Stephen Ellsperman
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Middle Colorado Watershed Council
The Colorado River Wildfire Collaborative hired a program manager to raise funds for mitigation work between Glenwood Springs and De Beque. That region is one of the most fire-prone in the state, and has lacked the resources to address the risk.
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Eleanor Bennett/Aspen Journalism & Aspen Public RadioAs outside investors buy up mobile home parks, a coalition of local residents, nonprofits, governments and private donors are rallying together to inform state laws and regional strategies to preserve these communities as affordable housing. -
Regan Mertz/Aspen Public RadioFour Galena Street intersections will receive a new paint job. It is a part of an effort to beautify an area of town undergoing construction, while making pedestrian walkways more visible. -
Courtesy Town of BasaltBasalt is floating a sales tax increase to fund the construction of a multi-million dollar facility that would combine the police department and all Public Works departments into one building. -
Hannah Weaver/Aspen Public RadioIt’s been six months since voters across the Roaring Fork Valley approved a tax district to help subsidize childcare. District leadership said they want to start distributing money — but also take the time to do it right.
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On today's newscast: A state grant helped fund a new position focused on fire mitigation in the Colorado River Valley; Denver's mayor is celebrating a historic drop in unsheltered homelessness; and the federal government has released recommendations to improve military veterans' access to public lands and outdoor recreation. Tune in for these stories and more.
Regional News
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Michael DeMocker/NASAThe lunar south pole has similarities to alpine environments in the West, with deep craters, steep slopes and harsh lighting that can create visual illusions. -
ARHIT/Adobe StockArizona, New Mexico, Idaho and Wyoming have no statewide wildfire building codes. Colorado adopted a code last year, with enforcement expected to begin this year. Most other Western states are somewhere in between. -
(Jon G. Fuller/VW Pics/ Universal Images Group via Getty Images)Mountain West Consortium Bets on Geothermal as the Region’s Next Big Power Source -
Ethan Swope/Associated PressAt night, temperatures are often cooler and the air is wetter, which gives wildland firefighters a long window to make up significant ground when trying to suppress blazes. But that pattern is breaking down, a trend driven by human-caused climate change, according to a new study.
NPR News
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Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesIn 2024, nearly half of U.S. households did not earn enough to cover their necessities. -
Alex Brandon/APA federal judge in Washington, D.C., has declined to temporarily block President Trump's executive order that calls for restricting mail-in voting. Another judge may rule on the order soon. -
John Raby/AP/APResearchers say some structural changes in treating addiction are helping, including wider access to overdose reversing medication. -
Andrew Spear for NPRThe bill says it would permit the teaching of the positive impact of Judeo-Christian values in U.S. history. Opponents say it offers a skewed view of history.
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As part of NPR's Swing Shift project checking in with swing voters, these Americans are split on who is to blame for high gas prices but they all agree it has an impact on their personal finances. -
Veteran groups hoped a Trump executive order would supercharge housing for homeless vets. That hasn't happened, and veterans' advocates want to know why. -
Perseverance, plus a whole lot of talent, is what got the Dallas hip-hop collective to our space after submitting to the Tiny Desk Contest four years in a row. -
Nutmeg commonly spices up a holiday season eggnog. It's also one of the most sought-after trick moves in soccer. -
Suspending the federal gasoline tax could save drivers up to 18.4 cents per gallon. But it would drain the fund meant to cover roadbuilding and repairs — a fund that's already in trouble. -
The epicenter of the Ebola outbreak is in Mongbwalu, a poor gold-mining town of 130,000 people, in Ituri province, in eastern Congo.
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