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Pitkin County leaders have approved a visionary document that outlines county priorities and policies for the next 24 years. Vision 2050 touches on Pitkin County’s aspirations for affordability, limiting climate impacts, preserving rural life and balancing the region’s economy.
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Roaring Fork and Colorado River valley voters will decide which candidates will represent them in county, state and national races — and weigh in on ballot issues — in the General Election on Nov. 3, 2026. -
Jason Charme/Aspen Daily NewsThe city has sued a Florida-based landlord that owns part of the Midland Center where ICE operates a short-term holding facility. The lawsuit alleges JG Housing Solutions is breaking city zoning rules by continuing to allow its federal tenant to detain people after the facility’s permit was revoked in April. -
Sarah Tory/Aspen Public RadioA little over two months after Planned Parenthood shuttered its location in Glenwood Springs, the health center is set to reopen. The closure was always intended to be temporary, while the center onboarded its new health provider. -
Regan Mertz/Aspen Public RadioThe Hunter Creek Historical Foundation wrapped up work this month at a historic homestead site in the Hunter Creek Valley — despite limited funding and volunteers. This story is part of our “On the Ground” radio series that highlights solutions to local and global issues from Roaring Fork and Colorado River valley organizations.
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On today's podcast: Immigration enforcement has ramped up in Garfield County this year, but candidates for county commissioner want to keep local officers out of it. The Colorado State Patrol is asking folks in the high country to stay alert on the roads for wildlife for the next few months. And Boulder County is at the center of a Supreme Court case over whether oil companies can be held liable for damages, due to the effects of climate change.
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Abby O'Brien/KGNUFossil fuel giant Suncor want the case to be heard in federal court, despite the Colorado Supreme Court having already ruled that the case can be heard in state court. -
Caitlyn Kim/CPR NewsThe Supreme Court kicked off its new term Monday with tough questions about the future of Boulder’s blockbuster climate suit. The justices are considering Suncor v. Boulder, which presents complicated questions about who should pay for the costs of climate-driven disasters. -
Desert Research InstituteMicroplastic concentrations in Nevada’s Truckee River increased nearly tenfold during spring runoff, according to new research that offers a glimpse into how plastic pollution moves through some western waterways. -
Tony Gorman/CPR NewsThe changes are part of HR1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which Republicans and President Trump passed last year.
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Steven Senne/APCornell University names Sally Yates, former acting U.S. attorney general and career federal prosecutor, to lead an independent review into how the school handled a former student's rape allegations. -
Jeremias Gonzalez/APMore than a quarter of a million people rallied nationwide to support school students demanding more education funding, according to government figures, with thousands of arrests. -
Don Spiro/Simon & SchusterHill co-starred in HBO's Somebody Somewhere and has hosted drag king shows and queer cabarets. "This is my mantra … if you don't see yourself represented, go out and represent yourself," he says. -
NPRThree-time National Book Award finalist Edwidge Danticat and debut novelist Morgan Thomas are up for the fiction prize. Nonfiction books cover the prison system and music, and queer parenthood.
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Endgame and Avatar have been jockeying for the title for years now. -
The campaign is led in part by India's "Cockroach" youth movement, which previously forced the education minister to resign. -
State media cited investigators who said the network recruited people to ride motorcycles through neighborhoods at night, trapping up to 10 cats a night. -
Morning Edition is heading to Maine, Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, Ohio and Michigan to hear what voters say is shaping their choices ahead of the midterm elections. -
While Trump pushes to get his name on the Kennedy Center and other public sites, history shows that sitting presidents have almost always avoided putting their brands on government assets. -
The 82-year-old scientist, originally from Belgium, is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research into capturing neutrinos at the South Pole dates back to the 1980s.
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