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Even 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.
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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. -
Eleanor Bennett/Aspen Journalism & Aspen Public RadioVoters in House District 57 in November will choose between Democratic incumbent Rep. Elizabeth Velasco of Glenwood Springs and Republican challenger Russ Andrews of Carbondale, a financial adviser and secretary of the Colorado Republican Party. -
Hannah Weaver/Aspen Public RadioThousands of Coloradans are losing health insurance because of narrowing Medicaid eligibility requirements. But one new program is hoping to widen access to birth control by providing it completely free of charge to anyone who wants it. -
Regan Mertz/Aspen Public RadioCandidates Jonathan Godes and Eric Rudd were questioned on top issues facing the county at a debate in September. They’ll face off in the Nov. 3 election.
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On today's podcast: An affordable housing project in West Glenwood Springs is one step closer to breaking ground. Parachute wants to usher in new economic development. And a tribal nation is urging hunters to choose non-lead ammunition.
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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. -
Hanna Merzbach/Wyoming Public MediaThe Trump administration tried to shut down campuses last year. Courts kept them open, but enrollment plummeted. Now, it’s on the rise again. -
Courtesy of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Eagle AviaryThe tribe released two golden eagles in Montana last year. One died in Colorado, likely due to lead poisoning. -
Caitlin Tan/Wyoming Public MediaIdaho, Montana, Nevada and Wyoming have been slow to fund electric vehicle chargers with federal dollars, while other states in the Mountain West have been more eager.
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Chris Pizzello/AP PhotoAuthorities say Blair was physically abusive and injured two flight attendants while traveling from Los Angeles to New York. A Blair representative said she had a medical emergency aboard the plane. -
Luke Garrett / NPR NewsThe Justice Department says the search is part of an "ongoing federal investigation", while Omar calls it "an attempt to target political enemies" -
Manish Swarup/APOpposition parties say revisions to the list of eligible voters favor Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party. Authorities have removed more than 130 million names from the voter roll. -
Albert Yee for NPRThe U.S. government is trying to end the dominance of high-quality, low-cost drones made in China. But more restrictions mean higher costs for cash-strapped police forces that rely on those drones.
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Vaccination is the best way to protect yourself against measles. For most adults, one shot of the MMR is considered enough protection. But there are certain situations that call for a second dose. -
"I just want to make people really feel things about the world they live in," Grian Chatten says of Dopamine Chamber, which he describes as the band's attempt to map the tensions of our moment. -
Ali plays a devout Muslim family man, who also happens to be an assassin in Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother. After decades in the business and two Oscars, he says he has less fear as an actor.
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Two Americans have won the Nobel Prize in economics for their work on how to smooth boom-and-bust cycles to limit unemployment and inflation. -
Trump said he had brokered a cease-fire to protect energy infrastructure in Russia and Ukraine. But Ukrainian officials say bombs kept falling overnight on gas facilities, wounding 33 people. -
Pope Leo XIV said he would undergo surgery after doctors found a "localized nodule" in his lung.
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