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Pitkin County announced on May 12 that it’s exploring a permit to take over management of the Maroon Bells Scenic Area. If it doesn’t agree to do that by this fall, the U.S. Forest Service plans to explore partnerships with private concessionaires.
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Regan Mertz/Aspen Public RadioOver 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. -
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.
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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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Courtesy of Miranda CrowellThe world’s smallest rabbit is at the center of a new legal fight that conservation groups say could have broad implications for sagebrush ecosystems across the Mountain West. -
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.
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Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesAs Maine's Senate matchup is all but set, incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins urges voters to pick her over Democrat Graham Platner because she can fund state priorities due to her seniority. -
Jodi Hilton for NPREven with federal grants largely restored, scientists say the Trump administration is still preventing those funds from reaching them. The consequences, they say, are already becoming clear. -
Roberto E. Rosales/Getty Images North AmericaEpstein owned a 10,000-acre property with a mansion. After calls by the public, the state attorney general searched the property and the state House created a "Truth Commission." -
NPR/Pantheon/VintageThe author restores balance in the homophones with her latest novel; both stories are thought-provoking, although somewhat less beguiling than her usual fare.
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The Federal Student Aid office lost half its staff last year as part of Trump administration downsizing. Now, it's hiring hundreds of new workers. -
Turning your grass into a garden isn't as complicated as you think, but it will take time and effort. This step-by-step guide breaks down the process, from killing your lawn to picking plants to grow. -
About 400 years ago, beavers were hunted to extinction across Britain. Now they're being reintroduced as little climate warriors, as communities harness their dam-building skills to mitigate flooding. -
The agency calls the program an update to the Screening Partnership Program, in which 20 U.S. airports currently use private security screeners rather than federal workers. -
Swing voters in North Carolina say they are frustrated with President Trump and the state of the economy, but aren't ready to abandon him or his party as the midterms inch closer. -
Some Americans seem to be extra-alarmed about Ebola and hantavirus in the wake of COVID-19. But public health experts say they don't expect another pandemic this time.
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