County commissioner confronted by federal agents as ICE activity increases in Steamboat Springs, Oak Creek
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers “boxed in” Routt County Commissioner Angelica Salinas at the post office in Oak Creek after she took a video of operations from her vehicle, Salinas said in a Wednesday...
Steamboat businesses burglarized; break-ins suspected to be connected
Multiple small businesses in Steamboat Springs have been broken into and burglarized since the beginning of September, with business owners and police suspecting the break-ins are connected. Owners of the affected businesses, including Back Door...
5 people arrested for allegedly starting Yellow Jacket Fire
The Rio Blanco Sheriff’s Office arrested five people suspected of causing a fire in the Yellow Jacket area of the White River National Forest, northeast of Meeker, according to a sheriff’s office news release. Zachary...
Case against Craig pastor going to trial; plea agreement rejected
The case against a Craig pastor who allegedly attempted to strangle a juvenile is set to go to trial after the defense rejected a plea agreement on Monday. Parrish Terry, 58, was arrested June 15...
Sunshine Bowl at ski area to close Thursday
Sunshine Bowl at Steamboat Resort will be closed for rock blasting starting at 7 a.m. Thursday, according to a Ski Corp. news release. Fall visitors should expect closures on Sunshine, Cathy’s Cutoff, Pete’s Wicked Trail...
After public pleas, council offers some STR owners 60-day licensing grace period
After months of outcry from property owners and protracted debate among city officials, the Steamboat Springs City Council has taken its most definitive step yet toward more forgiving short-term rental enforcement — but many operators...
Xcel Energy directed to transfer 3 physical assets to local governments
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission has verbally ordered Xcel Energy to eventually transfer ownership of three physical assets to Routt County governments, according to a statement from county commissioners. “While we are disappointed with the...
Michael Bennet lays out affordable housing agenda if governor, says Colorado needs to ‘move faster’ on its goals
Boosting housing supply, cutting construction costs and centralizing state resources are all ways Michael Bennet says he plans to bring down the cost of housing if elected Colorado governor next year. Bennet, a third-term Democratic...
Immigration enforcement operation detains 6 people near Dillon, Silverthorne, according to Voces Unidas
As a group of ICE agents reportedly patrol Routt County this week, similar operations are unfolding elsewhere on Colorado’s Western Slope. While ICE officials would not confirm the ongoing activity in Routt County due to...
City set to cut ribbon on seasonal housing facility for winter bus drivers
Steamboat Springs Transit will cut the ribbon on Sept. 30 for a new seasonal housing facility aimed at easing the struggle to recruit winter bus drivers, according to a statement released by the city on...
Sloppy September storm sprinkles Colorado ski slopes in snow — with one resort seeing nearly 4 inches
Snow guns are lined up along the slopes of Colorado ski resorts, but Mother Nature pulled the trigger first this year. A sloppy, September storm slathered some of the state’s ski slopes with more than...