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The Wildfire Collaborative Roaring Fork Valley has been collecting data in several communities that will help predict how a fire would spread from home to home. That analysis will identify high risk areas, and the most effective mitigation work to slow a wildfire.
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On today's newscast: Colorado Democrats want to tax empty homes in mountain towns, but Pitkin County leaders aren’t convinced; the Art Base in Basalt is hosting its first collaborative exhibition of the new year with two Roaring Fork Valley locals; and amid fears of ICE crackdowns, there's been a spike in tribal members applying for delayed birth certificates. Tune in for these stories and more.
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Gabriele Facciotti/APMany spent their careers training on the mountains they'll be competing on at the Winter Games. Lindsey Vonn wanted to stage a comeback on these slopes and Jessie Diggins won her first World Cup there. -
Mark Vancleave/APAlberto Castañeda Mondragón was hospitalized with eight skull fractures and five life-threatening brain hemorrhages. Officers claimed he ran into a wall, but medical staff doubted that account. -
Kevin Wolf/APAmid an ongoing standoff between Harvard and the White House, the Defense Department said it plans to cut ties with the Ivy League — ending military training, fellowships and certificate programs. -
Allison Robbert/AP/FR172296 APWashington Post chief executive and publisher Will Lewis has resigned just days after the newspaper announced massive layoffs.
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The policy change orders the removal of any post made by official State Department accounts on X before President Trump returned to office in 2025. -
A sweeping boycott has begun — targeting tech giants who participants believe are enabling President Trump and his immigration crackdown. -
The Factbook survived the Cold War and became a hit online. It mixed quirky cultural notes and trivia with maps, data, and photos taken by CIA officers. But it was discontinued this week. -
Trump got elected promising to usher in a crypto revolution. More than a year later, bitcoin's price has come tumbling down. What happened? -
NPR reporters at the Milan opening ceremony layered up and took notes. -
Japan's first female premier has called snap elections for Sunday. She seeks a mandate for what could be sweeping changes and possibly a lurch to the political right.
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