Author – The Journal

Eagle County leads last-ditch attempt to block Utah oil rail cars from traversing Colorado River

Eagle County is the only Colorado group appealing the approval of a Utah railroad that will direct crude oil through Colorado

DATE: Sep 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Idaho Springs gondola group wins $8.7M judgment against company that stole deposit

Judge agrees that Virginia-based escrow company stole $4.5 million from the Idaho Springs Mighty Argo investors and created fake documents to hide the theft.

DATE: Sep 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘Impossible challenge’: Father-son adventure racers are pushing the limits of Alzheimer’s

Mark and Travis Macy have raced thousands of miles through jungles and deserts

DATE: Aug 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

National Ski Patrol in turmoil as third director in five years leaves, citing conflict

Group’s board of directors described as a ‘dysfunctional HOA’

DATE: Aug 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Purgatory ski patrollers form union, push for better wages

Purgatory patrollers join unionized peers in collective bargaining

DATE: Aug 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Sports

Forest Service OKs Vail Resorts’ plan to restore Keystone tundra

Deal keeps one of the country’s largest expansions on schedule

DATE: Aug 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Sports

Colorado’s mountain airports are thriving as rural air service struggles

Colorado’s airports in Aspen, Durango, Eagle County, Gunnison, Hayden and Montrose set records in 2021 and are staying busy in 2022

DATE: Aug 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Business

Hiker traffic on Colorado 14ers fell in 2021 after setting a record in 2020

Hindered access to most popular 14ers decreases traffic

DATE: Aug 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Drought and irrigation will drain two reservoirs, killing fisheries and the local economy

Colorado Parks and Wildlife has issued emergency fish salvages at Queens and Jumbo reservoirs, which will run dry this summer

DATE: Jul 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Forest Service halts new Keystone chairlift after resort mistakenly builds road in protected tundra

Vail Resorts has apologized for the mistake

DATE: Jul 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Two privately owned Colorado 14ers are open to hikers. Will it last?

Increasing traffic is stressing a tenuous deal with landowners concerned about liability

DATE: Jul 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Two privately owned Colorado 14ers are open to hikers thanks to a unique partnership. Will it last?