Three members of the Pitkin County incident management team recently deployed to Pueblo County to support response and recovery personnel during the Aspen Acres Fire.
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Water managers are reenvisioning Carbondale’s water system in response to climate change — and a record-breaking dry winter.
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An advanced wildfire model is being used to predict fire movement in several Roaring Fork Valley communities. The designer of the model says it’s helping leaders prioritize protection measures.
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Evacuations for the Sleepy Creek Fire have been lifted for Buck Point Drive and Cottonwood Pass Road. The area surrounding the evacuation area is no longer under pre-evacuation. Cottonwood Pass is open.
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Interstate 70 reopened in both directions between Silt and New Castle on Wednesday evening, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. Heavy rain caused flooding and mudslides throughout the lower Roaring Fork Valley and Colorado River Valleys Monday evening.
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On today's newscast: evacuations remain in effect for a fire near Missouri Heights, a local organization wants to expand mammogram access, a nonprofit is hosting a fundraiser for Venezuelan earthquake victims, and more.
Regional News
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The region hasn’t experienced the virus with the same severity as the Midwest, but is beginning to see cyclosporiasis in communities.
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New Mexico is shielding residents from increases in Affordable Care Act monthly premiums, while Wyoming enrollment numbers are taking a steep dip.
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Soil that's been burned in a wildfire often can't absorb substantial rainfall, sending water, mud and fallen trees downstream.
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Near trails outside Jackson, Wyoming, animals were 22% less likely to flee, compared to more remote parts of the forest.
NPR News
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The U.S. continued airstrikes in Iran while Tehran launched retaliatory attacks on U.S. targets in the Gulf, as President Trump said he was close to deciding whether to launch "a massive attack."
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Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images; Anna Connors-Pool/Getty Images; @c1vrgr1 via Instagram/Screenshot by NPRAlso: Ryan Gosling's regrets, Zohran Mamdani's exhortations and the Smithsonian's alleged wokeness.
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Why is a Zulu-language drama taking the world by storm? The Polygamist mixes sex and scandal with a sharp portrait of modern South Africa.
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Marine biologists off of Baja California recorded one orca teeing up another to smash a sunfish into pieces. Scientists say there could be a reason for this behavior — or it could be just for entertainment.
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Ascend West Virginia is one of dozens of relocation initiatives across the country offering cash and other incentives to move to states needing an economic boost. Here's how they're working out.
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The administration timed a new set of tariffs on all of its largest trading partners to take effect at the same time the old, global tariff ended.
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Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk ended a 26-day hunger strike on Friday that helped galvanize a youth movement that's become one of India's largest protests in recent years, but demonstrators vowed to continue until the education minister resigns.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who met with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, said that President Trump was committed to the work "if conditions and factors have changed to make that possible."
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The Justice Department is dropping the subpoenas it filed demanding grand jury testimony and phone records from New York Times journalists after sharp questioning Thursday from a federal judge.
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The United States will slap taxes of 10% to 12.5% on imports from 60 countries accounting for 99% of U.S. imports, charging that they have inadequately enforced bans on goods produced by forced labor.
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