VAIL, Colorado - Wildlife sculptor Stephen LeBlanc's bronze work can be seen at two locations in Vail, Colorado.
One piece stands in Lionshead and the other is outside of the Two Elk Restaurant on Vail Mountain. LeBlanc's sculptures are inspired by...

SUMMIT COUNTY - A snowboarder died Wednesday afternoon in a backcountry avalanche, mile west of Arapahoe Basin on the south side of Highway 6.

The 20-year-old male was riding with two other male snowboarders in the Steep Gullies area, a popular backcountry spot outside the A-Basin...

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany - Olympic silver medalist Tina Maze of Slovenia won the final giant slalom race of the season Thursday and Kathrin Hoelzl of Germany clinched the World Cup title in the event by finishing second.

Maria Riesch of Germany placed...

VAIL, Colorado - My family and I are coming to the end of a little Vail Valley adventure. For the past several months, a 15-year-old skier named Max has been staying with us.
Originally from France, he is an interesting combination of European and American logic....

VAIL - The founder of the Summit Dharma Center and Tibetan monk Michael Gregory leads a workshop at the Yoga Studio at Vail Athletic Club from 9:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m., Saturday.
The "Mindfulness in Motion" workshop, taught with the studio instructor Karen Anderson, is meant...

WASHINGTON - A final agreement nearly in hand, President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders are about to embark on one last sales job that will determine the outcome of the president's signature health care overhaul.

It will come down to a phenomenal effort by congressional leaders...

WASHINGTON - The number of newly laid-off workers requesting unemployment benefits slipped last week, the latest sign the employment picture is slowly brightening.

The Labor Department said initial jobless claims fell by 6,000 to a seasonally adjusted 462,000. That's close to Wall Street analysts' estimates...

MEXICO CITY - Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim is the first man from a developing nation to become the world's richest person - a shift that underlines the loosening of America and Europe's stranglehold on the top spots in the billionaires' club.

Slim's arrival at the...

EAGLE-VAIL - After years of debate, the Eagle County School Board decided Wednesday night to transform the vacant Battle Mountain High Schoo in Eagle-Vail into a pre-kindergarten through eighth-grade school. The board voted 4-2 to move students from Meadow Mountain and Minturn Middle Schools into the building....

VAIL - Vail Resorts Chief Executive Officer Rob Katz dodged specific questions about his company's interest in buying the Whistler ski resort in British Columbia, but did say his company is in a strong position to make acquisitions.
"Our company has always had an interest in acquisitions...