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Stories in this list received the most page views on SummitDaily.com in the past week. 1. Colorado Supreme Court suspends 5th Judicial District Judge Mark Thompson for 30-day period without pay The Colorado Supreme Court issued Aug....

After July 1, 2024, minimum standards for emergency medical services will move from the county-level to the state because of the Ambulance Service Sustainability and State Licensing law, which was enacted in June. A 20-member...

Editor’s note: The headline of this article has been updated to correct the kind of vehicle involved in the crash. Thousands of dollars in costs to local municipalities and a criminal charge of reckless endangerment...

Summit County has had a quiet summer for wildfires: Rain has doused the county, keeping fire restrictions at bay and bringing the fire danger to low. Even fire starters like lightning have been foiled, despite...

After one of the wettest summers in recent memory, dry weather could be inbound, potentially reigniting wildfire concerns as the one-year anniversary of the Ptarmigan Fire approaches. That wildfire erupted on the southwestern slope of...

In the near future, there will be a prescribed burn in the open space near Keystone Shooting Range.  Friends of the Dillon Ranger District hosted a walk through of Keystone to give residents and visitors...

More pay, more staff and larger wildfire fuel management projects may come as a result of the Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act. The act passed the U.S. House of Representatives Friday and is an...

After the EPA revised its guidelines for PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” drinking water in Frisco and more than 100 other towns across the state were above recommended levels. Frisco shut off its only tainted well...

A drowning, an injured paraglider, two skiers stranded overnight and a serious head injury kept Summit County Rescue Group busy over the past week. Spokesperson Anna DeBattiste said the rescue team has responded to 15...

A structure fire ignited a wildland fire in Wanship on Sunday afternoon. A least one structure has been burned.