The city of Aspen broke ground on the state of Colorado’s first car-to-pedestrian transition in 1976. A series of public events and installations honoring the landmark’s 50th anniversary this summer culminated in an art parade last month.
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A resident-led cooperative went under contract this week to buy their mobile home park for $23 million from Maryland-based Horizon Land Management. Cavern Springs residents hope to raise an additional $1.9 million before closing on the property in October to keep loan repayments down.
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One performance combines climbing and dancing — and will take place on the exterior walls of the Wheeler Opera House this weekend. BANDALOOP Artistic Director Melecio Estrella said all art transcends political divides.
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Initial results are rolling in from the 2026 party primary elections in Colorado, including in Pitkin, Eagle and Garfield counties. Primaries determine each party’s nominees for federal, statewide and local offices.
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Wildfires burning in Utah and Colorado have sent smoke across the Western Slope, prompting air quality advisories. Public health officials say to treat smoky skies like bad weather.
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On today's newscast: mobile home park residents get ready to buy the land under their homes, Snowmass' only childcare facility is growing, new research challenges a common concern with solar, and more.
Regional News
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Local leaders in Grand Lake, Colorado, hope the workshop expands opportunities for locals and helps attract tourists year round.
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During Colorado’s primary elections earlier this month, candidates addressed a variety of issues in their campaigns, from immigration to affordability and healthcare. But how did climate change and the environment show up on the ballot? Reporter Caroline Llanes looks at two key races in the primary election.
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Startup Aalo Atomics joined Antares, Valar Atomics and Deployable Energy, and successfully turned on its test reactor for the first time at Idaho National Lab.
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More than 56 million acres — nearly 3% of the U.S. landmass — belong to tribes. The Land and Water Conservation Fund has aided more than 47,000 projects, like parks and trails, in nearly every county nationwide.
NPR News
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A lawsuit alleges the Trump administration is divulging details of Iranian asylum seekers to the government of Iran.
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The strain of the virus that's responsible for the current outbreak has no specific treatments or preventive measures. Three new clinical trials could provide possible breakthroughs.
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July's crop of notable releases features new work from Colson Whitehead, Sigrid Nuñez, Daniel Mason and Nathaniel Rich. Plus, new nonfiction from award-winning journalists.
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Remember Project 2025? Democrats are building their own governing blueprint, and one proposal takes aim at the "annoyance economy": robocalls, endless hold times, hidden fees and other everyday frustrations.
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President Trump's arrival in Ankara kicks off another potentially tense meeting for NATO.
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Heat waves are becoming more common and intense as a result of climate change — and roads are suffering as a result. Are the nation's roads up to meeting the challenge of a warmer, wetter future?
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Descendants of Dred Scott and Chief Justice Roger Taney spoke about reconciliation at a church in the shadow of the Supreme Court last week as the high court wrestled with race and who can be an American.
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The French president's office said that Macron was safe and that his meeting with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa would continue as scheduled.
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The launch, using a dummy warhead, took place the same day Australia and Fiji signed a mutual defense treaty meant to counter Chinese influence in the Pacific.
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Iran, which has repeatedly declared that only its approved route through the Strait of Hormuz is safe, said one of the vessels came under attack after ignoring warnings.
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