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Carbondale Arts’s 15th annual fashion show brought attendees to a night at the carnival, complete with the usual aerial performers, dance numbers and model walks. But new leadership introduced different components to this year’s show.
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Eleanor Bennett/Aspen Journalism & Aspen Public RadioThe city of Glenwood Springs is conducting its own investigation and analysis of ICE data after hearing from local residents about a range of concerns involving the agency’s holding facility at the Midland Center, including that some people were detained there last year over the maximum time allowed under ICE’s own policy and the city’s special use permit. -
Screenshot of Colorado River Valley Chamber YouTube ChannelParachute held a candidate forum March 10, 2026. The upcoming mayoral race is the town’s first contested election in a decade. -
Halle Zander/Aspen Public RadioCommissioners narrowly agreed to advance a substantially reduced request for a wildlife crossing study. The board will consider final approval of the funding on March 25. -
This voter guide includes up-to-date information about registering to vote, polling locations and what’s on the municipal ballots in the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys.
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On today's newscast: The Aspen Fire Protection District is exploring more cutting-edge technology to fight wildfires; Colorado lawmakers rejected a bill this week that would have required local police to intervene if ICE and other immigration agents used excessive force; and a new lawsuit suggests climate science isn't the only reason President Trump wants to break up Boulder's National Center for Atmospheric Research. Tune in for these stories and more.
Regional News
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Salil/Adobe StockHot days and polluted air may be doing more than making people uncomfortable — they could also affect mental health. A new study from the University of Utah finds that short bursts of extreme heat, combined with certain types of air pollution, are linked to an increased risk of suicide. -
Caroline Llanes/Rocky Mountain Community RadioRecord-low snowpack across the Upper Colorado River Basin will likely translate to poor conditions for spring runoff, and could mean emergency action to supplement low water levels in Lake Powell. -
Bob Wick/Bureau of Land ManagementStaffers from Rep. Mike Kennedy’s (R-Utah) office spoke with Emery County’s Public Lands Board during their monthly meeting, and said the lawmaker was having discussions related to Bears Ears National Monument, to “roll back the size of the monument and, and shrink it down.”
NPR News
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Yuki Iwamura/APRoyer Perez-Jimenez is the second person to die in ICE custody this week. -
Ramon Espinosa/APCuba is preparing to receive its first shipment of Russian oil this year, just days after the government announced it was operating on natural gas, solar power and thermoelectric plants as severe power outages continue to hit it. -
Yuki Iwamura/APThe Federal Communications Commission on Thursday said it had approved the merger of local television giants Nexstar Media Group and rival Tegna, the same day that two lawsuits trying to block the deal were announced. -
Alex Brandon/APThe vote by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, whose members are supporters of the Republican president, clears the way for the U.S. Mint to begin production on the coin, whose size and denomination are still under discussion.
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Three major new studies on democracy and freedom all find the U.S. is slipping further away from democracy. Leaders of two of those studies say President Trump's goal is to rule as an autocrat. -
The Trump administration announced a three-phase transition that will eventually include management of most federal student loans as well as the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). -
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says Planned Parenthood of Illinois will pay $500,000 to end an investigation that found the organization's DEI practices violated federal civil rights laws -
Health officials with the Trump administration have backed away from an effort to more heavily regulate indoor tanning — despite protests from medical groups that warn of the dangers of skin cancer. -
NPR has learned that mediators have quietly given Hamas a proposal to hand over all its weapons to ensure Gaza's reconstruction. -
The "Because I Got High" rapper made waves in 2023 with the album and song "Lemon Pound Cake," using home video to mock a police raid on his Ohio home. The deputies lost their civil suit against him.
Join NPR’s Peter Sagal, host of Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me!, to judge this year’s storytellers on Monday, March 30, at the historic Wheeler Opera House for what’s sure to be another memorable night of oral storytelling!
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