Sarah Tory
Women's Desk ReporterSarah is a journalist for Aspen Public Radio’s Women’s Desk. She got her start in journalism working for the Santiago Times in Chile, before moving to Colorado in 2014 for an internship with High Country News.
Prior to joining APR, Sarah worked as a freelance journalist, reporting on the environment, immigration, and rural communities from across the western U.S. and Latin America. Her work has been recognized by the Canadian National Magazine Awards, The Society of Professional Journalists, the Colorado Press Association, and the Canadian Online Publishing Awards. She was born and raised in Toronto, Canada and has called the Roaring Fork Valley home since 2018.
When she’s not working on stories, you can find her in the mountains, most often rock climbing or backcountry skiing.
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Food aid groups in the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys say the suspension of federal benefits will exacerbate the region’s growing hunger crisis. The Colorado legislature is trying to bolster funding at food banks to account for an expected increase in demand. -
Nine candidates are running for the five-member board to oversee the estimated $12 million in annual sales tax revenue, if 7A passes. -
Like many healthcare providers across the U.S., McKenzie Rieder, a pediatric nurse practitioner for Mountain Family Health Centers in Glenwood Springs, has noticed an uptick in young women requesting IUDs or small hormonal implants since the November 2024 election. -
Megan Heil and Darlane Evans are running for a seat in District A this November, while Steven Beaulieu is running unopposed for District E. -
A new investigation from KFF Health News shows 38 cases between 2022 and 2024 where employers withheld wages in Garfield County because of an employee's unpaid medical bills, some of which were covered by Medicaid. -
Under a new federal mandate, Early Head Start had to scrub certain words from its application, but program officials say it won’t affect how it operates. -
Under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., confusion about the COVID-19 vaccine and barriers to getting one are growing. -
In the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys, more people are struggling to put food on the table. LIFT-UP’s Mobile Food Pantry is helping meet the growing demand for food assistance. -
Aspen’s Marian Krogh completes the grueling traverse in the fastest known time for women. -
New eligibility and work requirements will make accessing benefits more difficult for applicants.
