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One dead following Memorial Day crash near Silt
A two-vehicle crash Monday on U.S. Highway 6 just east of Silt resulted in the death of a New Castle male, the Colorado State Patrol said Thursday. Near 9 a.m. Monday, a 79-year-old Silt resident driving a Ford F-250 pickup truck eastbound on Highway 6 was taking a turn north onto Davis Point Road when his vehicle was struck by a 50-year-old New Castle resident driving a Harley Davidson motorcycle.
Rivers unforgiving during run-off; second death in 2 weeks on Western Slope
A week after a rafter from Vail died in Glenwood Canyon, the body of longtime Aspen and Snowmass resident Tony Welgos, 73, was found Monday in the Roaring Fork River near Basalt’s Lazy Glen neighborhood. “We got the 911 call of a person in the water with jeans and...
Local safety officials warn river users about dangers of high spring run-off after fatal rafting accident
Public safety officials are advising river users to take extra precautions during high spring run-off after a local resident from Vail fell from a raft and drowned while boating on the Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon on Sunday, May 21. Nicholas Courtens, 34, was rafting with four others in a...
Man awaiting retrial in Glenwood Springs on second-degree murder charge held on $1 million bond
A former Grand Junction man who had his 2019 murder conviction for the shooting death of his estranged wife at a rural Glenwood Springs apartment in 2016 sent back for a new trial is now being held on $1 million cash bond. In Garfield County District Court on Thursday, Brooks...
Former DA investigator raises new questions about Garfield County murder-suicide
The former chief investigator for the 9th Judicial DA's Office says she's concerned after the lead detective in an apparent murder-suicide in Garfield County was hired as a CBI agent.
Vail man drowns in Glenwood Canyon
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (KJCT) - Heavy spring runoff feeding into the Colorado River is making for deadly conditions. One rafter died over the weekend after he fell from his raft into the Colorado River. 34-year-old Nicholas Courtens of Vail, Colorado was pronounced dead on the scene between Shoshone and Grizzly...
Valley fire departments ready for swiftwater rescues
Roaring Fork Valley fire chiefs aren’t alarmists but they are sticklers for detail and preparation, so they have their departments prepared for what could be a very active whitewater season. The crews at the Aspen, Roaring Fork and Carbondale fire departments accelerated their swift water rescue training this year...
Meet Reese, the new officer on the Glenwood Springs block
The Glenwood Springs Police Department has been short one very special officer for a year since its K9 officer retired in May 2022. This month, Glenwood Police announced finding their new hire, an almost 2-year-old Belgian Malinois named Reese. Reese is well trained and already bonded to his new partner,...
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