The project is still in the works and a formal land use application is still a few months away from submission, but council members told Theatre Aspen staff that they would prefer to put the project up for a vote at some point to let the public weigh in.

During Colorado’s primary elections earlier this month, candidates addressed a variety of issues in their campaigns, from immigration to affordability and healthcare. But how did climate change and the environment show up on the ballot? Reporter Caroline Llanes looks at two key races in the primary election.

While the United States marks its 250th birthday as a nation, Colorado is celebrating its 150th birthday as a state.

Initial results are rolling in from the 2026 party primary elections in Colorado, including in Pitkin, Eagle and Garfield counties. Primaries determine each party’s nominees for federal, statewide and local offices.

A committee of community leaders is in the process of contracting transportation services to help provide ground transportation to Aspen from other regional airports while the Aspen-Pitkin County Airport is closed for eight months next year.

John Doyle, Rob Ittner and Torre are running in an open primary for Pitkin County’s District 1 seat. Two of the candidates will advance to the General Election in November.

Federal land officials are considering whether to remove almost 2,000 wild horses from Wyoming's Red Desert. They say the population has exceeded appropriate levels for the habitat, potentially leading to environmental harm.

The county claims the city filed an incomplete land use application, but Glenwood says it doesn’t need to file one at all.

The three candidates in the primary race for Pitkin County’s District 1 commissioner seat are veterans of local politics. They're vying to fill the seat commissioner Patti Clapper has held for much of the last three decades.

Garfield County’s longtime sheriff, Lou Vallario, is stepping down at the end of this year, and two Republican candidates — Garfield County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Lt. Brent Baker and Eagle County Undersheriff Dan Loya — are competing to take over his position in the June 30 primary election.