Resident making threats with gun prompts Basalt police to petition court under red-tag law

Eagle County Sheriff’s Office deputies shot and killed a man around 9 p.m. Tuesday after responding to a domestic situation in Edwards. According to a release from the Eagle County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a call reporting a domestic situation involving an armed male and a female. Deputies attempted to de-escalate the situation with verbal commands from the front porch of the Edwards residence.

Akaljeet Khalsa, a Carbondale based end-of-life doula, knows first hand the painful experience of watching a loved one dying. In 2019, her mother was diagnosed with stage three cancer, catalyzing the overwhelming emotions humans struggle to navigate when someone we love is near the end of their life. Khalsa realized...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is coming to Rifle next week to discuss and collect public feedback over the state’s contentious plan to restore gray wolves in its ecosystem. The meeting is slated for 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday at Colorado Mountain College Rifle, 3695 Airport Road. Anyone who can’t attend the meeting in-person but are interested in making a public comment can fill out a form online, at engagecpw.org. The deadline for filling out and submitting this public comment document is Feb. 22.

UPDATE, 11:44 p.m. Monday — I-70 through Glenwood Canyon was fully reopened late Monday night, following a day-long closure due to a semi tractor-trailer crash at about 11:15 a.m. Westbound lanes were reopened at 10:20 p.m. and the eastbound lanes reopened at 11:44 p.m., according to Garfield County Communications alerts.

Kade Street is six feet, six inches tall. He’s north of 210 pounds. Colorado Mesa University’s football program should be so lucky. On Wednesday, Rifle High School’s formidable offensive and defensive lineman signed to play collegiately for the Mavericks. “It’s great,” Street, surrounded by friends, family, coaches...

Read ‘em and weep. The fourth annual Casino Night returns to Rifle’s Ute Theater and Events Center this Saturday. By way of roulette, craps, black jack and poker tables, patrons are being asked to throw their chips all in the name of a good cause. Each year the New Ute Theatre Society (NUTS) uses funds raised from Casino Night to offer scholarships to local students pursuing the arts, Theater Director Wayne Pleasants said on Monday.