Category Archives: News

DEADLY GLENWOOD CANYON ACCIDENT CLOSES I-70 IN BOTH DIRECTIONS Glenwood Springs—One person was killed and four people were seriously injured early this morning when a car collided with a semi in Glenwood Canyon just east of the Hanging Lake Tunnel. … Continue reading →

Intestate 70 is closed in Glenwood Canyon due to a multiple vehicle accident. Officials say they don’t know when the road will re open.  More on KMTS this morning.

GARCO COMMISSIONERS AGREE TO FUND JAIL CONTROL ROOM UPGRADE Glenwood Springs—Garfield County Commissioners approved 433 thousand dollars in supplemental funds to pay for an upgrade of the county jail’s control room. Sheriff Lou Vallario says he’s been able to save … Continue reading →

DENVER (AP) – Memorial Day weekend is fast approaching but the snow is still coming. Forecasters say snow will be heavy at times today from Colorado’s northern mountains to the foothills in Boulder County. It’s been snowing in Rocky Mountain … Continue reading →

GARCO SHERIFF JOINING ANTI-GUN CONTROL LAWSUIT Glenwood Springs—Garfield County Sheriff Lou Vallario is one of the 54 Colorado sheriff’s suing the state over recently passed gun control bills.  The lawsuit was filed today in response to the bills calling for … Continue reading →

FINAL UPDATE: Water line has been repaired, all restrictions lifted. UPDATE: Officials are now asking Rifle residents to not use outside water at all and limit inside water use until Saturday at 10:00 AM. A major water line has broken … Continue reading →

ACCESS CONTROL PLAN DISCUSSION CONTINUES TONIGHT IN GLENWOOD Glenwood Springs—The Glenwood Springs City Council will continue the often heated debate over the Access Control Plan at tonight’s meeting.  The council is considering entering into an Intergovernmental Agreement on the C-DOT … Continue reading →

OVERDUE ELECTRIC BILL SCAM CONTINUES IN GLENWOOD Glenwood Springs—A scam artist is still trying to rip off Glenwood Springs business owners by scaring them into paying for what he says are overdue electric bills.  This has been going on for … Continue reading →

GARCO BOARD CONTINUES LAND USE CODE HEARINGS…AGAIN Glenwood Springs—The Garfield County Board of Commissioners still have more work to do to revise and streamline the Land Use Code.  After hearing pleas from a number of citizens to keep the 2008 … Continue reading →

HWY 82 ROADKILL FENCE DOING THE TRICK CARBONDALE – The Colorado Department of Transportation says new fences on highways are reducing the number of wildlife accidents. The agency says animal-vehicle collisions in the Carbondale area of Colorado 82 fell below … Continue reading →