Republican Rep. Jeff Hurd narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Dwayne Romero to retain his CD3 seat. After a bruising Election Night for his party, Hurd will be Colorado’s lone Republican in Congress next year.
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Drew Shaw/Aspen Daily NewsWith the drought having given way to a wet fall, water planners, municipalities and climatologists are looking at what they learned from 2026 and can apply to the future as Colorado’s climate is expected to get warmer and drier. -
Hannah Weaver/Aspen Public RadioTwo anti-transgender state ballot measures, targeting youth sports and gender-affirming surgeries, passed in Colorado last week. The news is unsettling for some in the Roaring Fork Valley. -
Drew Shaw/Aspen Daily NewsData center developers wanting to build in Rifle will likely have to deal with a sweeping set of new regulations, following the city council’s unanimous initial approval of the rules earlier this month. -
Eleanor Bennett/Aspen Journalism & Aspen Public RadioThe Garfield County Commissioners on Monday selected newcomer Tela Forehand and reappointed John Mallonee to the public library board, a decision that could inform how the libraries respond to ongoing book challenges.
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On today's podcast: When Jeff Hurd begins his second term in Congress next year, he’ll likely be the only Republican member from Colorado. The federal government will be making a decision soon about potentially opening up thousands of acres of public land on the Roan Plateau for oil and gas drilling. And avalanche season is underway in the high country.
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DeRae Logan/KGNUOnce known as the Harlem of the West, Denver's historic Five Points neighborhood was a thriving center of Black culture, commerce, and community. Over the decades, gentrification and redevelopment have transformed the neighborhood. But the neighborhood's history has not disappeared, and neither has Welton Street Cafe. -
Hart Van Denburg/CPR NewsThe FAA cites a “communication issue” that impacted air traffic control, grounding all air traffic. -
National Park ServiceThe legislation seeks to speed up permits, including data centers and energy projects. -
Courtesy of the U.S. Department of EnergyThe Department of the Interior’s strategic plan calls for selling public lands, increasing energy production and consolidating its workforce.
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Michael Nagle/Bloomberg/via Getty ImagesSydney Sweeney has great jeans, American Eagle Outfitters tells us. But who made them? And what are working conditions like in the garment factories of Pakistan and Bangladesh? -
Gerald Herbert/APOfficials are seeking at least $1 million in damages from the owners of the tanker that hit a cruise ship last week. The incident was dubbed "the miracle on the Mississippi" after no one was killed. -
Nina Alexandria Riggio for NPRA year ago in November, New Mexico became the first state to offer free childcare to every eligible family, regardless of income. -
Sarah Kallis/GPB NewsIn several states, Democrats took control of legislatures that had been divided and they weakened GOP dominance in others. Issues on the agenda: More access to health care, new limits on school vouchers.
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The film Being Heumann tells the lesser-known story of the mother of the disability rights movement. A new generation of activists share how they "carry the torch" today. -
A federal judge on Saturday ordered a two-week delay to any work at a historic Washington public golf course not far from the White House. -
Some college football games were delayed a few hours on Saturday or postponed to Sunday. And in Oklahoma at least, there will be perks for fans to make up for the inconvenience, including cheap beers. -
A new Florida law that prohibits taxpayer dollars from going toward diversity initiatives has prompted Delray Beach to cancel its St. Patrick's Day parade after a nearly 60-year run. -
The U.S. has lost its status as a country where measles is eliminated, according to researchers with direct knowledge of the deliberations at the Pan American Health Organization. -
The company's spacecraft returned to its Texas launchpad in dramatic fashion — by carefully lowering itself until two metal arms attached to the launch tower could secure it.
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