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Since October 2023, Aspen has required restaurants to compost, keeping thousands of tons of organic material out of the landfill and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Brie Zadzilko/Courtesy PhotoAspen Mountain will be the only Aspen Snowmass resort open for lift-served skiing starting on Monday, April 6. It is currently scheduled to close on April 19. -
Courtesy of Katy WillcoxSnowmass patroller Katy Willcox has ski patrolled for a decade. As climate change makes winters increasingly unreliable, she decided that this season will be her last. -
Eleanor Bennett/Aspen Public RadioThe Carbondale-based nonprofit offers free screenprinting on most Saturdays and at some community events. This story is part of our “On the Ground” radio series, which highlights solutions to local and global issues from Roaring Fork and Colorado River valley organizations. -
Sage Smiley/Aspen Public RadioNPR and three public radio stations in Colorado, including Aspen Public Radio, sued the Trump administration in May for First Amendment violations stemming from an executive order that demanded federal agencies strip the company of its federal funding. A federal judge ruled it was “unlawful and unenforceable.”
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On today's newscast: Snowmass Ski Area will close on Sunday due to current snow conditions; a Colorado appeals court has re-ordered the sentencing of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters; and the U.S. Forest Service will move its headquarters from Washington, D.C., to Salt Lake City, Utah. Tune in for these stories and more.
Regional News
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Mateusz_Dach/Freerange StockSome lawmakers in our region are arguing abortion bans help keep a population young and growing. Others say they lead to more people leaving the state. -
Murphy Woodhouse/Boise State Publice RadioIn recent years, concerns among the workforce about health risks of all kinds have been getting louder. And mental health is no exception. -
Hart Van Denburg/CPR NewsThe former Mesa County Clerk was sentenced to more than 8 years in prison in 2024. -
Png Studio/Adobe StockNew funding is aimed at helping fossil fuel-dependent communities in the Mountain West navigate a changing energy economy, with one project focused on the Four Corners region.
NPR News
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Pacifique Kiwele MutambalaNew research from the Democratic Republic of Congo offers a behavioral and anatomical portrait of a species that can achieve surprising athletic feats. -
NPRNPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WUNC listener Andrew Patton and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz -
Kawnat HajuLebanon says at least 54 health workers are among more than 1,400 people killed by Israel during the current invasion. Human rights groups say first responders are being targeted — something Israel denies. -
LA Johnson/NPRThe explosion of online gambling and sports betting, as well as the advertising behind it, is attracting a growing number of young people, most of them boys.
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Having "brutally honest conversations" about money can bring couples closer together, says Vivian Tu, a financial educator. She shares questions to ask your partner at every relationship stage. -
In a profanity-laden post on Truth Social, President Trump lashed out at Iran and injected new volatility into the conflict, hours after U.S. forces carried out a high-risk rescue mission. -
The Art Newspaper's latest annual study of "the world's 100 most visited art museums" also reveals signs of modest growth. -
A federal judge on Saturday said the Trump Administration the demand to collect data from universities was rolled out in a "rushed and chaotic" manner. -
ICE seems to be changing from aggressive immigration enforcement on city streets to an apparent return to operations that rely heavily on local law enforcement. But even in Florida, where sheriffs are required to cooperate with ICE, some conservative sheriffs have concerns about pursuing immigrants with no criminal records. -
In 2019, 19-year-old Zac Brettler leapt towards the River Thames from a fifth-floor luxury apartment in central London. Patrick Radden Keefe investigates the story of the teen's double life in a new book.
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