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There are a record number of statewide ballot measures in the Colorado midterms this year. The Women’s Foundation of Colorado says 10 of the 14 are particularly relevant for women.
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Courtesy of Wilderness Workshop/Aspen Daily NewsThe federal government plans to lease about 5,000 acres of public land on Garfield County’s Roan Plateau in December for future drilling. -
Regan Mertz/Aspen Public RadioPitkin County District 1 candidates weigh in on the airport, water rights and public land managementCandidates Rob Ittner and John Doyle spoke to Aspen Public Radio about where they stand on top issues facing the county. They’ll face off in the Nov. 3 election. -
Jason Charme/Aspen Daily NewsEven before the snow stopped falling this past winter, fire leaders across the region were ringing alarm bells about what it meant for the 2026 fire season. -
William Woody/CPR NewsRepublican incumbent Rep. Jeff Hurd faces a challenge from combat veteran and former Aspen City Councilor Dwayne Romero for Colorado’s Congressional District 3. The massive district covers much of western and southern Colorado.
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On today's podcast: The executive director of the Early Learning Center in Aspen has been charged with misdemeanor child abuse. A new collaboration aims to protect water and land in the San Luis Valley. And a new report finds that Native Americans face voting obstacles at every step of the electoral process.
Regional News
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Courtesy of Kalela ReubenFor many Indigenous communities, hunting is a key part of culture and subsistence. But tribal hunting rights are often misunderstood or not respected. -
NASANew satellite observations show that some global river models struggle to account for dams, reservoirs and other human influences, raising questions about their reliability for water planning. -
Savannah RoseTwo years after her death, the world-famous grizzly bear’s legacy endures. At the same time, federal protections for the species are on their way out the door. -
Ty ONeil/APVicki Christiansen, who retired as Forest Service chief in 2021, pointed to aggressive agency mandates to quickly extinguish fires as a possible factor at play during this dangerous season.
NPR News
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Ian Maule/AFP via Getty Images, Alex Brandon/APCongress and a federal agency are threatening to weaken the country's historic preservation law, fueling a backlash that critics say is as fiery as the one that led to the law's creation 60 years ago. -
Jennifer Teresa VillanuevaFor eight years, photographer Jennifer Teresa Villanueva has documented her Mexican American family's everyday life in Chicago, capturing intimate moments of love, labor and sacrifice. -
Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThe Trump administration provided few details about its process for canceling hundreds of thousands of Affordable Care Act enrollments — even as the next stage of the anti-fraud effort is underway. -
Alberto Pezzali/APUkrainian drones attacked a refinery in Russia's Ryazan region early Thursday, hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that a brief truce spurned by Moscow was over.
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One plays the bull, the other the bullfighter, as a pair practices a dance of death in a sport that's prohibited in the Mexican capital city. -
Cold and flu season is here. Before someone in your household gets hit, make sure you have these essential meds and comfort items in your medicine cabinet. -
Some key voters in Georgia say deep frustration and disappointment with President Trump are motivating their election plans just weeks before Election Day. -
Defense Secretary Hegseth's announcement of a livestreamed execution elicited reactions of disgust and condemnation from some faith leaders and politicians. But within his church, it's not an outlier. -
The roof of a private school collapsed in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 28 children and a female teacher and injuring more than 50 other people. -
As polar ice melts in the Arctic, shipping lanes are opening up, making the region a new zone of superpower competition. Writer Rana Foroohar explains the stakes in Sea Change.
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