Aspen Public Radio Staff

On today’s newscast: Gravity Haus and its affiliated coffee shop and restaurant in Aspen will close at the end of August; the Rocky Mountain National Park is reopening its largest campground for the first time in two years; and SCOTUS has allowed the Trump administration to go ahead with firing thousands of federal workers across several agencies. Tune in for these stories and more.

On today’s newscast: The owners of Aspen-Basalt and Mountain Valley mobile home parks did not accept their residents’ first offer to buy the parks, but it’s not the end of the road; a CU Boulder study found that marijuana sold in Colorado is often less potent than it claims; and in the past two decades, Mountain West states have seen the steepest declines in the birth rates. Tune in for these stories and more.

On today’s newscast: New parking fees at Aspen’s private airport may be sending business downvalley — and a competitor in Rifle is ready to take off; Aspen City Council is updating its decades-old highway plan at the town’s entrance, opting for a reevaluation over a new environmental impact statement; and two attorneys who defended MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell in a Denver defamation case have been sanctioned for submitting a brief riddled with AI-generated errors. Tune in for these stories and more.

On today's newscast: Aspen City Council will review a contract with Gorman and Company on Tuesday to construct the Lumberyard; the Republican-led budget bill could rescind hundreds of billions of dollars in tax credits for renewable energy, like wind and solar power; and the Fourth of July is one of the busiest days of the year for wildfire starts — this year, the holiday arrives amid elevated fire risk. Tune in for these stories and more.

On today's newscast: This week, environmental advocates took to the skies over western Colorado to spotlight growing concerns over oil-and-gas development on public lands; the Aspen School Board is weighing up to four ballot measures for this fall — and they could have big implications for local education funding; and a new budget Trump administration proposal would eliminate federally funded climate and weather labs in Colorado. Tune in for these stories and more.

On today's newscast: Aspen Valley Health announced yesterday that CEO Dave Ressler will retire in early 2026; a group of Aspen Institute researchers explore how proposed federal benefit cuts could hit women the hardest; and Cornerstone Christian Center cleared a major hurdle this week in its effort to expand its church and school near Basalt. Tune in for these stories and more.

On today's newscast: A wildfire on Snowmass Creek Road was contained to 5 acres without evacuations; 85% of Gen Zers are worried about climate change, discussed at Aspen Ideas; and resort towns may face a tourism slump this summer. Tune in for these stories and more.

A van exploded on Snowmass Creek Road, and a fire spread to nearby vegetation. It spread to 5 acres.

On today's newscast: The Hilltop Fire near Rulison is 100% contained; Colorado babies born to noncitizens will still get birthright citizenship despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, but with potential ripple effects for Wyoming; and the Bureau of Land Management is fast-tracking a review for a project that could increase oil trains along the Colorado River. Tune in for these stories and more.

On today's newscast: Two Western Slope wildfires prompted evacuations yesterday and a third closed I-70; residents of Aspen-Basalt and Mountain Valley mobile-home parks are offering $42 million to block Dallas-based buyers who are raising rents in other resort towns; and Rep. Jeff Hurd joins GOP colleagues raising alarms about proposed Medicaid cuts in the Senate. Tune in for these stories and more.