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The Wildfire Collaborative Roaring Fork Valley has been collecting data in several communities that will help predict how a fire would spread from home to home. That analysis will identify high risk areas, and the most effective mitigation work to slow a wildfire.
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On today's newscast: The Glenwood Springs council is taking a closer look at the city’s contract with a camera surveillance company called Flock Safety; some Roaring Fork Valley communities are embracing a new way to assess fire risk; and state Parks and Wildlife are calling in reinforcements to stop the spread of invasive zebra mussels in the Colorado River. Tune in for these stories and more.
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Sergio Martínez-Beltrán/NPRIn the documents the Department of Homeland Security said the raid "was based on intelligence that there were illegal aliens unlawfully occupying apartments in the building." There is no mention of criminal gangs or Tren de Aragua. -
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images; Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Westminster Kennel Club; Odd Andersen/AFP via Getty ImagesPlus: ambiguous mascots, rodents with hard-to-spell names, and three boring photos of buildings. -
Chris Cole/Getty ImagesFor many decades, Olympic Games included "demonstration sports." Some, like curling, became part of the permanent roster. But others, like skijoring, didn't stick around. -
Jaida Grey Eagle for NPRA professional airplane enthusiast has been tracking the federally chartered deportation flights out of the Minneapolis airport as DHS sends immigration detainees to other states and, eventually, other countries.
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Ronald Hicks, a former Illinois bishop chosen by Pope Leo XIV to replace the retiring Cardinal Timothy Dolan, is set to be installed as New York's 11th archbishop -
Iran and the United States could hold negotiations in Oman after a chaotic week that initially saw plans for regional countries to participate in talks held in Turkey -
With more than 61,000 votes counted, Mejia led Malinowski by less than 1 percentage point. The Democratic winner will face the Republican primary winner Joe Hathaway in April. -
The deal slashes hundreds of reciprocal tariffs between the two countries. -
Under Trump administration deals to lower drug prices, pharmaceutical companies are offering some of their drugs at discounted prices through a new website called TrumpRx.gov. -
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