Angie is a U.S. citizen, but her parents are undocumented. If they’re deported, she’s decided she would leave with them.
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The historic heat wave that hit the western U.S. last week was made at least five times more likely due to climate change. Scientists say it would have been “virtually impossible” in a world without human-caused greenhouse gas emissions.
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Aspen Highlands’ updated master plan submitted to the U.S. Forest Service includes a gondola to the top of Cloud Nine and an expansion of summer operations. When those projects might take shape isn’t clear.
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Carbondale Arts’s 15th annual fashion show brought attendees to a night at the carnival, complete with the usual aerial performers, dance numbers and model walks. But new leadership introduced different components to this year’s show.
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The city of Aspen will take a new approach to preserving local businesses in town through a community land trust meant to keep commercial properties affordable. The city is in the process of receiving approval from the Internal Revenue Service to declare the Aspen Area Community Trust as a nonprofit organization.
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On today's newscast: The Aspen School District will spend more than half of its $95 million bond on employee housing; the ICE holding facility in Glenwood Springs could lose its permit; and scientists are using new tech to boost their efforts to protect endangered fish in the Colorado River. Tune in for these stories and more.
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Jay Weiner, the water attorney for the Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe on the Colorado River in Arizona and California, discusses how tribes play a role in Colorado River governance, even if they’re not officially in the closed-door negotiations.
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One party leader calls it a “dumpster fire” after state chair resigns following no-confidence vote.
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Family caregivers are worried the cuts will jeopardize their livelihoods and ability to support their loved ones. Lawmakers and public health officials say they have no choice but to make them.
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heat-related illness as temperatures rise
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The confirmation comes just days after the White House announced details of its own task force to pursue fraud in government programs.
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The Israeli military estimates it would need several more weeks of fighting to complete its war goals in Iran, at a time when President Trump says the U.S. is negotiating an end to the war.
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Lucille Miller was convicted of killing her husband in 1965. Now her daughter Debra reflects on her own traumatic childhood and its lingering effects in The Most Wonderful Terrible Person.
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Delta Airlines is temporarily suspending specialty services to member of Congress due to resource constraints from the ongoing shutdown of DHS.
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Dayton Webber, 27, is accused of shooting a man in his car during an argument. He has shared his story of becoming a pro athlete after losing his arms and legs to a childhood bacterial infection.
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Pulido has been a mainstay of Tejano music —a genre blending traditional regional Mexican elements with country, pop and conjunto influences — for more than three decades.
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The Pakistani prime minister said his country stands ready to host negotiations toward a settlement as the war with Iran nears the one-month mark.
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In his speech, Kim expressed pride in the country's rapid expansion of nuclear weapons and missiles in recent years, calling it the "right" choice.
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States have many policies to stop risky older drivers from renewing their licenses. But in practice, it's often adult children who must decide when to take the car keys away from an aging parent.
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The F-14 was made famous in Top Gun. The U.S. sold the planes to Iran in the 1970s, only for the two countries to become enemies. Iran kept its F-14s flying for decades in the face of U.S. sanctions.
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