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Aspen Mountain will be the only Aspen Snowmass resort open for lift-served skiing starting on Monday, April 6. It is currently scheduled to close on April 19.
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Courtesy of Katy WillcoxSnowmass patroller Katy Willcox has ski patrolled for a decade. As climate change makes winters increasingly unreliable, she decided that this season will be her last. -
Eleanor Bennett/Aspen Public RadioThe Carbondale-based nonprofit offers free screenprinting on most Saturdays and at some community events. This story is part of our “On the Ground” radio series, which highlights solutions to local and global issues from Roaring Fork and Colorado River valley organizations. -
Sage Smiley/Aspen Public RadioNPR and three public radio stations in Colorado, including Aspen Public Radio, sued the Trump administration in May for First Amendment violations stemming from an executive order that demanded federal agencies strip the company of its federal funding. A federal judge ruled it was “unlawful and unenforceable.” -
Aspen Daily News fileAPCHA Executive Director Matthew Gillen told the board during a March 18 meeting that the housing authority is already receiving questions about the upcoming closure. He asked board members whether they would be interested in considering a policy to implement during the closure.
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On today's newscast: Snowmass Ski Area will close on Sunday due to current snow conditions; a Colorado appeals court has re-ordered the sentencing of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters; and the U.S. Forest Service will move its headquarters from Washington, D.C., to Salt Lake City, Utah. Tune in for these stories and more.
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Hart Van Denburg/CPR NewsThe former Mesa County Clerk was sentenced to more than 8 years in prison in 2024. -
Png Studio/Adobe StockNew funding is aimed at helping fossil fuel-dependent communities in the Mountain West navigate a changing energy economy, with one project focused on the Four Corners region. -
Scott FranzThe move is part of a “sweeping restructuring," which the agency said is intended to move leaders closer to the land they oversee. The plan has been met with concern. -
Halle Zander/Aspen Public RadioThe Supreme Court Justices said Colorado’s law banning conversion therapy regulates speech based on viewpoint, and the lower courts erred by failing to apply sufficiently rigorous First Amendment scrutiny.
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Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty ImagesThe status of a decades-old bunker beneath the now-demolished East Wing is unclear, but the Trump administration has cited security concerns in its legal filings in favor of continuing construction. -
Anja SchutzOn a new album, the experimental vocal group Roomful of Teeth and songwriter Gabriel Kahane take up residence in a multidimensional hotel with a time-traveling elevator and a quirky clientele. -
Vahid Salemi/APA U.S. official said that one crew member had been rescued and U.S. forces continue to search for the second crew member. -
Joe Raedle/Getty Images North AmericaThe U.S. job market perked up last month as employers added 178,000 jobs. The unemployment rate dipped to 4.3%, mainly because the number of people seeking work declined.
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In his annual budget, President Trump is asking Congress to boost defense spending to $1.5 trillion, the largest such request in decades. -
Early on, Zendaya and Robert Pattinson's new movie The Drama takes a turn. We're talking about it here: spoilers ahead.
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Iran said one of the longest bridges linking Tehran to the city of Karaj was destroyed overnight, while Iranian missiles and drones hit Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait. -
Advocates hope recent verdicts against social media platforms will build momentum for bigger changes in Silicon Valley. -
Legal experts tell NPR five possible reasons that, despite the accusations made against rich and powerful people in the files, the DOJ has made no additional arrests. The big one? Lack of evidence. -
There's a lot more to "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" than "peanuts and Cracker Jack."
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