office says he was impersonating a fireman at the High Park Fire. In a report from the Larimer County Sheriff's office, they say Michael Stillman Maher was first contacted by a wild land fire chief... more »

• 4 charged in alleged statewide child-prostitute ring in CO

  January 30, 2012 8:02 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The Colorado attorney general says a child-trafficking ring coerced or lured at least four girls under the age of 18 into prostitution in five Colorado cities. A 70-count indictment made public Monday charges four people with taking the girls to locations in Denver, Boulder, Lakewood, Grand... more »

• Property owners seek to stop hydroelectric plan

  September 16, 2011 12:51 PM

  GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Property owners along local creeks have filed a lawsuit seeking to stop Aspen's proposed Castle Creek hydroelectric power plant. The suit filed Thursday in water court in Glenwood Springs claims the city abandoned its water rights for the project. According to the Aspen... more »

• Glenwood Springs sends Xcel back to drawing board

  July 23, 2011 3:04 PM

  GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - The Glenwood Springs City Council has voted to overturn the city planning commission's after-the-fact approval of electric towers that Xcel Energy Inc. installed. At issue are four towers Xcel put up in October as part of a transmission line upgrade project. City leaders say... more »

• Fracking tax mix up costing Garfield Co. millions

  June 15, 2011 2:38 PM

  GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Officials in western Colorado say a tax collections mistake on materials used to hydraulically fracture shale is costing them millions. The Post Independent reported Wednesday that Garfield County officials say state revenue collectors overcollected taxes from energy development firms from 2002 to 2005. ... more »

• Colo. man arrested after being rescued from cliff

  May 19, 2011 1:00 PM

  ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - A Glenwood Springs man rescued from a cliff was arrested after authorities learned there were two warrants out for his arrest. The Aspen Daily News reported 29-year-old Graham Donnelly was hiking with a woman and a dog Tuesday evening in a backcountry area in Eagle... more »

• Bear captured, another sought in Glenwood Springs

  May 14, 2011 2:03 PM

  GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - A 300-pound bear was captured in a live trap in Glenwood Springs last week. Wildlife officials warn a bear twice as big is still roaming a neighborhood. Wildlife officers set the trap on the east end of Glenwood Springs after reports of bears rolling... more »

• Glenwood Springs ban on wood stoves questioned

  April 27, 2011 1:02 PM

  GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Some Glenwood Springs City Council members say they're willing to consider relaxing a 16-year-old ban on wood-burning stoves because newer models produce less pollution. The Glenwood Springs Post Independent reports that resident Craig Ullmann asked the council to reconsider the ban because he wants... more »

• I-70 closed after semi crashes over guardrail

  February 7, 2011 11:53 PM

  I-70 Eastbound near Glenwood Springs is closed from Milemarker 116-123 after a serious accident. The Colorado Dept. of Transportation says a semi truck crashed, smashing through a retaining gate and hanging perilously over the edge. It happened just after 6:30 p.m. There is no estimated time to reopen. more »

• Escapee set to enter a plea in Glenwood Springs

  November 23, 2010 1:31 PM

  GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - An inmate who escaped from an Arizona prison is due in court on charges stemming from a shootout during his capture in western Colorado. Thirty-six-year-old Daniel Renwick in scheduled to enter a plea Tuesday in Glenwood Springs. Renwick is one of three convicts who... more »

• Arizona fugitive inmate charged in Colorado court

  October 12, 2010 8:59 AM

  An inmate who escaped from an Arizona prison is due in court to face arraignment on charges stemming from a shootout during his capture in western Colorado. Daniel Renwick faces three counts of attempted murder, vehicular eluding and possession of a weapon by a previous offender when he appears... more »

• Aspen-area bear hunting licenses still available

  September 20, 2010 8:39 AM

  The Colorado Division of Wildlife says that as of Friday, about 200 bear licenses were still available to hunters for an area stretching from north of Vail, west to Glenwood Springs and south to Aspen. The division made 1,035 licenses available for the area this fall, up from 630... more »

• Wyoming football player killed in Colorado crash

  September 7, 2010 8:36 AM

  Authorities say a pickup drifted off a Colorado highway and crashed, killing a University of Wyoming football player and injuring three teammates. The Colorado State Patrol says Ruben Narcisse, 19, of Miami was killed in the crash early Monday. Trey Fox, 19, of Glenwood Springs, Christian Morgan,18, of Aurora,... more »

• Deer population drops in Roaring Fork Valley

  August 26, 2010 8:52 AM

  State wildlife officials say development and recreation have contributed to the declining number of deer in the Roaring Fork Valley. The Colorado Division of Wildlife is looking at lowering the population goal and changing the number of hunting licenses issued for the area that stretches from Aspen to Glenwood... more »

• Resort adding zipline across Colorado River

  April 19, 2010 7:29 PM

  Glenwood Canyon Resort near Glenwood Springs says there will be a new way to get across the Colorado River by Memorial Day. It is adding a zipline that will take riders who are harnessed to a pair of cables on a 350-foot ride from one bank of the river... more »