Home-rule authority is a power that leaders in the conservative suburban county hope to wield as a defensive weapon against what they consider legislative overreach by state lawmakers.

Aspen City Clerk Nicole Henning announces incumbent city councilor John Doyle and first-time candidate Christine Benedetti as the top two vote-getters in the runoff election on Tuesday, April 2. The ...

The Pitkin County Board of County Commissioners heard updates on Tuesday on the design and engineering progress of a proposal ...

The Summit County council adopted a temporary ordinance April 9 allowing developers such as Dakota Pacific Real Estate to ...

A yearling on a cattle ranch up Pitkin County’s Capitol Creek died to wolf depredation, according to a regional cattlemen’s association official. Another yearling is missing from the ranch ...

Anxiety over budget constraints and an opaque picture on benefits led Pitkin County to a tepid response on a funding request from the local Habitat for Humanity. Roaring Fork Valley Habitat CEO ...

Pitkin County is nearing its final stages in hiring a deputy county manager, and the job could be filled by a Roaring Fork Valley familiar face. Aspen Daily News learned at least two of the five ...

A fast-growing wildfire that sparked west of Berthoud on Monday amid dry, hot weather and Red Flag warnings burned across 30 acres and damaged one home before firefighters contained it. All ...

A suspect has died after exchanging gunfire with deputies in Colorado during a standoff. It happened when deputies with the Elbert County Sheriff's Office were called to a disturbance at a ...

Commissioners in Colorado's Douglas County will discuss plans for a mega sports complex in a work session on Tuesday morning. Commissioners say the idea is a top priority and was added to their ...

The Planning & Land Use Services Department, in partnership with town administration and IronMountain, an information storage ...