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Over 7,000 animals were killed in wildlife-vehicle collisions on Colorado roads in 2025. Local nonprofit Roaring Fork Safe Passages has worked since 2022 to make Highway 82 safer. This story is part of our “On the Ground” radio series that highlights solutions to local and global issues from Roaring Fork and Colorado River valley organizations.
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Courtesy Pamela WhittingtonA power outage from Glenwood Springs to Silt shut off electricity to thousands Saturday afternoon. Residents reported a flash and a boom near New Castle along a transmission line that afternoon, but as of the evening, Xcel Energy had not confirmed the cause of the outage.
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Courtesy Gordon WalkerMushrooms require only a fraction of the water required to grow other food products. But one expert doesn’t think Americans are ready to embrace more edible fungi. -
Wheeler Opera House/Courtesy PhotoThe fledgling initiative is a series meant to showcase locals’ talent in the Roaring Fork Valley — especially during Aspen’s off season. -
Sarah LopezFor more than a decade, Julianne Guy was the only midwife living in the Roaring Fork Valley. After years of dealing with what she calls bias and discrimination from the state, she joined a class action lawsuit against Colorado regulators.
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On today's newscast: Public lands advocates are concerned about the Forest Service giving up management of the Maroon Bells, Basalt is considering a new sales tax to fund a new building for the police department and other town facilities, Garfield County is leasing at least half of its water right in Ruedi Reservoir, Independence Pass opens for the season Thursday, and more.
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Ivinson Memorial HospitalDozens of independent, rural hospitals in Montana, Nevada and Wyoming are eligible for the program, where they could have access to a consistent supply of drugs at wholesale prices. -
Roberto E. Rosales/APStorms across the Western U.S. are dumping more rain in shorter bursts than in decades past. But according to new research, that doesn’t necessarily mean landscapes are holding onto more water. -
US House Office of PhotographyThe party-line vote came after months of public debate between conservationists and ranching and energy groups over the president’s pick to oversee millions of acres of land. -
National Parks Service/HandoutThe Dragon Bravo fire burned about 145,000 acres. Some businesses and trails are now back open.
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University of Central Florida and Middle Tennessee State University via Storyful/Screenshots by NPRCommencement speakers who bring up the sweeping changes that artificial intelligence is driving are facing boos from the Class of 2026. -
Joe Raedle/Getty Images North AmericaThe company is on track to pull off the largest IPO in history — making CEO Elon Musk even wealthier. -
Gregory Bull/APChildren closest to an incident of gun violence have the most risk of lasting psychological effects. Here's what all parents should know about how to buffer trauma. -
Angelina Katsanis/APA leaked State Department memo shows the U.S. threatened to revoke Palestinian visas if they pushed for a senior United Nations post.
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Facebook and Instagram's parent company has been investing huge sums of money in AI, but it lags behind competitors. -
A California judge has given Kars4Kids 30 days to either take its ads off the air or update them to disclose its affiliations to a Jewish charity based in the Northeast. -
The 94-year-old former leader of Cuba faces several charges, including four counts of murder for an attack on a humanitarian group more than 30 years ago. -
The bill is meant to encourage home construction, and would ban corporate investors from buying up more homes to rent out. -
Amin Abdullah, Nadir Awad and Mansour Kaziha distracted and delayed two gunmen at the Islamic Center of San Diego. Their actions saved the many children and staff inside the mosque and cost them their lives. -
The kecak dance involves a retelling of one of the stories in the Ramayana, the Hindu epic poem. At the story's climax, there is an eruption of fire as tufts of dried coconut husks are set aflame.
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