The mural is the first of three that will highlight young immigrants’ memories and creative expression in Carbondale. The art project is part of a program supported by Carbondale-based nonprofit VOICES.
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A new, mobile history and art project called the Breathing Healing Bus aims to bring focus to the experience of Indigenous communities in Colorado, as the U.S. and Colorado celebrate their 250th and 150th anniversaries.
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Native voices rise as the United States and Colorado prepare anniversary commemorations. The mobile Breathing Healing Bus aims to bring the Indigenous history of the state to light.
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The Fire Safety Simulator was designed with kids in mind, but adults often need practice too. Rifle residents got to experience home fire scenarios when the trailer visited their community at the end of April.
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Carbondale-based nonprofit Youthentity hosted its first civics bee this week for middle school students on the Western Slope. Similar competitions — like the spelling bees — have helped schools reach certain learning benchmarks. This story is part of our “On the Ground” radio series, which highlights solutions to local and global issues from Roaring Fork and Colorado River valley organizations.
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On today's newscast: Pitkin County agreed yesterday to help residents at Cavern Springs Mobile Home Park in Glenwood buy the land under their homes; a new healing center in Aspen blends licensed mental health services with regulated psychedelic experiences; and some lawmakers are warning that legal foreign workers in the U.S. may face multiple hurdles renewing their work permits. Tune in for these stories and more.
Regional News
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As Colorado prepares for summer tourism, visitors planning trips to rural communities might assume that if they have a medical emergency, they will receive the same level of emergency care they would at home. However, that's not always the case. Rural communities may lack a hospital or even a fully staffed emergency response team. For example, the rural Hinsdale County Emergency Medical Services recently lost its only paramedic. That's left the county's EMS system in a pinch ahead of its peak tourism season.
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The Department of Energy ordered the Craig Unit 1 power plant to continue operating in December, just days before it was set to sunset permanently. Now, Colorado and the utilities that own the plant are suing.
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Organizers have held Colorado Black Equity Study events around the state, including in Boulder, Durango and Colorado Springs.
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Getting the common abortion medication mifepristone via telehealth, mail or pharmacies was banned over the weekend. The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily restored access, but that could change.
NPR News
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Prospective parents can now pick embryos based on risk predictions for thousands of diseases and odds for specific traits. But should they?
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Republicans in Congress are proposing $1 billion in funding for security for President Trump's White House ballroom as part of their partisan plan to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Pollinators have economic and health benefits, but those benefits have been difficult to quantify. A new study puts some numbers to how important pollinators are for both nutrition and income.
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A TV adaptation of William Golding's 1954 novel follows schoolboys who survive a plane crash and must fend for themselves on a deserted island. It was co-written by Adolescence creator Jack Thorne.
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As a water taxi rounded a corner at sunset, the village of Torosiaje came into view, with its colorful stilted houses perched over the Molucca Sea.
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Turner had a larger-than-life personality, and used it to launch the country's first 24/7 all-news network.
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NPR wants to hear from people impacted by changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman said negotiators are assessing the Trump administration's latest proposal and will relate a response to mediating country Pakistan.
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In Five Weeks in the Country, author Francine Prose imagines a distressing, ill-timed visit to Charles Dickens' home in 1857 — offering a memorable twist on the classic English country house drama.
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Millions of people with Medicare will soon be eligible to get discounted GLP-1 drugs for weight loss. Here's how it will work.
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