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Aspen Family Connections will receive $625,000 from the White House over five years to build a coalition of stakeholders and address substance abuse among students in the upper Roaring Fork Valley. Colorado data shows improvements since 2021, but students in Aspen continue to use alcohol and tobacco products at higher-than-average rates.
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On today’s newscast: A big semi-truck crash closed I-70 for hours and cleanup efforts continue, the X-Games return to Buttermilk, renewable energy money in Pitkin County, David Koechner at TACAW, threats to Colorado’s Secretary of State, data on pollution in Colorado, and more.
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Bruno Fonseca/APMore than 100 wildfires stretched thousands of firefighters to the limit in northern Portugal on Wednesday, with seven deaths as fires spread out of control over the weekend. -
John Minchillo/APAs they fought to keep Sean "Diddy" Combs out of jail after his sex trafficking arrest, the music mogul's lawyers highlighted a litany of horrors at the Brooklyn federal lockup where he was headed. -
Jenny Kane/AP/APThe State Department announced Wednesday that its online renewal system is now fully operational, after testing in pilot programs, and available to adult passport holders whose passport had expired within the past five years or will expire in the coming year. -
Karl B DeBlaker/APThe Republican vice presidential nominee continues to rail against Haitian migrants living in Ohio, though many have Temporary Protected Status, as the GOP escalates its hardline immigration stance.
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Here's a look at what the Federal Reserve's rate cut will mean for those looking to buy — or sell — a home. -
Prosecutors revealed last week that Weinstein had been indicted on additional sex crime charges that weren’t part of the case that led to his now-overturned 2020 conviction. -
In Indian-controlled Kashmir, residents are voting in elections that some hope will lead to restoration of the territory's statehood, which ended when it became a federally governed territory in 2019. -
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, a union of 1.3 million workers, will not endorse Vice President Harris or former President Donald Trump for president, after decades of backing Democrats. -
Souther was a prolific songwriter and musician who helped shape the country-rock sound that took root in Southern California in the 1970s with his collaborations with the Eagles and Linda Ronstadt. -
Following Tuesday's stunning attack via pagers, Lebanon was hit by another deadly wave of exploding communications devices on Wednesday.
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