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Pitkin County Jail

  • The 100 or so inmates jailed on both ends of the valley will enjoy holiday meals.Garfield Sheriff Lou Vallario said prisoners in his jail will be served a…
  • Welcome to a Valley Roundup. I’m Carolyn Sackariason. Politics are still in play in Basalt — after two elections and the resignation of the town manager.…
  • A harrowing stand-off with an armed gunman on Independence Pass this summer resulted in an arrest and no injuries to law enforcement or three hostages.…
  • It’s been nearly three years since Pitkin County implemented the 9-1-1 text messaging system. Aspen Public Radio’s Barbara Platts visited the county’s…
  • Welcome to Valley Roundup. I’m Carolyn Sackariason. For the past several months, there has been discussion in Pitkin County among elected officials about…
  • Details about an hours-long hostage incident on Independence Pass show alleged gunman Brolin McConnell, of Colorado Springs, believed he was in a Truman…
  • Aspen Pitkin County Jail held an open house yesterday to showcase the facility’s latest renovations. Signs were hung around the jail for visitors to help…
  • The situation is dismal in Colorado for mentally ill people who need to be hospitalized. As reported this week, a new analysis from the Colorado…
  • Friday (8/21) is the deadline to submit protests to a petition asking for an election to recall Snowmass Village Town councilman Chris Jacobson. As of…
  • The Aspen man accused of robbing a local pot dispensary is back in Pitkin County. He was being held in St. Louis, after he fled from police. A paperwork…