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Topping off Dobson: $55.4 million renovation on track for next winter

Vail Daily 23 Jan 2026
Vail officials Thursday celebrated the workers who are track to complete the $55.4 million ... The bowl of Dobson Ice Arena is revealed during a media tour in Vail Thursday.Chris Dillmann/Vail Daily.
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Can Colorado get back to normal snowpack conditions this winter?

Vail Daily 23 Jan 2026
Colorado’s snowpack has hit record lows across the state this winter. During a Jan. 22 Water Conditions Monitoring Committee, Brian Domonkos, the Colorado snow survey supervisor for the U.S ... While unlikely, it is not unheard of ... U.S ... 1 ... 23 ... U.S ... .
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Rumored ICE activity strikes fear in Vail

Vail Daily 23 Jan 2026
Rumors of possible ICE enforcement action Wednesday night in Vail Village led to businesses shutting down early and at least two restaurants not opening for business on Thursday ...None of my officers had any contact with ICE anywhere in Vail.
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Colorado educators spotlight rural school challenges as they call for change to TABOR limit

Vail Daily 23 Jan 2026
In Steamboat Springs, teachers have been outspoken about the daily struggle of housing insecurity, balancing multiple jobs, and the toll it takes on their mental health ... Robert Tann/Vail Daily ... 22, 2026. Robert Tann/Vail Daily ... Sen ... Sen.
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Colorado says it will not release more wolves this winter

Steamboat Pilot 22 Jan 2026
Colorado Parks and Wildlife will not be releasing additional wolves this winter after failing to find a source for the third winter of the voter-mandated reintroduction program. The state wildlife agency announced the decision on Wednesday, Jan ... Sen ... .
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Latest delay in Whitmarsh embezzlement trial pushes case back to July

Vail Daily 22 Jan 2026
An embezzlement trial for Avon resident Stephanie Whitmarsh has been delayed yet again, this time to July 13–17, marking a year of cumulative delays in the case ... 26–30 ... In September, Sidney Whitmarsh was sentenced to 16 years in prison for the crime ... .
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Colorado governor, Democrats announce package of bills to increase housing supply, bolster transit centers

Vail Daily 22 Jan 2026
Robert Tann/Vail Daily ... Dylan Roberts, D-Frisco, speaks about a bill he’s sponsoring to incentivize more housing near transit hubs, like bus centers and rail stations.Robert Tann/Vail Daily.
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Eagle County flu hospitalizations hit highest number since pre-Covid 19 pandemic

Vail Daily 22 Jan 2026
This year’s flu season looks like it will be the worst in years. So far this winter, Eagle County has seen 16 hospitalizations due to the flu, with 15 of those centered around the three-week period surrounding the holidays ... RSV ... COVID-19 ... Flu ... .
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Simon & Garfunkel tribute band, gnomes, a tequila party, scavenger hunt and more in the ...

Vail Daily 22 Jan 2026
Vail Winterfest presents Gnome Home. The 19th Annual Vail Winterfest display entitled Gnome Home will debut this weekend on the Gore Creek Promenade in Vail Village ... Try Snow Tequila at Avanti Vail ... Vail Recreation District/Courtesy photo.
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Here are the 13 Eagle County athletes who will represent the U.S. at the 2026 ...

Vail Daily 22 Jan 2026
Thirteen have ties to Eagle County and/or Ski & Snowboard Club Vail ... They’ll join defending overall, moguls and dual moguls crystal globe winner Jaelin Kauf — who was also born in Vail ... Lindsey Vonn (Vail; SSCV, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2018).
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First major snowstorm in weeks to bring up to a foot of snow, below-zero temperatures ...

Vail Daily 22 Jan 2026
“We have sort of a combination of storms,” Linden said ... The brunt of the storm will continue until about 5 p.m ... Vail Mountain and Beaver Creek Resort should also see substantial amounts of snow, in the range of 8 to 14 inches, Linden said ... .
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Colorado Attorney General launches online tool to report misconduct by federal agents, such as ICE

Vail Daily 22 Jan 2026
Colorado residents are now able to submit complaints of misconduct by federal agents directly to the state Attorney General’s Office ... Video of the incident appeared to show the agent use force on a woman during the demonstration.
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After 35 years, former Vail Daily business editor Scott Miller hangs his reporter hat

Aspen Times 21 Jan 2026
In 2004, “Don (Rogers, former Vail Daily editor) decided that he’d had enough of me being the Eagle Valley Enterprise and said, ‘No, you’re now a reporter at the Vail Daily,'” Miller recalled.
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Gov. Jared Polis noncommittal on supporting TABOR change, says Coloradans ‘value’ tax refunds

Vail Daily 21 Jan 2026
But the party’s leader, Gov. Jared Polis, didn’t commit to supporting the potential effort when asked about the proposal last week ... “I’m happy to look into proposals.” ... Sen ... Robert Tann/Vail Daily ... Robert Tann/Vail Daily ... Sen.
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Female gray wolf dies in northwest Colorado, the first mortality in 2026

Vail Daily 21 Jan 2026
A female gray wolf died in northwest Colorado on Friday, Jan. 16, marking the 12th death since Colorado Parks and Wildlife began its wolf reintroduction in December 2023 ... Parks and Wildlife announced the death of the wolf tagged 2504 on Tuesday, Jan ... .
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