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The project will redevelop the property’s existing 25 units into 60, mostly one-bedroom units to house full-time hospital staff. It’s part of AVH’s plan to build 256 housing units in the next 10 years.
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Dance Initiative/Courtesy PhotoDance Initiative brought back Folklórico dance classes to the Roaring Fork Valley this month after the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet ended the longstanding program. Now, some of its old students are stepping up as the next generation of teachers. -
Eleanor Bennett/Aspen Journalism & Aspen Public RadioData-privacy concerns raised about Glenwood Springs' Automatic License Plate Recognition cameras are widespread across the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys, an Aspen Journalism analysis found. -
Elizabeth Stewart-Severy/Aspen JournalismPitkin County recently approved an updated management plan for the North Star Nature Reserve. While the process has been contentious in recent years, Elizabeth Stewart-Severy reported for Aspen Journalism that the county has been pouring resources into balancing the community and ecological interests in the area. -
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On today's newscast: The Aspen-Pitkin County Housing Authority board tabled a vote on whether to ban registered sex offenders from the housing program; after a longtime director’s departure shuttered a beloved folklórico program, former students and a local nonprofit revive it for a new chapter; and a lawsuit that looked to overturn a national monument south of the Grand Canyon has been dismissed. Tune in for these stories and more.
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DOI/Neal Herbert/Bureau of Land ManagementWhen wildland firefighters are on prescribed fires, they’re breathing the same smoke and facing many of the same hazards found on wildfires, but they don’t get the same hazard pay. That could soon change. -
National Alcohol Awareness Month highlights progress and challenges in battle against alcohol misuse in the Mountain West -
U.S. Department of EnergyThe U.S. Department of Energy claims the new metal dome located at Idaho National Lab is a “first-of-its-kind-facility.” It will be used to test private developers’ microreactors. -
Elise Amendola/APVisiting the Mountain West, the president touts "No Tax On Tips" and other efforts. But workers and data say expenses continue to rise
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Scott Olson/Getty ImagesAt least 66 tornado reports were submitted across multiple states on Friday, according to the National Weather Service. -
Gerald Herbert/APThe suspect was the father of seven of the children killed, police said. The victims ranged in age from 1 to about 14 years old, according to police in Shreveport, La. A total of 10 people were shot. -
NPRNPR's Elissa Nadworny plays the puzzle with WMEH listener Chee Sing Lee and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz. -
Viraj Nayar for NPRChile peppers are a traditional part of Indian cuisine — and a key crop for women farmers. They say it's too demanding for men. "In spite of the challenges," says one, "we've found freedom."
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The U.S. has taken custody of an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz after firing on its engine room, President Trump said in a post on social media. -
Exactly two months after the Supreme Court struck down most of President Trump's tariffs, the U.S. government has set Monday as the day when some companies can begin requesting refunds. -
A special day can be tinged with sorrow when your partner has dementia. But then he found the perfect gift. -
With school choice programs ascendant not just in Iowa but across the U.S., Cedar Rapids offers a preview of who wins and who loses when education meets the free market. -
This week, NASA announced it had shut down one of that spacecraft's remaining science instruments — not because the mission has failed, but to keep it alive a little longer. -
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff says the launches happened on Sunday morning from the North's eastern Sinpo area.
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