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A challenging economic environment for small grocers forced the Clark’s Market in Battlement Mesa to close earlier this month. Families now have to travel 15-20 miles on I-70 to pick up groceries, prescriptions and subsidized infant formula.
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Courtesy of the Town of ParachuteGarfield County School District 16 serves Parachute and Battlement Mesa, where some students struggle to read and write. It's getting more than $400,000 in federal grant funding to bolster those areas. -
Drew Shaw/Aspen Daily NewsColorado water experts and elected officials urged collaboration across industries, borders and political parties as the Western Slope seeks sustainable water systems that will serve future generations. -
Regan Mertz/Aspen Public RadioEvent organizers said Tuesday that they will focus on the new X Games League events instead. The motorsport only returned in January for one season after a six-year hiatus. -
Hannah Weaver/Aspen Public RadioWomen are using other brands or types of estrogen to avoid menopause symptoms while one local pharmacy works around the clock to fill prescriptions.
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On today's podcast: Glenwood Springs has tightened restrictions on short-term rentals. A downvalley school district has received federal funding to help kids learn to read and write. And Colorado’s economic forecast says, while the economy is growing, people are still struggling financially.
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U.S. Forest ServiceAt a recent White House dinner with hunting groups and companies, Trump announced the orders directing federal land agencies to take several steps to improve hunting and angling opportunities. -
Abigail EcklandReservoirs across the West are slowly losing space to store water as dirt, sand and other sediment pile up behind dams, according to new, sweeping, nationwide research. -
Kevin J. Beaty/DenveriteRepublican candidate for governor Victor Marx agreed earlier this week to a moderated debate with Democratic candidate Phil Weiser. -
Hanna Merzbach/Wyoming Public MediaThe institutions of western culture continue to introduce visitors, or “dudes,” to the West, taking them horseback riding, rafting, fly fishing and more.
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Skanda Gautam/AFP/via Getty ImagesBuilding dams and hydropower plants in the Himalayas holds great promise for providing electricity. In the wake of the Nepal disaster, experts are asking about the risks of such construction. -
OlekStock/Getty ImagesThe company Grail says its Galleri blood test can detect up to 50 forms of cancer. An independent panel of experts will decide if the test should be recommended for FDA approval. -
Finn Gomez/Getty ImagesThe Department of Justice defended President Trump's recent media ban, arguing that reporting by CNN, MS Now and Politico on a wide range of issues jeopardized national security and spread falsehoods. -
Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana/FR159526 APCNN, MS NOW, and Politico are asking a federal judge to hold the president in check for what they say is a violation of their Constitutional rights simply because he doesn't like how they cover him.
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Critics say a slowdown of AI development among the largest companies could consolidate the power of frontier labs, just as many others are trying to catch up. -
The dam appeared to break in 2024, as South African phenom Tyla made Grammy and chart history. But for a wide field of buzzed-about voices, the path to a crossover has narrowed. -
While Senate offices have access to chatbots like ChatGPT, they are not authorized to use any of the more advanced tools that are at the center of regulatory talks and public debate about AI safety. -
Registered voters are less confident that USPS will deliver election mail on time compared with 2024, an NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds, after USPS was part of Trump's bid to limit mail voting. -
Buried in the paperwork for Immigration and Customs Enforcement's expansion in Pennsylvania is a document requesting "mobile detention facilities." -
A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds President Trump — and his unpopularity — is an outsize factor in why most voters say they want Democrats to win the midterms.
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