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Abortion care is protected in Colorado, but other states in the region are enacting restrictions or outright bans. Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, one of the biggest abortion providers in the state and on the Western Slope, weighs in on what patients can expect.

In this election, voters narrowed the field in the Pitkin County Sheriff race and selected Democratic challengers to Republican incumbents in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District and state House of Representatives' District 57.

Demand for crisis responders has increased dramatically since the start of the pandemic, and clinicians at the Aspen Hope Center are working overtime to serve the community.

Investigators have not yet found the bodies of two people believed to have died in a fire that destroyed a house in Old Snowmass early Monday. As of Tuesday afternoon, the remains of the home were still too hot for investigators to enter.

Bob Braudis passed away of natural causes at his home Friday. He was 77. Braudis helped reshape the way law enforcement operates in Pitkin County. For many, he was a larger-than-life symbol of Aspen itself.

Local legend and former Pitkin County Sheriff Bob Braudis died from natural causes at home in Aspen on Friday. He was 77. In the wake of his passing, friends, colleagues and community members have come together to share their stories.

Three students in the Roaring Fork Valley deal with numbness and anger after 19 children and two teachers died at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Superintendents at the Aspen and Roaring Fork school districts share their disappointment and calls to action.

Beavers are an integral part of our local ecosystem and some say they could even help us solve the human-caused climate crisis, but there are far fewer of them than there used to be. Aspen Public Radio talked with two self-proclaimed “beaver believers” who have been researching ways to restore more beavers — and manage existing populations — in places such as the Roaring Fork Valley.

Even though we're well into spring, snow fell over the weekend. Whatever the weather, Dominic Anthony Walsh wanted to learn more about how to raise a seed into a flower. Tap the audio below.

Despite a decent ski season this winter, the snow that feeds our local rivers is melting faster than usual and spring runoff could peak earlier than the historical average this year. Aspen Public Radio talked with Aspen Times reporter Scott Condon and weekly columnist Ted Mahon who say strong winds, dust and a persistent drought driven by human-caused climate change are likely to blame.