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APCHA Executive Director Matthew Gillen told the board during a March 18 meeting that the housing authority is already receiving questions about the upcoming closure. He asked board members whether they would be interested in considering a policy to implement during the closure.
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Sage Smiley/Aspen Public RadioCandidates for mayor and Board of Trustees in Carbondale talked about their motivations for running at a candidate forum on March 25. -
Lucy Peterson/Aspen Public RadioHighlands’ closure comes a few days after Buttermilk Mountain closed for the season. It marks the end of a historically warm ski season for the mountain. -
Michael Fanelli/Aspen Public RadioThe unseasonal warmth that broke longstanding temperature records across the West last week was a hit to Colorado’s already low snowpack. Climate change drove the heat wave, but scientists say it’s still an outlier in today’s world. -
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.
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On today's newscast: Thousands of protesters gathered across the Roaring Fork Valley on Saturday to protest the Trump administration; Colorado’s Cesar Chavez Day could soon have a new name — and focus — under a new bill advancing at the statehouse; and state officials in Arizona are gearing up for a legal fight over sensitive on-again, off-again Colorado River negotiations. Tune in for these stories and more.
Regional News
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Jay Hemphill/Wild Gila RiverProposed legislation would protect nearly 450 miles of waterways from dams and mining amid the Trump administration’s push for more development. -
Martha Cooper/The Nature ConservancyIn the arid Mountain West, rivers are under growing pressure — from climate change, drought and rising demand for water. But new research from New Mexico suggests some river ecosystems may be more resilient than they appear. -
Interest in environmentally friendly Green Burials rising particularly among Millennials and Gen Z
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CrusoeKootenai County, Idaho paused data center development to pass regulations to protect water resources and require a public process.
NPR News
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Scribe US, Sandorf Passage,S&S/Summit Books, Charco Press, Vintage, Graywolf PressThe shortlisted titles include novels and novellas from authors and translators spanning four continents, with stories that range from Japanese-controlled 1930s Taiwan to the streets of Tehran in 1979. -
Penguin Random HouseSet in a quaint Irish village, The Keeper follows The Searcher and The Hunter, and solidifies the crime series' status as a contemporary classic. -
Majid Saeedi/Getty Images EuropeIran attacked and set on fire a massive Kuwaiti oil tanker off Dubai overnight, as Gulf states increasingly suffer the fallout from the war. -
Jennifer Emerling for NPRMarch 31 is Cesar Chavez's birthday, and a longtime holiday. In the wake of sexual assault allegations against him, residents in the farming town of Delano are conflicted about how to remember him.
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FIFA is kicking off its last sales for World Cup tickets on Wednesday. From prices to why FOMO is working against you, here's what you need to know. -
An end to birthright citizenship would mean a new layer of bureaucracy for all babies born in the U.S. and could cause delays for health insurance and other benefits. -
Andrea Lucas, the Trump-appointed chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, has set a new agenda for an agency that long prioritized vulnerable and underserved workers. -
In cities where ICE operations have surged, community members are walking kids to school. -
The Army has launched an administrative review after two AH-64 Apache helicopters on a training run hovered near the hillside home of Kid Rock as the outspoken supporter of President Donald Trump saluted their crews. -
A Florida airport was cleared to be renamed after President Donald Trump on Monday, hours before the president revealed plans for a Miami skyscraper planned to house his presidential library.
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