Summit Daily News

06/25/2026

Smoky skies prompt health advisories in Colorado’s mountains as wildfires balloon across the West

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06/25/2026

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06/25/2026

Dislodged boulder kills Silverthorne man in Buena Vista

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06/24/2026

The fire sparked during a countywide fire ban amid a red flag warning that was issued because conditions could cause extreme fire behavior.

The U.S. Forest Service is now in command of a wildland fire estimated at roughly 2 acres in size that sparked near a campground in rural Park County. The Platte Canyon Fire Protection District stated...

06/24/2026

Investigators on scene estimated that a boulder that landed on Frasch was at least half a ton.

A Silverthorne man died Tuesday, June 23, after a boulder fell on him near the Arkansas River in Buena Vista, according to a Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post. The post stated that Paul Frasch,...

06/24/2026

What the polls say about the primary races for Colorado governor

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06/24/2026

Illegal campfire crackdown results in court dates as Summit County moves to Stage 2 fire restrictions

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06/24/2026

‘The face of Beaver Run’ and beloved Breckenridge community member dies at 72

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06/24/2026

Arnold Eugene Elisha, 67, originally had a bond of $2.5 million cash or surety after his June 5 arrest. Judge Karen Romeo lowered the bond to $1.5 million cash or surety, saying the $2.5 million bond — set by another judge before formal charges had been filed — seemed too high.

After a 5th Judicial District Court judge lowered his bond by $1 million June 15, the man arrested on charges of sexual assault and kidnapping related to a 1998 Frisco cold case posted bond and...

06/24/2026

Colorado streamflows projected to be a quarter of normal this summer

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