A 288-acre vegetation fire is forcing evacuations on Gage Road, Sunset Lane and Grass Mesa Road in Rifle. Pre-evacuation orders are in place for Grass Mesa south of Rodeo Drive and Coyote Trail. These orders will be in place overnight.
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Eleanor Bennett/Aspen Public RadioJohn Doyle, Rob Ittner and Torre are running in an open primary for Pitkin County’s District 1 seat. Two of the candidates will advance to the General Election in November. -
Photo Courtesy of Land+ShelterArchitect Taylor Higgins helped bring the Little Red Schoolhouse expansion project to life. Her firm designed the 5,650-square-foot building addition, which broke ground on June 17. -
Regan Mertz/Aspen Public RadioSome vendors dropped out of the festival last year, in part due to the financial pressure of tariffs. While some can return for 2026, economic uncertainty remains as refunds stall and potential new tariffs loom. -
Courtesy Holy Cross EnergyThe Western Slope electric utility sourced enough renewable power in March to match total member demand, but it still occasionally leaned on fossil fuels. By 2030, it hopes to eliminate those climate-warming sources entirely.
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On today's newscast: The Aspen-Pitkin County Housing Authority issued 22 notices of violation to homeowners, Pitkin County will up its fire restrictions to Stage 2 on Friday, and Top Chef season 23 winner Rhoda Magbitang shared Filipino and Hawaiian cuisine at the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen over the weekend.
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Caroline Llanes/Rocky Mountain Community RadioCritics say the BLM’s proposed policies would make it easier for oil and gas companies to shift the financial cost of cleaning up retired, polluting wells to taxpayers. -
Bob Wick/Bureau of Land ManagementIt allows a lawsuit against the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante national monument designations to move forward. -
Caitlin Tan/Wyoming Public MediaThe Cowboy State is in the early stages of launching a voluntary water conservation program, but it has no money to pay applicants yet. -
ArboursAbroad/Adobe StockFor the first time on record, solar power generated more electricity than coal in the United States during a full calendar month — a milestone that underscores how quickly the nation's power system is changing.
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Morgan Lee/APA federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to resume carrying out speedy deportations of undocumented migrants throughout the United States, not just near the border. -
James Brooks/APArchaeologists have discovered a huge Viking Age textile production site in Denmark that dates back more than 1,000 years and underlines the sophistication of Viking society. -
Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty ImagesAll three progressive candidates backed by New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani — including two who took on Democratic incumbents — won their primaries in safe seats almost guaranteeing their election in November. -
Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesThe Supreme Court ruled that a Louisiana prisoner whose dreadlocks were forcibly shaved off by prison guards cannot sue the guards under a federal law to protect the religious rights of prisoners.
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The measure to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran does not require the president's signature, nor does it carry the force of law. But it reflects bipartisan frustration with the war. -
An expansive bipartisan bill intended to bring down the cost of housing by boosting the supply of homes has passed both houses of Congress, and is headed to the president's desk for a signature. -
Investors are selling off AI-related stocks as doubts are starting to surface over whether the massive spending on AI is worth the investment and whether it's "one big bubble." -
At 41, Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the oldest players in the World Cup. Against the Democratic Republic of Congo he was mostly invisible and questions mounted. Against Uzbekistan, he sparkled. -
Continental Army soldier John Pumphrey enlisted as a teenager in 1777 and fought at significant battles before his death in action against the British in Camden, S.C. -
It's still unclear who would fund a proposed $300 billion reconstruction plan for Iran. Former National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan called the whole approach "something entirely new."
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