Planning work underway to upgrade Rubey Park is not intended to lead to a significantly expanded or relocated site, according to city officials.

Instead, the work aims to come up with a plan to rehabilitate the aging facility, improving bus parking, concrete walkways and waiting areas.

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A fiery traffic accident in Glenwood Canyon early Wednesday killed one person, closed Interstate 70 in both directions for hours and sent scores of drivers up the Roaring Fork Valley to the Independence Pass closure gate, which they found was surprisingly still blocking the highway.

Deputy George Kremer of the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office responded to the gate and said he found a traffic jam. Even semi-trucks were trying to use the pass to get around Glenwood Canyon — even though vehicles longer than 35 feet are prohibited even when the pass is open. The road is expected to open today at 2 p.m.

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An Aspen woman faces a felony charge for allegedly using the credit card numbers of other people, including a customer at the retail store where she worked, to buy clothes and a tanning session.

Catherine Anne Turner-Wells, 49, was arrested at her home Tuesday on a charge of unauthorized use of a financial transaction device.

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A planned overhaul of the Rio Grande parking garage’s roof will end a decades-long practice of law enforcement vehicles blocking a fire lane — a violation of city code that would land the average citizen a $100 ticket and possibly a tow.

After more than a year of analysis and debate, Aspen City Council last month signed off on a $4 million project to overhaul Galena Plaza, which sits on top of the Rio Grande parking garage and serves as its roof.

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A Basalt man accused of robbing a woman of her purse and other items as she walked home from a restaurant last year pleaded not guilty on Monday to felony charges.

A four-day trial in November was set for Erick Gomez, 18, who is charged with robbery and theft. The alleged victim’s husband attended the brief proceeding.

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“[Dear] Steve, I wanted to speak with you about not having a runoff.”

So opens an email from mayoral candidate and current City Councilman Torre to mayoral candidate and current City Councilman Steve Skadron, suggesting that it would be best for Skadron to drop out of the June 4 runoff election between the two men.

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The family of Jeff Walker, who was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound out of bounds at Aspen Highlands in March, has given money raised during the community’s search for him to two local nonprofits.

Carol Walker, Jeff’s mom who lives in Maryland, said $11,000 was donated to Mountain Rescue Aspen, which helped search for him, and another $2,000 was given to the “Mental Health Fund” at the Aspen Community Foundation.

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Wilderness Workshop has habitat-restoring projects

The Wilderness Workshop has announced its summer 2013 habitat restoration project schedule, with a focus this year on work in the Castle and Maroon Creek valleys.

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