San Miguel County
2 people die in small plane crash near Telluride
The Telluride Regional Airport lost contact with the single-engine plane at about 1:30 p.m. and several witnesses reported seeing it go down
Colorado’s first-ever criminal charges following an avalanche could be slippery slope for backcountry travelers
Two snowboarders reported the avalanche they caused in March above the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnels and cooperated with the investigation. Now, their statements and helmet-cam video are being used against them.
Gigabit internet coming to more rural southwestern Colorado communities
Utah internet company wins second federal grant to provide broadband to Dolores, San Miguel and Montezuma counties. Locals hope to see more economic activity, better mobile service.
Small plane crashes near Telluride, killing newlyweds from Florida
The two people killed were identified as Costas John Sivyllis, 30, and Lindsey Vogelaar, 33. Sivyllis was a pilot for United Airlines and Veglaar also worked in the airline industry.
In Colorado’s hard-to-count communities, census outreach and coronavirus support are one and the same
Another shift in deadline -- the Census Bureau now must continue until Oct. 31 -- throws a wrench into the mix
Don’t use coronavirus antibody tests for workplace decisions, western Colorado health officials say
Experts question the value and accuracy of antibody data and point to low prevalence of the virus in Ouray County
Colorado counties plead for compliance as coronavirus cases rise among younger people across the state
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment says over the last 25 days, people under 30 accounted for about 40% of the state’s COVID-19 cases
Eagle County rolls out welcome mat, says “summer of the part-time resident” will aid coronavirus recovery
As Colorado resort counties wrangle with pandemic-ruined summer plans, some are focused on locals and a trickle of out-of-towners. The Vail Valley is asking second-home owners to come home again.
Aspen, other ski towns thought coronavirus anitbody tests would help them reopen. Instead they caused confusion.
Now, amid concerns about their unreliability, many testing programs have been scaled back or put on hold
Warnings are working (for now) to keep visitors out of Colorado’s high country. But tickets, legal battles loom.
A complex map of coronavirus restrictions raises legal issues for district attorneys in Colorado's high country who may have to prosecute people who violate health orders.
San Miguel County suspends, then recommits to its universal coronavirus testing experiment over 3-day span
United Biomedical, which is providing free tests for all residents of Telluride and the surrounding county, says it’s working “around the clock” to deliver results from 4,400 initial tests
Metro counties drop stay-at-home orders for one issued by state of Colorado
Public health departments representing Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Jefferson and Douglas counties say the patchwork of decrees was confusing, and tell residents to stay at home until April 11.
A Telluride couple is paying for their entire county’s coronavirus tests. They hope the results will stop the disease everywhere.
The idea is that the data collected in the testing can be used far beyond the box canyon that holds Telluride and broader San Miguel County
This is how much Colorado’s mountain communities stand to lose without skiing, restaurants, bars and lodging
As mountain communities grind to close, coronavirus and economic worries turn to summer. “It’s time to show the world how tough we really are,” Telluride tourism chief says.
Original Thinkers festival mines for creativity in limestone quarry near Telluride
“Otherworldly” installation hosted by Deep Creek Experimental is the mortar for lofty ideas floated 7 miles away in Mountain Village
Trump’s “energy dominance” push changing plans for 3 million acres of Colorado land, local stewards say
State and local agencies -- and more recently, Gov. Jared Polis -- prioritized conservation during years of public input and discussion. Now those objectives are in jeopardy.
