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During this year’s open enrollment period, seniors in the Roaring Fork Valley are facing changes to their Medicare plans. They’re left with fewer, and more expensive, options.
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Drew Shaw/Aspen Daily NewsGarfield County is a hotbed for wildfires, and it needs to find reliable funding for fire mitigation. The solution could lie in creating a Forest Improvement Special District — a locally led, tax-funded authority that leads mitigation efforts across county and private land. -
Three members of a family from New Castle were killed in a small plane crash near Swampy Pass in Gunnison County on Saturday morning (Oct. 24), according to Gunnison County officials. -
Credit: Vic VelaPolling shows dismal approval ratings for Trump and many Republicans in tough races ahead of the midterms. Democrats are hopeful that Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District can flip blue. -
Lea Linse-Hirro/EcoFlightThe survey was conducted in mid-September and asked residents from across Colorado a series of questions about their thoughts on public land uses and proposed conservation initiatives.
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On today's podcast: Bears have been seen all over the Roaring Fork Valley this year and they're eating more human food. What could that mean for their hibernation? A new report examines domestic violence deaths in Colorado. And wild-fires threaten more communities, researchers are looking at what it might cost to build homes that are more fire-resilient.
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Rio Blanco County Sheriff's OfficeFarmland across the West may be doing more than growing crops. It could also help stop wildfires in their tracks. -
Courtesy of Joseph Lee and Daniel SpauldingTwo years ago, when we launched Our Living Lands, we planned to cover climate change's impact on Indigenous communities across the country. After 100 episodes, I'm proud of how much we’ve done. -
Hart Van Denburg/CPR NewsIt's different from the existing Pikes Peak Marathon and Ascent, which takes place in September on a trail. -
RDNE Stock ProjectThese home visiting programs just saw an influx of federal money that could mean expanding to more families.
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Juanma Jiménez/Europa Press via APA high-speed train slammed into the rear of another train that had stopped, derailing two cars and killing at least 30 people on Wednesday in central Spain, according to local media. -
Andrea Hsu/NPRIn Ohio, many people are displeased with the state's rapid buildout of data centers. It's a hot issue in the midterms, as political candidates from both parties try to ease voter concerns. -
Elijah Nouvelage/Getty ImagesIn several competitive U.S. Senate contests, candidates have built healthy campaign accounts with out-of-state donations. But the messages to those donors is very different from the one back at home. -
Ryan M. Kelly/APStudent voters studying outside their hometown have a right to choose where they register to vote. Advocates say a Montana legal fight is a reminder of a misunderstanding of those students' rights.
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Transplant teams can talk to families about organ donation before they've decided whether to continue life-sustaining medical care for loved ones. Until now, that has been forbidden. -
Congressional Democrats are working with good governance groups to create an action plan for any potential claims of election fraud. -
The number of state and local officers working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement has doubled in size in the last eight months, according to a new report from the immigration reform advocacy group FWD.us. -
NEA President Princess Moss wants to move her organization, the nation's largest labor union, toward issue-based advocacy — and away from party politics. -
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing bloc was leading opposition rival Gadi Eisenkot. Arab parties had a strong showing, and a key question now is whether Eisenkot's bloc will consider forming a coalition with them. -
The Odyssey set sail two years ago on a three-year voyage to the seven continents marketed as combining long-term living at sea with global travel.
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