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• Information sought in 1979 Colorado shooting death

  September 23, 2012 12:29 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Pitkin County investigators are asking the public for help in finding the person or people who shot a man to death and dumped his body in the forest near Aspen 33 years ago. Sheriff Joe DiSalvo says the remains of a man found in 1979 by mushroom... more »

• Pitkin County approves Aspen Mountain ski bar

  February 29, 2012 1:09 PM

  ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - Pitkin County commissioners have approved a portable champagne sled that will serve wine on the run on the ski slopes. Commissioners approved the plan Tuesday after Aspen Skiing Co. proposed using a tow vehicle to roam the slopes looking for customers. According to the Aspen Daily... more »

• Body of hiker recovered

  September 14, 2011 8:58 PM

  ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - The body of a 41-year-old Dillon man who died while hiking near the Maroon Bells has been recovered with the help of a helicopter. Authorities say David Morano died Saturday after falling more than 200 feet near Pyramid Peak about 2 miles east of the Maroon... more »

• Pitkin County projecting bigger budget surplus

  July 24, 2011 10:45 AM

  ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - Pitkin County's finance department is projecting a bigger budget surplus for the county than expected this year. The Aspen Daily News reports the county forecast a surplus of about $746,000 for 2011. But with sales tax revenues and treasurer's fees through May coming in higher... more »

• Private jet travel down in Aspen

  June 19, 2011 7:28 PM

  ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - Private jet travel through Aspen is dropping, even as it has risen nationally. The Aspen Daily News reports that were about 16,000 private flights in and out of Aspen last year, down from about 19,000 in 2009. Statistics from Pitkin County show that private plane traffic... more »

• Pitkin County Changes Pot Policies

  June 9, 2011 1:17 PM

  ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - Pitkin County commissioners are backing off rules regulating the local growth and sale of medical marijuana because of threats from the federal government to take action against officials administering state-sanctioned medical marijuana programs. Commissioners on Wednesday were considering an ordinance that would have added specifications for... more »

• Pitkin County weighs rules for solar development

  April 30, 2011 4:12 PM

  ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - Pitkin County Commissioners are reviewing whether they can regulate one problem that an Aspen-area resident says comes from her neighbor's solar panels - glare. The Aspen Times reports commissioners are reviewing proposed rules for development of solar power on homes and businesses but haven't set... more »

• Colorado DA plans to appeal ruling on police text search

  September 28, 2010 1:40 PM

  A judge's ruling that a police search of text messages on a lost iPhone was illegal could be challenged. Pitkin County Chief Deputy District Attorney Arnold Mordkin is preparing a challenge to the ruling that threw out most of the evidence in an alleged cocaine dealing case. The Aspen... more »

• Charlie Sheen to appear in Colorado court today

  August 2, 2010 9:20 AM

  Actor Charlie Sheen is due in court Monday where he's expected to plead guilty to a charge stemming from a Christmas Day dispute with his wife. One of Sheen's attorneys, Yale Galanter, has previously said that Sheen has agreed to plead guilty to misdemeanor assault in exchange for prosecutors... more »

• Aspen escapee faces more jail time

  July 15, 2010 8:24 AM

  A man who authorities say ran from an Aspen courthouse after he was sentenced to 3 years in prison is now facing the possibility of 51 years in jail. Authorities say sheriff's deputies arrested 45-year-old Warren C. Carter minutes later outside an art gallery Monday. He had just been sentenced... more »

• Base Village at Snowmass put into receivership

  July 12, 2010 9:13 AM

  Chock-up another loss to the recession. The Base Village at Snowmass project to add hotel rooms, homes and restaurants at the base of the ski area has been put into receivership. James Pavisha of Denver is the receiver. His spokesman Jim DeFrancia says the transition into Pavisha managing operations... more »

• Collapse sends two to the hospital during Aspen fireworks display

  July 5, 2010 11:11 AM

  Two people were hurt and one was taken to the hospital after the unloading platform at the top of the Lift 1A chair on Aspen Mountain apparently collapsed during Sunday night's fireworks show. The Pitkin County Sheriff's Office released a terse statement, and an emergency dispatcher said no other... more »

• Flooding still a possibility in northern Colorado

  June 14, 2010 10:05 AM

  Drier weather is on its way but flooding is still a possibility in northern Colorado. The National Weather Service says runoff from the weekend rains has raised the levels of the South Platte River in Weld County. A flood warning is in effect until Monday afternoon but the... more »

• Pitkin County warns of fallen trees, rock slides

  June 14, 2010 8:13 AM

  Pitkin County officials are warning rafters, kayakers and drivers about fallen trees and rock slides after rainy weather. Officials said Sunday a tree fell across the full width of the Roaring Fork River, making it hazard to river runners. It was removed later in the day. Two Rivers Road... more »

• Not guilty verdict in murder-for-hire plot

  May 28, 2010 10:24 AM

  A woman accused of offering an undercover officer $2,000 to kill her ex-husband in Pitkin County has been acquitted. Jefferson County jurors acquitted Elinor Dvir on Thursday of solicitation of first-degree murder and solicitation of first-degree assault of her former husband, Pitkin County Deputy District Attorney Richard Nedlin. The... more »

• Aspen area adds $20,000 to emergency aid fund

  May 13, 2010 8:56 AM

  Pitkin County commissioners have agreed to put $20,000 more in a fund offering one-time help to residents struggling to pay bills like their rent or mortgages. The Pitkin County Emergency Assistance Fund has already used up $20,000 budgeted for 2010. County commissioners voted Tuesday to allocate $20,000 more from... more »

• Agencies seek help to quell Aspen bear trouble

  March 31, 2010 11:43 AM

  The Colorado Division of Wildlife is looking for volunteers to educate the public about avoiding conflicts with black bears in the Aspen area. State wildlife officers and local police killed 20 aggressive bears last year in Pitkin County, which includes Aspen. Some of the bears scrounging for food broke into... more »

• Charlie Sheen seeks to bar TV cameras

  January 14, 2010 8:19 AM

  An attorney for Charlie Sheen has asked a judge in Colorado not to let television cameras record a court hearing next week related to allegations that he threatened his wife with a knife. Attorney Richie Cummins wrote in a motion filed Tuesday in Pitkin County District Court that the actor... more »