FRISCO - Front-runner Mitt Romney swept the Summit County straw poll Tuesday night, landing 42.5 percent of the local GOP votes, as Rick Santorum pulled ahead statewide and won Republican caucuses in Minnesota and Missouri.

The fourth annual Love Me Tender is the locals' pathway to the National Snowshoe Championship, which will take place in Summit County later this month. Organizers are expecting the biggest turnout in the race's history on

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Is your child interested in lacrosse?
Join the Breckenridge Recreation Center lacrosse team. With teams for fourth- through eighth-graders, boys and girls alike can learn the game and play in the Colorado Youth Lacrosse Association L

The 13th annual Dwight Brill Celebration of Life Silent Auction and Dinner takes place Friday, benefiting Breckenridge Ski Resort employees in times of medical crisis.
The Celebration of Life fund was established in memory of longti

In 2007, the tourist economy in Summit County was booming.
Businesses in almost every sector were thriving, posting steady growth every year, according to sales tax data. Incomes were high and unemployment was low.
"In 2006