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The Wildfire Collaborative Roaring Fork Valley has been collecting data in several communities that will help predict how a fire would spread from home to home. That analysis will identify high risk areas, and the most effective mitigation work to slow a wildfire.
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On today's newscast: Colorado Democrats want to tax empty homes in mountain towns, but Pitkin County leaders aren’t convinced; the Art Base in Basalt is hosting its first collaborative exhibition of the new year with two Roaring Fork Valley locals; and amid fears of ICE crackdowns, there's been a spike in tribal members applying for delayed birth certificates. Tune in for these stories and more.
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Kevin Wolf/APAmid an ongoing standoff between Harvard and the White House, the Defense Department said it plans to cut ties with the Ivy League — ending military training, fellowships and certificate programs. -
Allison Robbert/AP/FR172296 APWashington Post chief executive and publisher Will Lewis has resigned just days after the newspaper announced massive layoffs. -
AP/Pima County Sheriff's DepartmentNancy Guthrie was last seen a week ago. In the days since, investigators have launched a frantic search to return the 84-year-old home. -
Janus FilmsIcelandic director Hlynur Pálmason weaves scenes of quiet domestic life against the backdrop of an arresting landscape in his newest film.
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Olympic figure skating is often seems to take athletes to the very edge of perfection, but even the greatest stumble and fall. How do they pull themselves together again on the biggest world stage? Toughness, poise and practice. -
Leprosy is one of the least contagious diseases around — and perhaps one of the most misunderstood. The colonies are relics of a not-too-distant past when those diagnosed with leprosy were exiled. -
The first season of The Pitt was about acute problems. The second is about chronic ones. -
An ACL tear would keep almost any other athlete from competing -- but not Lindsey Vonn, the 41-year-old superstar skier who is determined to cap off an incredible comeback from retirement with one last shot at an Olympic medal. -
Trump got elected promising to usher in a crypto revolution. More than a year later, bitcoin's price has come tumbling down. What happened? -
The policy change orders the removal of any post made by official State Department accounts on X before President Trump returned to office in 2025.
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