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According to a family friend, the Clemente family of New Castle encountered trouble when their raft hit a large wave while rafting on the Colorado River. Despite Matt’s efforts to navigate safely, the raft filled with water and flipped.

Colorado News |
Rafting accident claims life of New Castle resident on Colorado River

June 25, 2024 at 1:38 p.m.

According to a family friend, the Clemente family of New Castle encountered trouble when their raft hit a large wave while rafting on the Colorado River. Despite Matt’s efforts to...

Senate Bill 100, brought by Western Slope lawmakers, would also expand where truckers are required to carry chains during winter months.

Politics |
Measure limiting truckers from left lane on parts of I-70 moves toward governor’s desk

May 2, 2024 at 12:27 p.m.

Senate Bill 100, brought by Western Slope lawmakers, would also expand where truckers are required to carry chains during winter months.

Claudia Camacho-Duenas, a Glenwood Springs resident, was declared not guilty by reason of insanity for the 2021 stabbing deaths of her two children. The ruling, handed down on Monday by 9th Judicial Court Judge Denise Lynch, brings a close to a case that has gripped Garfield County for nearly two years.

Courts |
Glenwood Springs woman found not guilty by reason of insanity in 2021 double homicide of children

December 22, 2023 at 11:05 a.m.

Claudia Camacho-Duenas, a Glenwood Springs resident, was declared not guilty by reason of insanity for the 2021 stabbing deaths of her two children. The ruling, handed down on Monday by...

Student applications quickly piled up soon after Miranda Ziegler and Baneza Andrades let the world know they’re opening a new beauty college in Glenwood Springs.

Colorado News |
New beauty college opening in West Glenwood keeps aspiring stylists local

August 25, 2023 at 8:56 a.m.

Student applications quickly piled up soon after Miranda Ziegler and Baneza Andrades let the world know they’re opening a new beauty college in Glenwood Springs.

The 49-year-old Parachute resident and sheet metal fabricator is a longtime Colorado Lottery player. Earlier this month, he went to Parachute’s newly built Love’s Travel Stop to purchase his next ticket but couldn’t because he was told they don’t accept debit card payments for the lottery.

Colorado News |
Parachute man waits a week with lotto ticket in his pocket, turns out to be a $1 million winner

July 21, 2023 at 4:37 p.m.

The 49-year-old Parachute resident and sheet metal fabricator is a longtime Colorado Lottery player. Earlier this month, he went to Parachute’s newly built Love’s Travel Stop to purchase his next...

A Grand Valley High School senior could possibly be barred from walking during her graduation ceremony if she decides to wear a special sash.

Education |
Grand Valley High School student barred from wearing Mexican flag sash at upcoming graduation ceremony

April 28, 2023 at 12:12 p.m.

A Grand Valley High School senior could possibly be barred from walking during her graduation ceremony if she decides to wear a special sash.

Go there at 10 a.m. on a Saturday, and you’re lucky to find a crumb on the front racks.

Restaurants, Food and Drink |
Find pastries from scratch, Belgian press coffee at the new Cafe Kape Panaderia

October 22, 2021 at 10:10 a.m.

Go there at 10 a.m. on a Saturday, and you’re lucky to find a crumb on the front racks.

The restaurant at 2525 S. Grand Ave. has been a staple in Glenwood Springs since 1994, offering dining and catering services paired with a premium view of the Roaring Fork River.

Restaurants, Food and Drink |
Rivers Restaurant in Glenwood closes after 27 years

June 3, 2021 at 8:57 a.m.

The restaurant at 2525 S. Grand Ave. has been a staple in Glenwood Springs since 1994, offering dining and catering services paired with a premium view of the Roaring Fork...

"They are federally protected, so we just don’t need to add more to the mix."

Outdoors |
Hunting groups fighting wolf reintroduction in Colorado, saying “wolves are here”

February 24, 2020 at 12:13 p.m.

"They are federally protected, so we just don’t need to add more to the mix."

Colorado News |
Glenwood Springs girl becomes youngest to ever climb iconic nose of El Capitan at Yosemite

June 13, 2019 at 10:18 p.m.

Following a grueling five-day push, 10-year-old Glenwood Springs native Selah Schneiter became the youngest to ever scale the 3,000-foot nose of the iconic El Capitan at Yosemite National Park.

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