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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In the second installment of a series about falling birth rates, Amelia Dotzenrod talks about why she waited until her mid-thirties to have a child. -
Across the U.S., women are having fewer babies. In the first of a three-part series about falling birth rates, Evelyn Perry talks about her decision not to have kids. -
A new housing study and action plan looks to address Rifle’s housing challenges. Roughly 34% of renters are cost-burdened, and 85% of first-time buyers can’t afford a home. -
Las organizaciones de ayuda alimentaria de los valles de Roaring Fork y Colorado River afirman que la suspensión de la ayuda federal agravará la creciente crisis alimentaria de la región. La legislatura de Colorado está tratando de reforzar la financiación de los bancos de alimentos para hacer frente al aumento previsto de la demanda. -
For a family in Silt, the loss of SNAP amid the government shutdown came at the worst possible time. -
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.
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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.
