After a record warm and dry winter, ranchers and farmers brace for a challenging summer.
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The Community Hope Fund will offer financial assistance for therapy. The new fund will be overseen by the Aspen Hope Center, a mental health care provider in the valley.
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A passenger train struck a semi-tanker truck off Highway 6 just east of Rifle Wednesday morning. The tanker driver sustained minor injuries, but no other injuries were reported.
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Snowpack levels have improved in the Roaring Fork River Basin, but are still only 17% of normal. Hydrologists say potential for a significant wildfire season remains, and water supplies will still be stretched thin.
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The mural is the first of three that will highlight young immigrants’ memories and creative expression in Carbondale. The art project is part of a program supported by Carbondale-based nonprofit VOICES.
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On today's newscast: The town of Silt is turning off its license plate tracking cameras, while Aspen is moving forward its plans to install the cameras, state lawmakers look to finalize bills on the final day of the legislative session, and more.
Regional News
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Airports across the Mountain West are dominating a new ranking of the most turbulent in the United States, underscoring how the region’s mountainous terrain shapes flight conditions.
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Visits dropped about 8% in Colorado in the first year after wildfires. But recreation stayed flat or even increased after low-intensity prescribed fires.
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The program is already removing migration barriers on private land in Colorado, Idaho and Wyoming. Now, it’s coming to Utah.
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They’ll notify one another when well projects are proposed within a mile of the shared state border. And the model may expand to neighboring states.
NPR News
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Aguda's novel, One Leg on Earth, follows a young woman in Nigeria facing an unintended pregnancy. The Things We Never Say, by Strout, centers on a high school teacher leading a secret life of sadness.
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Spring is snail season in Seville. Caracoles in southern Spain differ from the well-known French escargot — they're smaller and eaten directly from the shell. And everyone has a favorite tapas bar that serves them.
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Alex Murdaugh — the disgraced former lawyer serving a life term for the murders of his wife and son — will get a new trial in South Carolina, the state Supreme Court said on Wednesday.
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For years, Julieta Venegas sprinkled traditional elements of northern Mexican music throughout her records. Her new album, Norteña, places the singer-songwriter's folkloric sensibilities front and center.
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Witnesses say a burst of gunfire has rung out in the Philippine Senate where authorities have tried to arrest a senator who is wanted by the ICC.
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Russia test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile as part of efforts to modernize its nuclear forces. The nuclear-armed Sarmat missile would enter combat service at the end of the year.
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The packaging on some snacks is turning black-and-white, as the war in Iran disrupts the supply of an ingredient used in colored ink. Calbee's chips originally came in a bright-orange bag.
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During Operation Metro Surge, mutual aid efforts raised millions of dollars. But with most agents gone and increasing fatigue from the community, funds are drying up and people are moving on. Immigrants are not.
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Military life has always involved some degree of uncertainty. But for many families, the fear and unknowns that come with the Iran war are new territory.
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Some flights are less than 100 miles, and they're the backbone of the U.S. air system, linking small towns and big cities. But short routes were in decline even before jet fuel costs spiked.
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