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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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Majid Saeedi/Getty Images EuropeThe war in Iran enters its 6th week as the search continues for the missing U.S. service member who bailed out of a fighter jet shot down over Iran on Friday. -
Nick Schönfeld for NPRPhotographer Julia Gunther and writer-filmmaker Nick Schönfeld chronicle the rhythms of daily life on Tristan da Cunha, the world's most remote inhabited island. -
Charra JaroszThe cakes – usually baked in the shape of a lamb using a special pan – have a long history in Central Europe, from the German osterlamm, to the Polish baranek wielkanocny, to the Alsatian lammele. -
Charlie Riedel/APAs online betting has grown in popularity, a new report from the New York Federal Reserve builds on the troubling link between legal sports wagering and financial health.
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Even as religious belief declines in Spain, the processions at Seville's Semana Santa — the Holy Week lead-up to Easter — draw crowds moved by music, tradition and powerful emotion. -
On a new album, the experimental vocal group Roomful of Teeth and songwriter Gabriel Kahane take up residence in a multidimensional hotel with a time-traveling elevator and a quirky clientele. -
A U.S. official said that one crew member had been rescued and U.S. forces continue to search for the second crew member. -
The U.S. job market perked up last month as employers added 178,000 jobs. The unemployment rate dipped to 4.3%, mainly because the number of people seeking work declined. -
In his annual budget, President Trump is asking Congress to boost defense spending to $1.5 trillion, the largest such request in decades. -
Early on, Zendaya and Robert Pattinson's new movie The Drama takes a turn. We're talking about it here: spoilers ahead.
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