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The Roaring Fork Conservancy is one of several local employers that have purchased a mix of deed-restricted and free-market condos to rent to staff in a new apartment complex in Basalt. Matthew Anderson, who works for the conservancy, will be one of the first residents to move into the new units.
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Klaus KocherA new report identifies gaps in food assistance across Pitkin, Garfield and Eagle counties. The analysis suggests expanding mobile food banks, emergency food bags and home-delivery services could help address the issue. -
Regan Mertz/Aspen Public RadioThis weekend’s festivities will include art demonstrations, history tours and an open house at one of the town’s oldest homes. -
Jason Charme/Aspen Daily NewsUpdated federal requirements are driving up costs for the entrance to Aspen reevaluation. Aspen City Council will review significant project updates on Sept. 22. -
Town of Basalt/Courtesy PhotoAn intersection near Basalt Elementary and Middle schools is getting an upgrade to make it safer for pedestrians. A local Girl Scout troop helped design the changes, including a rainbow crosswalk and revamped pedestrian bridge.
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On today's podcast: Roaring Fork Schools wants to reign in absenteeism and do more to support students with special needs. Pharmacies are dealing with a shortage of estrogen patches. And Colorado voters will decide this November on whether to replace the state's flat income tax rate.
Regional News
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Ffooter - stock.adobe.com/13370702Mountain West texters are more likely to bring up self-harm in crisis conversations than Americans at large. -
(BorderPlex Digital Assets)/sourcenm.comA U.S. representative calls for an investigation into the site that would house Open AI. -
ARHIT/Adobe StockFrom Spokane, Wash. to Pueblo County, Colo., fast-moving fires have again wreaked havoc in neighborhoods this summer. Now, a network of scientists, fire professionals and other experts have joined forces to seek research-based solutions to the problem. -
Kevin J. Beaty/DenveriteThe midterm elections are around the corner, and Colorado election officials are dealing with a lot of uncertainty. Colorado and about two dozen states have sued to block a new U.S. Postal Service (USPS) rule to regulate and restrict mail ballots.
NPR News
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Aaron Favila/APPhilippines Vice President Sara Duterte has posted bail after order issued for her arrest on charges she publicly threatened to arrange assassination of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and two others. -
Alyson Hurt/NPRThe U.N. has backed a new map showing Africa in its true relative size, with the U.S. standing alone in opposition. -
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images North AmericaA report from Labor Department investigators found former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer violated her own department's policy prohibiting harassment. She resigned in April. -
Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty ImagesThe new effort appears to be another tactic in a broader Trump administration strategy to short-circuit immigrants' already limited due process options in order to speed deportations.
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That's the grim assessment from the ground in the wake of the catastrophic flooding, which damaged or destroyed 7 health facilities, interrupted routine care and is affecting mental health. -
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum says "excavation work" will begin in the next two weeks, without approval from a key federal body. Veterans who sued over the arch want a judge to intervene before then. -
The global effort to end child marriage is in the news. In the U.S., there's a new bill before Congress (but it's controversial). And the U.N. is designating a day dedicated to ending the practice. -
The judge in Lindsay Clancy's murder case has declared a mistrial after the jury was unable to agree on a verdict. -
It's part of a political showdown with Marcos. A trial could impact her plans to run for president in 2028. -
His trip to Vietnam marks his third visit to an ASEAN member state as he seeks to restore Myanmar's standing in the bloc.
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