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An 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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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. -
Halle Zander/Aspen Public RadioCounty commissioners approved a mill levy ballot question for the November general election at a meeting last week. The property tax will fund the Healthy Community Fund, which supports nonprofit organizations. -
The nonprofit High Country Volunteers connects over 100 local nonprofits with volunteers from across the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys. 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. -
Halle Zander/Aspen Public RadioThe Roaring Fork School District board voted unanimously Wednesday to place a mill levy override on the November ballot.
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On today's podcast: Thirty-nine bears have been killed in vehicle collisions in Garfield County so far this year — Last year, there was just one. An intersection near Basalt Elementary and Middle schools is getting an upgrade – thanks to a local Girl Scout troop. And farmers in the Colorado River Basin are dealing with a lot of things right now, including mental health challenges.
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Caroline Llanes/Rocky Mountain Community RadioUtah’s Cultural Site Stewardship program gives volunteers the opportunity to protect Utah’s most special places, like historic sites and cultural resources, by monitoring them for damage. -
Courtesy U.S. Forest ServiceSo-called process based restoration (PBR) has a number of ecological benefits. But it can make ecosystems more resilient to wildfires when they come, and better able to recover in their wake. -
Conor Phelan/University of Nevada, RenoGiant sequoias only grow naturally in California today. But they once ranged as far east as Colorado, Wyoming and Nevada, before the climate turned drier and pushed them into their current, narrower range. -
Courtesy of Journey LeBeauMuseums have often been a place where colonial stereotypes are upheld, but a new generation of Indigenous professionals is working to change that.
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Ryan Sun/APLos Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer was suspended for one year by the NBA, and the team was ordered to pay $30 million for violating salary cap circumvention rules in a case involving Kawhi Leonard. -
Frans Schellekens/Redferns/Getty ImagesWilson, whose deep, dark contralto was one of the most distinctive voices in jazz, died on Wednesday in her hometown of Jackson, Miss. -
Karen Bleier/AFPThe IRS slashed its auditing staff last year — but the move may have backfired as tax collections from enforcement efforts plummeted, an Inspector General report shows. -
Jonathan Borg/APInvestigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia had written extensively about suspected corruption in political and business circles in Malta. She was killed by a car bomb in 2017, at age 53.
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The inaugural edition of Rodrigo's one-day, women-led concert, which featured artists like Stevie Nicks, Sarah McLachlan and Chappell Roan, didn't sideline its stated political mission. -
If the high court accepts the petition, it would tee up a case with sweeping implications for prediction markets, an industry that has unleashed billions of dollars of betting across nearly every aspect of modern life. -
Chaos unfolds at the Miami immigration court after judges are assigned mega master calendars, hearings where judges see more than 100 immigrants at once. -
The six-month war has led to a spike in oil prices, roiled the global economy and posed increasing political problems for President Trump's Republican Party ahead of November midterm elections. -
Looking up at this 18th century building, it became clear the British didn't only bring their architectural style to India. They also took some of India's style home. -
Chevron is the largest foreign oil operator in Venezuela. The deal will expand its footprint at a time of political and economic uncertainty for Venezuela.
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