GLENWOOD SPRINGS—Effectively immediately, restaurants in Garfield County can offer indoor dining at 50 percent capacity thanks to a resolution unanimously passed this morning by the Board of County Commissioners. The resolution was proposed last Thursday in response to the state health department’s order moving the county to level red on the COVID-19 dial due to ...

GLENWOOD SPRINGS—A tax relief program for new business owners and their employees is in the works for Garfield County. The catch is, to be eligible for the new Rural Jump Start Program,  the county must be designated as “economically distressed.”  Under the guidelines, only the western part of the county would qualify; Parachute, Rifle, Silt ...

GLENWOOD SPRINGS—Garfield County’s COVID-19 numbers continue to soar. According to the latest report from the county’s public health department, 807 positive cases have been confirmed over the past two weeks for an average of 57 per day. The COVID-19 death toll is now up to 23. County Public Health Director Yvonne Long says she is ...

ASPEN— Pitkin County’s program requiring visitors to sign a coronavirus affidavit has resulted in some visitors canceling trips. Aspen Chamber Resort Association president Debbie Braun says  confusion over the program that began today is keeping many visitors out. The county is asking  visitors to sign an online affidavit that states they had a negative coronavirus ...

DENVER (AP) – Colorado received its first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine. A FedEx driver delivered a box holding 975 frozen vials of the vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc. and its German partner BioNTech to Colorado’s health department laboratory in Denver today. Governor Jared Polis eagerly signed for the package. After opening the box, he ...

GLENWOOD SPRINGS—Garfield County is being ordered by the state to move to level Red on the COVID-19 dial. The order came directly from Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan and goes into effect Thursday, December 10th at 5 pm.  In her signed letter to the Board of County Commissioners, ...

GLENWOOD SPRINGS—Diners and shoppers in downtown Glenwood Springs now have another safe and sanitary option where they can eat and have a few drinks. Starting tonight, a special warming area will be set up in Bethel Plaza under the Grand Avenue Bridge.  The city decided to foot the bill for the outdoor dining areas where ...

GLENWOOD SPRINGS—Holy Cross Energy is stepping up to help it’s members stay warm and keep the lights on during the budget-straining pandemic. The Holy Cross Board of Directors unanimously approved a Bill Payment Assistance Fund.  Under the plan, members who’ve been hit hard by COVID-19 can apply for a bill credit of up to one ...

RIFLE—Stephanie Alvarado admits she was high on methamphetamine and is responsible for the death of her little girl nearly a year ago. The Rifle mother pleaded guilty to second degree murder in connection with the death of 5 year old Sophia Larson on December 11th, 2019.  Alvarado was originally charged with first degree murder.  The ...

GLENWOOD SPRINGS—The COVID death toll in Garfield County is now up to 16. County Coroner Rob Glassmire says 11 have been certified and five are still being investigated. He says between November 30th and December 6th, the virus claimed eight lives.  “They ranged in the age group between 53 and 98 years old.  Out of ...

DENVER—The Colorado Avalanche are hoping for a two-game sweep over the visiting San Jose Sharks tonight at Ball Arena. The Avs are coming off a dominant 7 to 3 victory Tuesday night. Avs’ forward Mikko Rantanan has scored a goal in six consecutive games. If he finds the net tonight, it will tie him with ...

FORT COLLINS (AP) – David Roddy had 27 points plus 15 rebounds as Colorado State extended its home win streak to seven games, easily defeating Boise State 78-56. Derrick Alston Jr. led the Broncos with 20 points.

BOULDER (AP) – McKinley Wright IV scored 10 of his 16 points in the final eight-plus minutes, Jeriah Horne hit 3 of 5 from 3-point range and finished with 15 points, and Colorado held on for a 70-58 win over Washington State. Wright made 11 of 11 from the free-throw line and finished with seven ...

MIAMI (AP) – The Denver Nuggets might not want this road trip to end. And the Miami Heat cannot get Jimmy Butler back quickly enough. Nikola Jokic had 21 points and 11 rebounds and the Nuggets won their fifth straight, building a 25-point halftime lead and beating the Heat 109-82 on Wednesday night. Michael Porter ...

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With most high school basketball teams starting their season this week and very little if any in-person attendance allowed, many of you have reached out to us asking how and where you can watch games. While we are proud to bring you our 23rd high school basketball season on the radio, all of the schools in ...

LOS ANGELES— After going 1 and 1 at home last week against the St. Louis Blues, the Colorado Avalanche will be playing in a bubble for the next week in Southern California to take on the Los Angeles Kings in back to back games followed by two with the Anaheim Ducks.

Colorado (11-3, 6-2) vs. Washington (1-11, 0-8) Alaska Airlines Arena, Seattle; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Washington looks for its fifth straight win over Colorado at Alaska Airlines Arena. The last victory for the Buffaloes at Washington was a 64-47 win on March 5, 2015. SQUAD LEADERSHIP: Washington’s Quade Green has averaged 15.4 points while Nate Roberts ...

DENVER (AP) – The Denver Nuggets are expected to be without Michael Porter Jr. for a 10th straight game against Oklahoma City because of the league’s coronavirus protocols. Coach Michael Malone said after practice that Porter could join the team on the five-game trip that begins this week in Phoenix. The Nuggets are off to ...

DENVER (AP) – Oskar Sundqvist scored twice, Jordan Binnington stopped 26 shots and the St. Louis Blues beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-1 in the season opener for both teams. Jordan Kyrou also had a goal after being recalled from the taxi squad, and new addition Kyle Clifford added another as the Blues scored four unanswered. ...