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The Hunter Creek Historical Foundation wrapped up work this month at a historic homestead site in the Hunter Creek Valley — despite limited funding and volunteers. This story is part of our “On the Ground” radio series that highlights solutions to local and global issues from Roaring Fork and Colorado River valley organizations.
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The Garfield 16 school-based Family Resource Center offers food, clothing and other critical resources for area students and families. -
Drew Shaw/Aspen Daily NewsThis year has been one of the tightest financially for Silt-based Colorado Mountain Honey, in large part due to monthslong delays in payment for pollinating work done in March. Beekeepers across the country are facing similar delays, waiting to be paid hundreds of thousands of dollars from California-based tech startup Beewise. -
Rebecca Anderson and James Van Beek/CourtesyJames Van Beek has served as the Eagle County sheriff since 2014 and hopes to bolster the department’s mental health response and trust with immigrant communities. Rebecca Anderson, a Vail police officer, is running against him to bring change to the agency’s workplace structure and culture. -
Jason Charme/Aspen Daily NewsThe most recent iteration of the entrance to Aspen includes changes to the Maroon Creek roundabout and Cemetery Lane access, updates that were made after months of reevaluation work and community input on the project.
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On today's podcast: Two candidates running to represent HD57 have different views on how to make housing more affordable. The Roaring Fork Valley is getting more funding to help reduce conflicts involving humans and bears. And the Forest Service has opened up public comment on Pitkin County's plan to take over management of the beloved Maroon Bells Scenic Area.
Regional News
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Brennan Linsley/APThe partner organizations were planning conservation or cultural resource projects in parks across the Mountain West. -
Emily Leshner/AP PhotoThe day of remembrance is for the Indigenous children who were taken from their families and sent to boarding schools. -
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Kaleb Roedel/Mountain West News BureauIn Wyoming’s Beartooth Mountains, scientists are studying ice that has survived for thousands of years — and what could help some patches persist as the climate warms.
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Swiss Academy of Natural SciencesSwitzerland's glaciers are disappearing at a record pace. More than 5% of their ice has vanished this year alone — threatening water supplies, ecosystems and communities across Europe. -
Alex Wong/Getty ImagesSecretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told hundreds of junior military officers and enlisted leaders on Wednesday that the Trump administration has achieved a cultural shift in the military. -
Emily Feng/NPRAs a Syrian glassmaker created his wares in Damascus, watching his craft reminded this reporter to slow down and enjoy the moment. -
John Munson/APThe Cornell lawsuit filed by a woman alleging a brutal rape raises questions on how police handle such cases. The majority of police lack adequate training on trauma-informed approaches, experts say.
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The Pentagon made last-minute changes to forms that many overseas U.S. citizens use for absentee voting, removing a category of citizens that Republicans have been pushing to block from voting. -
The Trump administration has taken government equity stakes in more than three dozen private companies. -
After a botched lethal injection in May, dozens of Tennessee medical professionals told the governor that healthcare professionals shouldn't help with executions, no matter the method. -
As the plane went into a spin and began to plunge, passengers and crew members got into the cockpit, subdued the pilot and diverted the flight to land in Saudi Arabia, Israel's leader says. -
The FBI says it's addressing a massive data breach, vowing to go after the hackers it believes are responsible. -
Valar Atomics wants to place over 450 reactors on more than 9,500 acres in Utah to power a huge data center project.
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