CRIME & SAFETY
Judge denies bond reduction in Basalt death case
An Eagle County District Judge denied a request Tuesday to reduce the bail for one of the defendants arrested on charges connected to the death of a man at Lake Christine outside of Basalt last month. Angel Lopez-Escobar, 21, of Lazy Glen, has been held in Eagle County jail on...
Rifle resident hailed a hero after fiery car crash on Highway 82
Rifle resident and local carpet cleaner Alec Larson became a hero on Thursday when he saved a mother and her baby from a fiery car wreck on Highway 82. Larson, who grew up in Carbondale, was on his way to work when he witnessed the aftermath of the collision. “I...
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