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Aspen Historical Society
A new museum exhibition, titled “Aspen in Excess: The 1980s,” pays homage to the women of Aspen who shaped the town's shifting culture in the '80s. It opens at the Wheeler/Stallard Museum on June 16.
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Courtesy of Rob Ittner and Aspen Daily News fileThe three candidates in the primary race for Pitkin County’s District 1 commissioner seat are veterans of local politics. They're vying to fill the seat commissioner Patti Clapper has held for much of the last three decades. -
Eleanor Bennett/Aspen Journalism & Aspen Public RadioGarfield County’s longtime sheriff, Lou Vallario, is stepping down at the end of this year, and two Republican candidates — Garfield County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Lt. Brent Baker and Eagle County Undersheriff Dan Loya — are competing to take over his position in the June 30 primary election. -
Nick Tininenko/Courtesy PhotoDirector Ruth Katz talks about this year’s lineup of topics and speakers, including the pediatrician and philanthropist Priscilla Chan. During the closing session, Chan will discuss her initiative to use AI-powered technology to cure or prevent all diseases by the end of the century. -
Courtesy Photos/Jason Boston and Rebecca AndersonThe two Democratic candidates for Eagle County Sheriff agree that the agency lacks structure, but they differ on the details. The winner of the Democratic primary on June 30 will face incumbent Republican James Van Beek in the General Election on Nov. 3.
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On today's newscast: Dr. Ángel Cabrera will be the Aspen Institute's next President and CEO; Senate Republicans have come up with a new way to try and repeal the Roadless Rule; and ballots for the primary election are hitting mailboxes around Colorado this week. Tune in for these stories and more.
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Connor Nelson/Connor NelsonBoth in the United States and around the world, fire seasons in 2025 were relatively light. Yet the loss of lives and property hit historic highs, raising questions about whether acres burned is the best metric to assess devastation caused by wildfires, according to a recent analysis. -
Caroline Llanes/Rocky Mountain Community RadioUtah’s congressional delegation attempted to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn the management plan for nearly 2 million acres of the Southern Utah monument. They have now run up against a 60 day time limit for the procedural maneuver. -
Alex Hager/KUNCConservation and historical groups sued as the Trump administration targeted hundreds of exhibits on climate change, civil rights and diverse communities. -
Wyoming Judicial BranchCompanies have long registered in Delaware because of its favorable business environment. But Wyoming’s low tax rates, cryptocurrency industry and chancery court could be making them change course.
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Vlasov Sulaj/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesAlbania's government has given preliminary approval to plans for the luxury resort along a stretch of coastline, prompting daily protests and legal challenges by environmental groups. -
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThe moves to the federal departments of Health and Human Services and Justice, respectively, would further dismantle an agency that President Donald Trump has vowed to close. -
Benambot/iStockphoto/Getty ImagesA large study finds you may share about a quarter of your oral and gut microbes with the people you live with. Should you worry? We asked the experts. -
Sergio Flores/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThe U.S. may be the world's biggest producer of crude oil, but that's not the case for motor oil. The cost of lubricants is soaring, and even a tentative deal to end the war won't solve the problem.
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New albums by Lizzo and the rising artist Imani Imani are both "event" records — but one arrives with arguably too much backstory, the other with almost none. -
A new Pew survey finds many working parents feel they cannot give 100% at either work or home. Benefits like paid sick leave and more affordable childcare could help. -
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Israel's ambassador to the U.S. Michael Leiter about the peace deal the Trump administration says it's made with Iran. -
About 40% of rentals on Zillow offer move-in deals, like a month of free rent, thanks to a construction boom that created an apartment surplus in some parts of the United States. -
Voting officials worry that the Department of Homeland Security will not be a partner helping to secure elections, but rather a threat seeking to undermine results that President Trump dislikes. -
One of the world's leading brain research centers is shifting away from fruit flies and toward a tiny, transparent fish. The goal: to understand how brains control the behavior of an animal or human.
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