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The Hunter Creek Historical Foundation wrapped up work this month at a historic homestead site in the Hunter Creek Valley — despite limited funding and volunteers. 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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The Garfield 16 school-based Family Resource Center offers food, clothing and other critical resources for area students and families. -
Drew Shaw/Aspen Daily NewsThis year has been one of the tightest financially for Silt-based Colorado Mountain Honey, in large part due to monthslong delays in payment for pollinating work done in March. Beekeepers across the country are facing similar delays, waiting to be paid hundreds of thousands of dollars from California-based tech startup Beewise. -
Rebecca Anderson and James Van Beek/CourtesyJames Van Beek has served as the Eagle County sheriff since 2014 and hopes to bolster the department’s mental health response and trust with immigrant communities. Rebecca Anderson, a Vail police officer, is running against him to bring change to the agency’s workplace structure and culture. -
Jason Charme/Aspen Daily NewsThe most recent iteration of the entrance to Aspen includes changes to the Maroon Creek roundabout and Cemetery Lane access, updates that were made after months of reevaluation work and community input on the project.
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On today's podcast: With federal Medicaid cuts looming, doctors in the Roaring Fork Valley are bracing for the impact it will have on patients. Xcel energy is moving forward with infrastructure improvements in Garfield County. And Colorado Parks and Wildlife is going to temporarily stop killing wolves that have been attacking livestock.
Regional News
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Jakub Zajic/Adobe StockWildfires are burning more land in watersheds that provide water to communities across the West, raising concerns about water quality and infrastructure as fires become larger and more frequent. -
Brennan Linsley/APThe partner organizations were planning conservation or cultural resource projects in parks across the Mountain West. -
Emily Leshner/AP PhotoThe day of remembrance is for the Indigenous children who were taken from their families and sent to boarding schools. -
After 48 hours of rain across New Mexico, Arizona, Texas and Mexico, the immediate danger from Hurricane Polo — now a tropical storm — has shifted from the falling water to the runoff it leaves behind.
NPR News
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Ellen Schmidt/APThe fatal shooting of Renee Good by a federal immigration agent last January in Minneapolis set off a firestorm of protests around the U.S. Her family is speaking out for the first time. -
David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe/via Getty ImagesThe governor of California has signed into law a ban on child marriage. What is the status of other efforts to ban the practice? And do bans prove effective? -
Planet Labs PBCThe fridge-size satellite with AI chips on board is part of Project Suncatcher, the company's moonshot effort to put AI data centers in space and harness solar energy. -
Stephen Maturen/Getty Images North AmericaData centers consume large amounts of power and require upgrading infrastructure. But it's difficult to determine how much residential customers benefit and how much they actually pay for the benefit.
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Counter to what a local prosecutor has claimed, the alleged victim of a 2024 gang rape at Cornell University clearly said in her police statement that she was sexually assaulted, her attorney told NPR. -
The crew of four — two NASA astronauts, one from Canada, and a Russian cosmonaut — heads to the International Space Station after liftoff from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. -
My Sad Dead is about an Argentinian doctor who can speak with ghosts. The Spanish-language miniseries blends creepiness, melancholy, sarcastic humor and political anger unlike anything else on TV. -
After selling tens of millions of records worldwide, the singer-songwriter says she's finally aged out of pop music — and she's OK with that. Crow's latest album is Pick You Up. -
In mother-of-pearl suits, the Pearly Kings used to canvass East London for charity. The most famous one, George Major, died in August. A look back on this larger-than-life figure and the Pearly King tradition. -
President Lula promised Brazilians four years ago they'd be able to afford picanha again. Now, as he seeks another term, the price of the country's favorite cut of beef is telling a different story.
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