Heavy rains Sunday resulted in mudslides along the I-70 corridor. Westbound lanes of I-70 are closed at mile marker 105 west of New Castle and mile marker 75 in Parachute.
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Halle Zander/Aspen Public RadioCounty commissioners approved a mill levy ballot question for the November general election at a meeting last week. The property tax will fund the Healthy Community Fund, which supports nonprofit organizations. -
The nonprofit High Country Volunteers connects over 100 local nonprofits with volunteers from across the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys. 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. -
Halle Zander/Aspen Public RadioThe Roaring Fork School District board voted unanimously Wednesday to place a mill levy override on the November ballot. -
Mark BurrowsCarbondale's beloved Crystal Theatre transitioned from a traditional business model to a nonprofit last year, allowing its leaders to fundraise and explore new programming. 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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On today's podcast: The Roaring Fork and Garfield RE-2 school districts are asking voters to help boost salaries for teachers and staff. New car sales in Colorado are down 15 percent for the first half of the year. And the Bureau of Land Management wants to drastically cut the amount of time people have to comment on new oil and gas projects.
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Hanna Merzbach/Wyoming Public MediaThanks to a creative partnership this summer, the trail got a big facelift because the previous web of informal, hiker-made paths wasn’t built to withstand the hordes of people descending on it. -
Kaya Williams/Aspen Public RadioChad Reznicek from CSU’s AgrAbility program discusses some of the mental health impacts he’s seen across Colorado’s agricultural industry in the wake of record-breaking drought. -
Courtesy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/sourcenm.comWarmer, wetter-than-average conditions projected for September and October could keep mosquito populations active later into the fall, extending the period of highest risk, especially for states like Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah. -
Nate Hegyi/Mountain West New BureauThere were early signs that this fire season could be a big one, especially the record-low snowpack last winter. In Teton County — near the Grand Targhee Resort — that spurred interest in a novel effort: raising money to help hire a local wildfire mitigation coordinator.
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Keito Newman/The Canadian Press/APOntario Premier Doug Ford has unveiled a giant billboard reading: "Lake Ontario — Now and Always." But tech giant Google has said it is renaming the lake for U.S. users, as President Trump demanded. -
While social media is rife with AI celebrity deepfakes, videos featuring late night TV hosts like Jimmy Kimmel and Jon Stewart are are easier to create than other kinds of deepfakes and potentially more disruptive. -
John Kraus/NASAThe tour-bus-sized telescope aims to unravel cosmic mysteries and identify more than 100,000 planets beyond our solar system. -
Maddie McGarvey for NPRTariffs continue to rile all kinds of American businesses more than a year after Trump unveiled his first set of tariffs — including a comic book store owner in Ohio.
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Dolly Parton's songs traveled far beyond Nashville. Across Africa, musicians embraced her stories of hardship, heartbreak and humble beginnings — and made them their own. -
Authorities in Nepal warned of possible fresh flooding on Sunday and urged residents in flood-affected districts to remain on high alert after water levels rose in the Bhotekoshi River. -
Medicare launched a pilot program that could streamline the process to get GLP-1s, with some seniors paying just $50 a month. But many people with the most serious illnesses won't get that discount. -
His family in Afghanistan had received threats from the Taliban because of the work performed by his brothers in support of the U.S. military. -
In a test, popular AI chatbots mostly debunked falsehoods spread by other countries and avoided uncritically spreading falsehoods better than search engines. AI summaries above search results fared worse. -
The vote against the EU led by 52.8 percent with nearly all votes counted, according to RÚV, Iceland's broadcaster.
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