Eleanor Bennett
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Aspen Journalism & Aspen Public Radio
Garfield County’s longtime sheriff, Lou Vallario, is stepping down at the end of this year, and two Republican candidates — Garfield County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Lt. Brent Baker and Eagle County Undersheriff Dan Loya — are competing to take over his position in the June 30 primary election.
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Nick Tininenko/Courtesy PhotoDirector Ruth Katz talks about this year’s lineup of topics and speakers, including the pediatrician and philanthropist Priscilla Chan. During the closing session, Chan will discuss her initiative to use AI-powered technology to cure or prevent all diseases by the end of the century. -
Rifle Police DepartmentAll evacuations have been lifted related to the Willow Fire in north Rifle, according to Colorado River Fire Rescue. The 10 acre fire damaged an eight-unit apartment building, which is believed to be a total loss. -
Aspen Music Festival and School/Courtesy PhotoMeghan Umber will succeed Alan Fletcher as president and CEO of the Aspen Music Festival and School. Umber will bring two decades of experience at the Los Angeles Philharmonic to the Roaring Fork Valley. -
Courtesy Aspen-Pitkin County AirportPitkin County commissioners voted at the end of May to overrule the Planning and Zoning Commission’s decision and proceed with the modernization project as planned. Part of the disagreement involved ultrafine air particles, a topic of ongoing debate.
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On today's newscast: Aspen’s 30 parks will get less water this summer under the city’s stage 3 water restrictions; a coalition of Colorado communities is preparing to advocate for climate-minded data center regulations; and GEO Group, the corporation that operates immigrant detention facilities nationwide and in Colorado, has sued the state over a new law requiring health and safety inspections. Tune in for these stories and more.
Regional News
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Jonathan D. Mallory/BLM UtahSevere drought is shrinking the places many Western animals depend on for food, water and shelter, and the effects may be strongest for predators, according to new research. -
Kyle McKinnon/KUNCElection officials say the state's mail voting system remains one of the most widely used and trusted in the country, even as questions about election security persist. -
Patrick Morrissey/Adobe StockRespondents to a survey in Colorado expressed interest in trying cannabis as an alternative to pharmaceutical medications and because they had exhausted other interventions. -
Jacob/Adobe StockPeople living near oil refineries can often see or smell signs of industrial pollution. Now, a new interactive map aims to help them better understand the potential health impacts associated with those facilities.
NPR News
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Umberto NicolettiThe French pianists celebrate more than a half century of recording together with a triple-disc set containing many brand new tracks. -
Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty ImagesThe government says more than 60% of the president's daily intelligence briefing relies on information collected under a tool known as FISA Section 702. But Congress has struggled to renew it. -
RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP via Getty ImagesThe initial public offering from the rocket and AI company raised some $75 billion, making the company one of the biggest in the world — and likely making Elon Musk a trillionaire. -
Niko Tavernise/Universal PicturesSpielberg's new thriller centers on a massive U.S. conspiracy to hide the fact that aliens have been visiting Earth for decades. If anything, though, the movie's pleasures feel more retro than timely.
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It's camp. It's drag. A Stormaganza is coming and the Glamazonian Express is in trouble! -
Hockney moved from London to Southern California in the 1960s and was an innovative painter, photographer, stage designer and printmaker. -
Pope Leo XIV visited the Canary Islands on Thursday, where he issued a forceful defense of migrants. -
This week, Knicks fans had a big win after a big loss; fans of inflation were delighted and World Cup fans went broke. How will quiz fans fare? -
Moira Brown, perhaps the oldest of Scotland's Tartan Army of soccer fans, will be in Boston when Scotland's team plays against Haiti on June 13. "I'm the luckiest person in this world," she says. -
For decades, immigrants who are legal permanent residents in the U.S. could get loans through the Small Business Administration, a core pillar of small-business lending. Not anymore.
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