Telluride Local News

EcoAction Partners is hosting a fun new event, the Full-Circle Fashion Fundraiser, at the Ah Haa School for the Arts this weekend. Community members have donated and consigned clothes so that people can shop for something "new" and minimize waste.

What the Flock is going on in Telluride? Local News Network interviewed Telluride Chief Marshal Josh Comte and Telluride Town Council's Dan Enright to talk about Flock cameras, or ALPRs (automatic license plate readers), in our community. 

Adam Deitch, the drummer for Lettuce, Break Science, John Scofield, Pretty Lights, and many other music acts and ensembles, was in town for Telluride Jazz Festival last weekend. Local News Network caught up with Deitch to ask him about his performances at the festival and the Miles Davis tribute. Deitch has also started teaching, with online drumming lessons available at DeitchAcademy.com. 

Fishing on the San Miguel River gets good in July, and summer is the prime time to get on the water. Local News Network caught up with a guide from Telluride Angler to talk about fly fishing.

Craig Wasserman, the owner of The Drop Boardshop and the mad genius behind Telluride Skateboard Camp, talks about the value of skateboarding and how the skills and lessons learned apply to life outside the skate park.

This week, you will spot painters outside with their easels, capturing scenes around Telluride. These elite artists have been invited to take part in the Plein Air Festival, and you can see and purchase their finished work this weekend outside the Sheridan Opera House. Plein Air is the Sheridan Arts Foundation's biggest fundraiser and enables the foundation to support other organizations in our community.

Local News Network caught up with Trang Pham, the program manager for Pinhead Institute, to talk about their STEM education, camps, workshops, internships, and their biggest fundraiser of the year, The Science of Cocktails, which is coming up on July 8. 

Telluride Historical Museum's new exhibit commemorates the 250th anniversary of the United States and the 150th anniversary of Colorado becoming a state. It also showcases the history of our community and how it embodied the founding principles of the Declaration of Independence.

Local News Network interviews Dr. Bob Inman about wolverine reintroduction in Colorado. 

Local News Network Telluride interviews Jim Hurst, who worked on and appears in "The Dark Wizard," a biopic about the legendary Dean Potter. The HBO series by Sender Films screens this weekend at the Mountainfilm festival in Telluride.

These young middle school actors have been working very hard, and this weekend they will perform the musical "My Son Pinocchio Jr.," May 1–3 at the Sheridan Opera House. LNN caught up with artistic director Leah Heidenreich to talk about the show.

Even with the spring storms, we are still experiencing severe drought. Local News Network spoke with journalist Jonathan Thompson about the impacts of the abnormally dry winter and the outlook for the summer.

Telluride Skijoring held its inaugural event last weekend, and it was a huge success. We spoke with director Ashley Story Von Spreecken, who collaborated with Jereb Carter and lots of volunteers to build a snow course on Colorado Avenue and host the exciting competition.

Did you know that Helitrax does avalanche mitigation for highways, mines, and county roads? Local News Network caught up with Director Matt Steen to talk about avalanche forecasting and mitigation, his photography work, and of course, heliskiing. 

Telluride AIDS Benefit Executive Director talks about how important the event is during this challenging time for public health funding.

Telluride and Mountain Village are filling vacant town council seats, Trump's exclusion of Gov. Jared Polis causes cancellation of annual governors dinner at the White House, local governments open up applications to businesses for financial relief following the resort closure, and Telluride tops the World Atlas list for most welcoming towns in Colorado.

Skijoring event to be held in Telluride, drier-than-average winter conditions persist, increasing number of Colorado drivers ignored stoplights and stop signs in 2025, and Van Atta named as a semi-finalist for a James Beard award.