Lead stories
Early Morning
How the West was lost
Climate change, forest management fuel beetles' shocking spread across Rockies
In a laboratory at the University of Northern British Columbia in Prince George, a moving plate jostles eight test tubes inside a mirrored glass box. Bacteria in the test tubes are being used to grow the mountain pine beetle genes responsible for producing the insect's chemical defenses against lower temperatures.
Stories
The Record for August 2
1:09 a.m. Police responded to a burglary alarm in the 35700 block of U.S. Highway 40.
Steamboat briefs for August 4
Repairs continue on Colorado Highway 131
Opening doors in the opera world
Emerald City young artists' program offers entry-level performances
It's a chorus line heard from aspiring professionals in fields from politics to newspapers to opera productions: you've got to have experience to get experience.
Yankee Stadium and the Goose
It was fitting that Goose Gossage went into the Hall of Fame on the day I made my last trip to Yankee Stadium.
Monday Medical: Protect yourself from rabies
Disease fatalities most often caused by bat bites
Everyone has a bat story. One particular family has a bat story that's hard to top.
Elissa Greene: Strings enters final week of classical music
Beethoven - he is a superstar of Western classical music. And he's the star of the last classical performance of Strings' Season 21 on Saturday, which features a record 46 musicians on the larger stage of the new Pavilion.
Comment policy takes effect
Newspaper hopes verification process improves online forum
The Web site www.steamboatpilot.com launches its new verification process for online commenters this morning.
Deb Babcock: Plant something scent-sational!
Whenever the aroma of lilac wafts by, I'm reminded of my grandmother who wore that scent.
Aging Well: Aging Well, CMC team up to offer more fitness classes
Beverly Lehrer-Brennan, of Steamboat Springs, injured her knee 30 years ago, but it wasn't until arthritis set in that the injury began to limit her active lifestyle.
Fifth annual wine festival draws crowds, celebrates vineyards
On Saturday afternoon at the Toast of Steamboat Grand Tasting, wine drinkers from across the state rubbed elbows in search of the perfect zinfandel, malbec or chardonnay. Humidity lifted up from the grass on Torian Plum Plaza as the sky clouded, dumped rain and cleared, while festival-goers lifted glasses and danced to the folk rock of Missed the Boat.
Moffat County Fair kicks off
Fun, competitions usher in 90th annual event
Moffat County Fair coordinator Carol Haskins paused, crunching the numbers in her head.
