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Aspen Public Radio published a story on April 1 about a ski patroller leaving the profession. Some of her coworkers spoke out in defense of the career choice.
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Halle Zander/Aspen Public RadioThe Aspen Education Association requested a 12% base salary increase for teachers. The Aspen School District offered an 8.5% increase. -
Regan Mertz/Aspen Public RadioArtnauts is an artist collective that works to draw attention to global issues through the visual arts. Despite originating in Colorado, the group usually shows internationally, and making a stateside appearance is rare. -
Sarah Tory/Aspen Public RadioRangelands cover 50 percent of the earth’s land surface, including much of the Roaring Fork Valley. But these ecosystems — a critical carbon sink — are under threat as climate change worsens. -
Sage Smiley/Aspen Public RadioCarbondale elected its first female mayor in ten years, about 100 people voted in Parachute’s first election in a decade, and New Castle’s town council will have a female majority for the first time since at least 2014.
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On today's newscast: Aspen has a new art gallery in town; much of the water used by data centers is not being reported publicly; and ski resorts that operate on public lands may soon have more flexibility to adapt to a changing climate under a new federal rule. Tune in for these stories and more.
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Brittany Peterson/Associated PressSki areas with special-use permits must be primarily focused on skiing and other snow sports. But in a final rule, the U.S. Forest Service said that focus will no longer be determined by revenue, which could help ski areas to adapt business to a changing climate. -
Dominic Gentilcore/Adobe StockWind and solar power are rapidly expanding across the Mountain West, with some states now generating a significant share of their electricity from renewable sources, according to a new report from Climate Central, a nonpartisan research group. -
Illustration: Ryan Vellinga/Images: APPresident Trump’s $1.5 trillion dollar proposed budget says the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program is “unnecessary” because states can help prevent utility shutoffs. Millions rely on this help to pay their bills during extreme cold and heat surges. -
McKenzie Lange/CPR NewsRepublican Rep. Brandi Bradley of Littleton called for the entire 650+ page budget bill to be read aloud, a roughly 15-hour ordeal that halted proceedings in the House this week.
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Heather Diehl/Getty ImagesThe Trump administration is moving to vacate the seditious conspiracy convictions of extremists involved in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack, who earlier received commutations instead of full pardons. -
Jalaa Marey/AFP via Getty ImagesPresident Trump said a second round of direct U.S.-Iran peace talks could resume in Pakistan within the next two days, even as he instituted a naval blockade of all Iranian ports. -
Leni Sinclair/Getty Images/Michael Ochs ArchivesIn December, the late Nigerian superstar became the first African musician to get a Grammy lifetime achievement award. Now he's making history as well at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. -
Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesThe average refund so far is $350 more than last year at this time, despite projections that it would be closer to $1,000 due to Republican-led tax changes as part of the Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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Pope Leo XIV is heading to the central African nation of Cameroon with a message of peace for its separatist region and for talks with President Paul Biya. -
Sometimes you just need to recombobulate. That word isn't in the dictionary, but it is on a beloved sign at Milwaukee's airport. -
A majority of people who start the obesity and diabetes medicines known as GLP-1s also quit them, and plan to restart again. Research hasn't yet shown the health impacts of cycling on and off the drugs. -
Ruben Ray Martinez is considered the first person to be killed by ICE during President Trump's second term. His mother believes his death could have been avoided. -
While parts of Sudan's capital show fragile signs of life, across the country the conflict between the army and a rival paramilitary continues to drive mass displacement, hunger and allegations of atrocities. -
"How do I check that it's not a hoax?" said Ari Hodara. The Parisian art enthusiast could not believe his luck when he found out he'd won a Pablo Picasso painting worth $1 million.
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