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Traditional forms of therapy don’t work for everyone. Carbondale-based nonprofit WindWalkers offers horse-assisted services to fill that gap. This story is part of our “On the Ground” radio series, which highlights solutions to local and global issues from Roaring Fork and Colorado River valley organizations.
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West Mountain Regional Health Alliance/Courtesy PhotoHealthcare workers use resource directories to direct people to the help they need. Now, the nonprofit West Mountain Regional Health Alliance has one for a range of Pitkin, Garfield and Eagle Counties’ organizations. This story is part of our “On the Ground” radio series that highlights solutions to local and global issues from Roaring Fork and Colorado River valley organizations. -
Hannah Weaver/Aspen Public RadioThrough monologues, songs and shadow puppets, six performers explored what it means to be a woman at the Women’s VOICES theater project last weekend. -
Eleanor Bennett/Aspen Journalism & Aspen Public RadioAs outside investors buy up mobile home parks, a coalition of local residents, nonprofits, governments and private donors are rallying together to inform state laws and regional strategies to preserve these communities as affordable housing. -
Stephen Ellsperman/Middle Colorado Watershed CouncilThe Colorado River Wildfire Collaborative hired a program manager to raise funds for mitigation work between Glenwood Springs and De Beque. That region is one of the most fire-prone in the state, and has lacked the resources to address the risk.
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On today's newscast: The two candidates for Garfield County Sheriff will be facing off in a debate in Rifle tomorrow night; Colorado high schoolers are graduating at higher rates, but a growing number are leaving the state for college; and a new interactive map reveals the hidden health risks of living near oil refineries. Tune in for these stories and more.
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Alex Hager/KJZZA team of researchers at Arizona State University is building models to track the amount of water in snow, soils and streams. -
Hart Van Denburg/CPR NewsOne bill was focused on social media platforms and collaboration with law enforcement while the other was concerned with automated driving. -
Rachel Cohen/KUNCMany visitors objected to what they saw as an attempt to downplay difficult chapters of American history. -
Kevin J. Beaty/DenveriteTina Peters, convicted on several counts and sentenced to nearly nine years in prison, was released early after Gov. Jared Polis commuted her sentence.
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Tasos Katopodis/Getty ImagesThe ruling means that Alabama's 2026 midterm elections will feature six Republican-leaning districts and one Democratic-leaning one. -
Forrest Clonts/Tin HouseThe author is known for genre-bending stories that span Southern gothic, horror and fairy tale. -
Michael M. Santiago/Getty ImagesThe disgraced former congressman allegedly bet on whether he would appear at the State of the Union address, prompting federal investigations. -
Anton Shtuka for NPR/Anton ShtukaRussian missile and drone attacks killed civilians across Ukraine overnight, in one of Moscow's largest assaults in recent months.
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The order asks AI companies to voluntarily submit their most powerful models for the government to test up to 30 days before releasing them to the public. -
As a classics professor, Beard has spent her career pondering life in the ancient world. The central question of her latest book is: What on earth was it like to be there? -
Mara Hoplamazian has spent years reporting on 'forever chemicals,' or PFAS. Here's what they've learned about what may help limit everyday exposure to the contaminant. -
Bill Pulte has shown a willingness to go after the president's perceived enemies. -
The Biden administration previously said doctors examined the president "days" following the debate, not in the moments after. The former first lady revealed more details in her new book. -
It's a virus that can strike with unrelenting force. The kind of care need to knock it out is often not fully available in a lower resource country like the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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