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Funding from the county will stop after 2027. The Town of Silt, the City of Rifle and the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority are working to find a more permanent funding solution.
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Halle Zander/Aspen Public RadioRoaring Fork School District Superintendent Anna Cole laid out the district’s strategic plan initiatives to board members at an August 26 meeting. -
Eleanor Bennett/Aspen Public Radio & Aspen JournalismThe Roaring Fork Conservancy is one of several local employers that have purchased a mix of deed-restricted and free-market condos to rent to staff in a new apartment complex in Basalt. Matthew Anderson, who works for the conservancy, will be one of the first residents to move into the new units. -
Klaus KocherA new report identifies gaps in food assistance across Pitkin, Garfield and Eagle counties. The analysis suggests expanding mobile food banks, emergency food bags and home-delivery services could help address the issue. -
Regan Mertz/Aspen Public RadioThis weekend’s festivities will include art demonstrations, history tours and an open house at one of the town’s oldest homes.
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On today's podcast: The Hogback bus route receives funding for another year — but its future is up in the air. Rifle has received inquiries about potential development of a data center near the Garfield County Airport. And many kids struggle to learn in classrooms with no air conditioning.
Regional News
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Mitch Tobin/The Water Desk at the University of Colorado BoulderWidespread cuts and uncertainty could await cities, farms and ranches if a dispute heads to the Supreme Court -
Bureau of Land Management WyomingThe letter comes after an August roundup in northwest Colorado, where the BLM gathered 894 wild horses. Nine died in the operation. -
Alex Hager/KJZZA federal plan for the Colorado River means big water cuts for Arizona. The Phoenix and Tucson areas will be hit hard. City leaders say they can keep taps flowing, but solutions will be expensive. -
Could Wyoming join Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah to partially cover the childbirth resource?
NPR News
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Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images North AmericaNew Apple CEO John Ternus announces the iPhone Duo, which folds like a passport and is the most radical iPhone design update in nearly 20 years. -
Robert Knopes/Education Times via Getty ImagesThe leader of the Education Department's special education office told employees she is resigning less than four months in the role and as the agency overall is morphing and shrinking. -
Lynne Sladky/APProsecutors told the court that Andrew and Tristan Tate boasted about having multiple passports and flying on private jets. But the Tates' lawyers argued they were only playing a role for their fans. -
Hannah Bloch/NPRThe floating Olympic cauldron, held aloft by a giant glowing balloon, is still making regular appearances two years after the 2024 Paris Games, showing up all summer long in the nighttime Paris sky.
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Will artificial intelligence nibble around the edges of the economy or upend it altogether? A new, interactive model from Anthropic lets people tests their assumptions. -
Bangladesh has seen over 50,000 confirmed or suspected cases of measles this year. The death toll among children just surpassed 1,000. How are officials trying to bring the outbreak under control? -
A Trump census proposal would stop asking about race and exclude millions of U.S. residents from a count that the 14th Amendment says must include the "whole number of persons in each state." -
Flight data suggest an Amazon cargo plane tried to abort an unsteady landing at Miami International Airport before smashing into a van and killing five people inside, according to information investigators released Tuesday. -
A member of the Georgia National Guard deployed in Washington, D.C., as part of a task force to fight crime, has been arrested for pulling a gun on a fellow Guard member in an alleged dispute over regulation haircuts. -
Arguing with a partner or a loved one can be anxiety-inducing. Conflict resolution facilitator Priya Parker explains how to start and end a fight — while easing dread for everyone.
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