Telluride Local News

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.