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With a heat dome sitting over the western United States, temperatures are expected to peak in Summit County — and potentially tie or break records — Tuesday. National Weather Service meteorologist Maggie Ideker said a high pressure system settled over the West last week and is not expected to clear out until next week, creating high temperatures throughout the region. Tuesday’s forecasted highs in Dillon and Breckenridge could tie break the record for the hottest July 14 in each town, Ideker said.

April 16, 1950 – April 16, 2026 William David (Dave) Newkirk was born on April 16th, 1950, and passed away on April 16th, 2026. The youngest of three brothers, Dave was born in Maryland to Gene and Margaret Ackerman, and later adopted by Margaret’s second husband, Bill Newkirk. He was raised on the Chesapeake bay, where he spent his childhood crabbing in an old row boat since his elder brother got to use the motor boat.

Tech billionaire Matthew Prince grew up in Park City, Utah, and has garnered plenty of headlines recently for his aggressive media campaign to buy the ski area from Vail Resorts, but last season marked the first time since he was two years old that he did not ski his home hill.

The White River National Forest on Thursday released a draft environmental study for the Sweetwater Lake Recreation Management and Development Project, moving forward a years-long planning effort to determine how the popular recreation area will be managed in the future.

Apollo Global Management co-founder Leon Black, in testifying to the House Oversight Committee on June 26, insisted he committed no criminal wrongdoing in paying $158 million to Jeffrey Epstein. Black is the 16th person to appear before the committee as part of a broader investigation into the web of wealth and influence around Epstein. Before entering the closed-door deposition, Rep.

Leadville ultrarunner Courtney Dauwalter secured her fourth Hardrock 100 title on Saturday with another magical stroll through the San Juan Mountains. The 41-year-old — who was a collegiate Nordic skier and worked as a high school science teacher in Denver before emerging as a long-distance star in her mid-30s — broke her own clockwise course record by just over eight minutes. “I love this race. I love how hard the course is.

After decades of planning, Silverthorne’s long-awaited recreation center expansion is entering the home stretch, bringing new fitness and community spaces, a dedicated gymnastics facility and the town’s first licensed childcare program to a building officials say has outgrown its original design.

Construction on the Interstate 70 Exit 203 interchange project will include storm sewer work this week, bringing overnight ramp closures and detours for motorists traveling through Frisco. Crews are scheduled to work on the storm sewer in the evening Tuesday, July 14, from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. During that time, the westbound I-70 off-ramp to Colorado Highway 9 at Exit 203 will be fully closed.

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Bill lost his nut in my yard. We were doing some basic maintenance on his mountain bike and our last task was to adjust the sag in his front shock. He removed a small nut that covered the valve and placed in on top of his bike seat while we added air. While I went into the garage to get another tool, Bill rolled his bike only about 5 feet across the lawn. The nut fell off somewhere in those 5 feet.