Aspen Public Radio Staff

On today's newscast: Public lands advocates are concerned about the Forest Service giving up management of the Maroon Bells, Basalt is considering a new sales tax to fund a new building for the police department and other town facilities, Garfield County is leasing at least half of its water right in Ruedi Reservoir, Independence Pass opens for the season Thursday, and more.

On today's newscast: The June primary will decide who becomes Garfield County’s next sheriff, Aspen officials want to review greenhouse gas emissions in the upper valley, Carbondale is not planning to install license plate tracking cameras, Silt’s new $28 million-dollar water plant comes online this month, and more.

On today's newscast: El Niño could bring needed precipitation to the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys, households and businesses from Glenwood Springs to Silt spent hours without electricity Saturday, the French singer and actress who was also known for shooting Olympic skier "Spider" Sabich in 1976 died last week, and more.

On today's newscast: The U.S. Forest Service is asking Pitkin County to manage the Maroon Bells recreation area amid federal funding cuts, carbon-reducing upgrades are coming to the public library and human services buildings in Aspen, a loaded ammunition magazine was discovered onboard a Frontier Airlines plane at the Denver airport, and more.

On today's newscast: Emergency crews responded to several fires and a utility equipment explosion in the Aspen area this week, candidates for the Roaring Fork School board debate concealed carry and safety policies, voters will decide whether to form a special tax district to fund childcare, library leaders to discuss impact of local and national book banning efforts, and more.

On today's newscast: Colorado courts are allowing employers to withhold local resident's wages over unpaid medical bills, Basalt's library is asking voters to permanently extend a property tax, eight candidates are vying for five seats in the Rifle City Council election, APCHA is cracking down on people who aren't using their homes as a primary residence, and more.

On today's newscast: Crews responded to a small wildfire that broke out on Forest Service land near Woody Creek on Sunday, the evacuation of inmates at the Rifle Correctional Center last month could be linked to climate change, Aspen is bracing for a big drop in tax revenue in the coming years, and more.

On today's newscast: The most expensive home for sale in America right now is in Aspen, the Roaring Fork School District board race received four candidate petitions ahead of Friday's deadline, volunteer rangers dismantled more than three times as many illegal campfire rings as they typically do in the summer season, and more.

On today's newscast: A mixed-status family in Parachute shares how they're coping with increased immigration enforcement, Basalt has chosen its new town manager out of more than 60 applicants, Governor Jared Polis will unveil his state spending cuts, the JAS Labor Day festival is this weekend, and more.

On today's newscast: Evacuations were ordered Wednesday morning for residents living near the Derby Fire north of Dotsero, Voces Unidas is calling for an investigation into possible collaboration between the Garfield County Sheriff's Office and ICE, Cornerstone Christian Center's expansion plans were approved without any affordable housing, Latine-led Raizado Festival returns to Aspen, and more.