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Suspect allegedly held her up at knifepoint; incident occurred around 11 a.m.

Punxsutawney Phil’s early spring prediction on Groundhog Day is looking less likely as snow squalls, wind, and winter weather conditions cause road closures in Aspen. According to the National Weather Service, snow showers are predicted...

Aspens Communications Director William Porter said the event is focused around prioritizing community safety and well-being.

‘Aspen Aware and Pitkin Prepared’ will be held Wednesday

A crowd of about 100 people gathered in the apparatus bay, with more attending virtually, to learn more about the role of public officials in keeping the community safe, as well as their own responsibilities and opportunities in mitigating wildfire. 

MRA, CareFlight, HAATS join forces in Saturday afternoon mission

A Pitkin Alert indicates officials believe the March 1 threat was a “similar false call” to another bogus threat made on Feb. 22.

UPDATE: Law enforcement has confirmed there is no threat at the Aspen Schools, according to a PitkinAlert issued at 10:44 a.m. Schools are released to normal business and law enforcement presence will remain on campus...

The Aspen School District sent a series of emails to parents on Wednesday morning after the Pitkin County Regional Emergency Dispatch Center received a call threatening students. The unsubstantiated threat caused panic among many families as they awaited updates on the safety of their children.

Pitkin County is now asking residents and visitors who speak a language other than English to download the app, ReachWell, which delivers emergency and community messages in 100 languages using AI translation software.