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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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Climate CentralThe 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. -
Trevor DotyAspen 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. -
Regan Mertz/Aspen Public RadioCarbondale 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. -
Jason Charme/Aspen Daily NewsThe 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 town of Carbondale wants to make it easier for people to build new housing on their own, existing properties; despite some disagreement, a majority of the Aspen-Pitkin County Housing Authority gave initial approval to ban registered sex offenders from the employee-housing program; and the unprecedented heat that's hitting our region this week brings an unexpected risk to mental health for some people. Tune in for these stories and more.
Regional News
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Courtesy of Brita Horn/Courtesy of Brita HornOne party leader calls it a “dumpster fire” after state chair resigns following no-confidence vote. -
Lucas Brady Woods/KUNCFamily 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. -
CDC/CDCheat-related illness as temperatures rise -
Salil/Adobe StockHot days and polluted air may be doing more than making people uncomfortable — they could also affect mental health. A new study from the University of Utah finds that short bursts of extreme heat, combined with certain types of air pollution, are linked to an increased risk of suicide.
NPR News
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Rob Schmitz/NPRDenmark's prime minister called early parliamentary elections after gaining a popularity boost from standing up to President Trump over his threat to seize Greenland. -
Joel Rose/NPRStates 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. -
U.S. Navy/Getty ImagesThe 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. -
Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times; Sean Bascom/Andolu; Octavio Jones/AFP via Getty Images; Collage by NPRLocal leaders report already-strapped police departments racked up overtime bills in the millions while others report a multi-million dollar hit to business during the worst ICE surges.
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President Trump's mission to fight renewable wind energy comes at a time of rising energy costs.
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Colombian officials say that a military cargo plane with 128 people on board, most of them soldiers, crashed shortly after taking off Monday in southwestern Colombia. -
Police in London are investigating a suspected antisemitic hate crime attack after four vehicles belonging to a Jewish ambulance service were set on fire. -
The Guttmacher Institute has a new analysis on how many abortions happened in 2025. -
The Oklahoma Republican comes to the helm in the midst of a shutdown that has left some 100,000 of the department's more than a quarter-million employees working without pay. -
The Trump administration placed a statue of Christopher Columbus on the White House grounds. Some people are not happy about it.
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