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A record-breaking heat dome brought high temperatures that melted the snowpack considerably in the days leading up to the mountain’s closure.
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Courtesy of Draper WhitePeople come to the Roaring Fork Valley from all over the world; some stay and decide to make it home. A handful of these immigrants shared stories of success, adventure, growth and validation in Basalt earlier this month as part of English in Action’s 9th annual Immigrant Voices event. -
Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District/Courtesy PhotoHighway 133 was closed at mile marker 63 near Sunfire Ranch due to a wildfire. -
Jason Charme/Aspen Daily NewsDuring a fourth hearing on the Aspen Meadows affordable housing proposal on Tuesday night, the Physics center said it would remove two of the three single-family units originally planned along North Street after council members expressed concerns about those units during a March 10 meeting. -
Jason Charme/Aspen Daily NewsResidents of the 98-lot Cavern Springs Mobile Home Park, located between Glenwood Springs and Carbondale, asked council members to contribute funding toward their efforts to purchase the park that was listed for sale last year.
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On today's newscast: Buttermilk mountain is officially closed for the season; The Arts Campus at Willits is expanding; and a coalition of local businesses in Western Colorado is calling Congress to act on a piece of legislation that would conserve more than 730,000 acres of public land. Tune in for these stories and more.
Regional News
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Courtesy USDA NRCSAuthors say: this could impact preparedness before wildfire season -
Jesse Paul/The Colorado SunThe HOME Act would also make it easier for transit agencies, public housing authorities and certain nonprofits to build housing on land they already own, even if it isn't zoned for residential use. -
Caitlin Tan/Wyoming Public MediaThe Trump administration is returning to 2012 emission rules, which it says have cut mercury pollution by 90%. Environmentalists say that’s not enough. -
Getty ImagesThe Arizona Department of Water Resources is gearing up for a legal fight over Colorado River negotiations and has hired a law firm to represent the state.
NPR News
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Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty ImagesIn August, Education Department employees will relocate to a smaller office roughly a block away, and the larger Energy Department will take over the old headquarters. -
RICCARDO MILANI/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty ImagesThe order briefly stops the government from labeling tech company Anthropic a "supply chain risk," calling that "classic First Amendment retaliation." -
Noah K. Murray/APIt's an extraordinary move that came as senators were reviewing a "last and final" offer to end the funding impasse that has jammed airports and disrupted travel, just as TSA workers faced another missed paycheck Friday. -
Leon Neal/Getty ImagesThe International Olympic Committee will require all athletes who want to participate in women's events to undergo genetic testing. The policy takes effect for the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.
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At 20 airports around the U.S., security screeners are getting paid as usual despite the ongoing DHS shutdown — because they're private contractors. Will more airports look at privatizing security?
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The president says ICE agents are being stationed at airports to help reduce long wait times. Here's a look at what they're authorized to do. -
Flea's first musical love wasn't rock. It was jazz. The iconic bassist joins Christian McBride to talk about his debut solo album, Honora, and his return to the music that started it all. -
Hundreds of immigrants have been arrested at immigration courthouses. It is unclear whether the federal government's admission could lead to some of those arrests being overturned. -
The roots music maverick did something rare in the streaming era: landed an album that's only available on CD, cassette and LP — without his name on the sleeve — in the top five of the albums chart. -
The motion is part of a lawsuit challenging President Trump and the Center's board, who now refer to the complex as "The Trump Kennedy Center."
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