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Two former residents of The Homestead apartment complex have filed a class-action suit against their corporate landlord alleging poor living conditions, eviction threats and hidden fees. The president of the real estate company that owns the property called the lawsuit “frivolous,” suggesting they intend to challenge the claims.
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Pete Caster/The Lewiston TribuneFor the first time, the United States Forest Service authorized the use of N95 respirators for federal wildland firefighters. -
Jason Charme/Aspen Daily NewsThe community land trust aimed at preserving local businesses formed earlier this year. It’s the first land trust of its kind. -
Courtesy of Colorado State PatrolColorado State Patrol reported that Joshua Norton, 53, was pronounced dead at the scene of a motor vehicle crash on Highway 82 Sunday afternoon. The road has since reopened in both directions near mile marker 12. An investigation is underway. -
Sarah Tory/Aspen Public RadioPlanned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains announced a temporary closure of its Glenwood Springs clinic, effective July 31. The clinic plans to reopen in late fall, once a new provider has been trained.
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On today's podcast... An effort to preserve mobile home parks as affordable housing in the valley. Garfield County commissioners could help fund a bus route between Rifle and Glenwood Springs. And how climate change impacts how landscapes recover after a wildfire.
Regional News
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Heat safety campaigns throughout the region focus on at-risk populations, outdoor workers and the unhoused. -
Caroline Llanes/Rocky Mountain Community RadioThe seven states that use the Colorado River have not reached a deal on how to cut back water usage after this year, but the federal government is moving forward with a plan anyway, after a year of severe drought. -
Courtesy of History ColoradoThe Advisory Council on Historic Preservation voted to advance revisions to the National Historic Preservation Act. Proponents say the changes would streamline regulations, including those affecting energy permitting. -
Carol M. Highsmith/Library of CongressThe Trump administration created a new report showing how much coal lies under public acres. It’s part of its initiative to reinvigorate the industry.
NPR News
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Kevin Anderson/Courtesy of the artistMorby's Little Wide Open is a love letter to a part of the country he finds endlessly inspiring. -
M.D. Mughal/APCandidates backed by twice-elected former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-N party have won 24 of the 34 seats decided in the first two phases of voting, the election commission, said Wednesday. -
Ng Han Guan/APA 73-year-old retired nurse's decision to learn to write Tibetan language offers a glimpse into how some embrace their language and cultural identity in Tibet. -
Nic Antaya/APEl-Sayed, an epidemiologist, backs Medicare for all and decries corporate money in politics. He beat Rep. Haley Stevens, whose supporters said she would have had a better chance in the fall.
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Ukraine's depleted air defenses failed to stop any of Moscow's incoming missiles overnight. -
Progressives notched major wins in Michigan, while voters in Missouri and Washington rejected insurgent Democrats. Meanwhile, Trump continued to flex his influence over the Republican Party. -
The FDA allowed some Zyn nicotine pouches to be marketed as "lower risk" than cigarettes. Public health experts agree they can help current smokers, but worry young people may become addicted. -
Even as the band has changed and reinvented itself, the Grateful Dead's fanbase has proven to be uniquely and consistently renewable — a cosmic inheritance passed down from one generation to the next, welcoming younger Deadheads with open arms. -
Rates are now the highest they've been in nearly 50 years among veteran coal miners. Mining experts blame toxic silica dust, now more common in mines. -
For their commissioner of the future, MLS owners chose a soccer native. Berg's team is seen as one of MLS's best-run franchises, and he has embraced rule changes designed to modernize the league.
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