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The Hogback bus route will end in November if Silt and Garfield County do not agree to a new three-year plan.
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Hannah Weaver/Aspen Public RadioSince 2016, La Clínica del Pueblo in Carbondale has offered free and low-cost women’s health services to the Latino community. But it says there’s still inadequate access to mammograms. A new program aims to close that gap. -
Aspen Daily News fileThe Aspen Police Department will end its contract with Georgia-based Flock Safety after fielding concerns from the community about the controversial license plate readers. -
Kaya Williams/Aspen Public RadioFires burning on the Western Slope, along with dry conditions, caused the restrictions. Heritage Fire features live-fire cooking, and organizers decided to not take the risk. -
Sarah ToryWater managers are reenvisioning Carbondale’s water system in response to climate change — and a record-breaking dry winter.
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On today's newscast: The Aspen city council ends a controversial partnership with a surveillance company… The Trump administration sues Colorado for providing in state college tuition to some undocumented students… And the viral video of a bison launching a man in the air at Yellowstone National Park serves a reminder that wild animals can be dangerous.
Regional News
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Vit Onopriienko/Adobe StockAs federal officials negotiate new rules for sharing the Colorado River's shrinking water supply, scientists are expanding efforts to better measure one of the basin's biggest sources of water loss: evaporation. -
Hanna Merzbach/Wyoming Public MediaMoney will go toward bolstering workforce education programs and supply chains, as well as helping nuclear companies commercialize reactors quickly. -
Brittany Peterson/APA new study found that human-caused warming increased the chances of snow conditions this severe. -
CDC/CDCThe region hasn’t experienced the virus with the same severity as the Midwest, but is beginning to see cyclosporiasis in communities.
NPR News
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I-HWA CHENG/AFP via Getty ImagesThe author and translator of Taiwan Travelogue, the winner of the 2026 International Booker Prize, discuss identity and history amid the debate over Taiwan's colonial ties to Japan and escalating geopolitical pressure from China. -
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania via Liveright PublishingThe renowned classics scholar caused a stir when her critical review of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey went viral. Wilson explains her reaction to the film and why she's translating the poem again. -
Betsy Joles for NPRChitral borders Afghanistan and isn't easy to reach. Breathtaking views abound in this remote mountainous region — as do rockslides and avalanches. -
AJ Wilhelm/For NPRGlen Hansard, the Irish singer who won an Oscar for the musical movie Once and the led the bands The Frames and The Swell Season, died on Wednesday. He died following a motorcycle crash in Dublin.
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A school district in upstate New York is pausing plans to deploy an AI-powered, humanoid robot in the classroom after state education officials, teachers and local residents raised concerns. -
The flare-up on multiple fronts raised the risk of a return to all-out war, underscoring the difficulty of winding down a five-month conflict that has jolted the world economy. -
Experts say immersion in cold water before an ambulance arrives can greatly increase the chances of heat stroke survival and reduce the risk of long-term complications. -
The bankruptcy rate has risen about 48% between 2022 and 2025, although it's still below pre-pandemic levels. -
Working-class voters have moved away from the Democratic Party. Winning them back is key to the party's future, a new reports shows. But first, the messaging has to change. -
"What is beyond reality?" asks artist Refik Anadol. His latest projects include Dataland, an immersive AI art museum in Los Angeles, and an installation at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.
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