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Carbondale’s police department is now using an AI service to draft police reports. Town trustees approved a contract for the software late last month.
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Jason Charme/Aspen Daily NewsThe project will redevelop the property’s existing 25 units into 60, mostly one-bedroom units to house full-time hospital staff. It’s part of AVH’s plan to build 256 housing units in the next 10 years. -
Dance Initiative/Courtesy PhotoDance Initiative brought back Folklórico dance classes to the Roaring Fork Valley this month after the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet ended the longstanding program. Now, some of its old students are stepping up as the next generation of teachers. -
Eleanor Bennett/Aspen Journalism & Aspen Public RadioData-privacy concerns raised about Glenwood Springs' Automatic License Plate Recognition cameras are widespread across the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys, an Aspen Journalism analysis found. -
Elizabeth Stewart-Severy/Aspen JournalismPitkin County recently approved an updated management plan for the North Star Nature Reserve. While the process has been contentious in recent years, Elizabeth Stewart-Severy reported for Aspen Journalism that the county has been pouring resources into balancing the community and ecological interests in the area.
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On today's newscast: Glenwood Springs city council withdrew its police department from Garfield County’s special crimes task force last week; a bill working its way through the Colorado legislature would require college and university medical centers to provide abortion medication; and the Interior Department is planning to release a massive amount of water into a Colorado River Reservoir in order to prevent a potential power and water crisis. Tune in for these stories and more.
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Charlie Niebergall/APThe Democrats behind the bill say requiring Colorado colleges and universities to make the medication available would close gaps in access for students. -
Caroline Llanes/Rocky Mountain Community RadioThe Bureau of Reclamation announced plans to release water from Flaming Gorge Reservoir, and to reduce flows out of Glen Canyon Dam on Lake Powell in an attempt to prop up the Colorado River Basin’s infrastructure. -
DOI/Neal Herbert/Bureau of Land ManagementWhen wildland firefighters are on prescribed fires, they’re breathing the same smoke and facing many of the same hazards found on wildfires, but they don’t get the same hazard pay. That could soon change. -
National Alcohol Awareness Month highlights progress and challenges in battle against alcohol misuse in the Mountain West.
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Evgeniya Moskova/iStockphoto/Getty ImagesThese matriarchal rodents often have bloody succession wars to replace their queen. But in a colony in California, Queen Tere ceded the throne to her daughter, Arwen, without violence. -
Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/Getty ImagesFlorida's attorney general is launching a criminal investigation into the alleged role of ChatGPT in a mass shooting at Florida State University last year. -
Andrew Harnik/Getty ImagesThe Florida Democrat faced a potential expulsion vote in the House as she prepares for a federal trial on allegations that she stole disaster funds and used some of the money to finance her campaign. -
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for SCADIn Season 2 of Beef, Isaac plays Josh, a country club manager whose life is unravelling. He got into character by imagining how Victor Frankenstein would feel trapped inside Josh's "small life."
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"Men can't see the mess." "Women are better at chores." These myths position women to take on more emotional thinking, says researcher Leah Ruppanner. She shares what works to reclaim your headspace. -
The extension was announced just hours before it was set to expire. The president did not provide details on how long the new ceasefire extension will last. -
This TV adaptation of Rufi Thorpe's 2024 novel is a wild ride from start to finish. Its all-star cast includes Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer, Nick Offerman and Nicole Kidman. -
For decades, economists gave short shrift to the idea of monopsony — a power employers can have to suppress wages. Now a wave of research suggests it's everywhere, and a new book argues it's key to understanding today's inequality. -
Taken together, these four features can create a trancelike state that can keep us stuck on social media apps or video games for hours. Children are particularly vulnerable. -
The Pulitzer-winning composer, whose unconventional music reflects the rugged landscapes he lives in, talks about his relationship to nature and his new piece Horizon.
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