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Habitat for Humanity Roaring Fork Valley is building a factory in Rifle to manufacture affordable modular housing. It will also provide workforce training for locals.
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On today's newscast: Pitkin County is moving forward on a 30-year lease agreement with Atlantic Aviation for general-aviation services; Snowmass Village voters will decide on a mayor and two town council members this fall, with contested races across the board; this Saturday marks the start of Latino Conservation Week, a nationwide effort to support Latino communities everywhere getting outdoors and getting involved with environmental causes; and more.
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Mark Thiessen/APA fringe candidate who's never been to Alaska and is currently in federal prison in New York is set to appear on the general election ballot for Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat, after a judge’s ruling. -
Martin Mejia/APAlberto Fujimori, whose decade-long presidency began with righting Peru’s economy and defeating a brutal insurgency only to end in a disgrace, has died. He was 86. -
Matthew Pearson/WABECameron Lewellen of Georgia headed into Tuesday's debate one of the small but potentially key slice of voters who are undecided about the presidential election. After, his vote is in sharper focus. -
Rebecca Blackwell/APAttorneys representing conservative activist Edward Blum and the Atlanta-based Fearless Fund wrote that both parties “have settled,” asking the court to permanently dismiss the case.
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After buying Twitter in 2022, Elon Musk instituted sweeping changes — including rebranding the social media platform as "X." Authors Kate Conger and Ryan Mac recount the takeover in Character Limit. -
Shares in former President Trump’s company plunged the day after his debate with Vice President Harris. -
Vice President Harris said the economic costs of climate change are already clear, with homeowners facing skyrocketing insurance prices. -
Following the 1989 brutal assault of a New York jogger, the former president took out full-page ads calling for the return of the death penalty. He refuses to apologize to the now Exonerated five. -
As the leader of Maze, Beverly crafted songs like the slinky, euphoric "Happy Feelin’s" and the breakup anthem "Before I Let Go," wedding his dulcet singing to buoyant grooves. -
Consumer prices in August were up 2.5% from a year ago — the smallest annual increase since February 2021. Falling inflation clears the way for the Federal Reserve to start cutting interest rates next week — likely by a quarter percentage point.
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