11+ hour, 17+ min ago  (122+ words) Aspen Daily News Smoke filled valleys across Colorado in late June, leading to low air quality and visibility. While the smoke has cleared out, ongoing concerns about health — and when/if the smoke will return — linger. Skies clear…...

11+ hour, 17+ min ago  (109+ words) Aspen Daily News Summer goes on as planned, including at an Aspen Music Festival student performance June 27 in Aspen under several weeks of smoky skies. Skies clear — for now — after smoke fills Roaring Fork Valley Mitigating health risks…...

11+ hour, 2+ min ago  (1689+ words) If you are taking steps to harden your home against the risk of wildfire, you should also harden your health, said Mark Gladwin, a heart, vascular and lung physician-scientist, dean of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and pioneer…...

12+ hour, 2+ min ago  (188+ words) (Re: “We don’t have to accept airport expansion,” July 8, and “We have to accept private jet traffic,” July 5, Aspen Daily News) Thank you, Allen Jones, for your excellent letter in response to Barry Vaughan’s letter. I’ve been a locally based…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (641+ words) A PanTerra Energy crew attaches pipes for drilling at the Aspen School District campus on Wednesday. The crew is performing tests for the district’s geothermal energy network project. The Aspen School District has spent the summer renovating campus facilities, updating…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (1745+ words) A view of the proposed leasing sites on the Roan Plateau from an EcoFlight airplane this week. Colorado’s Roan Plateau, a favorite backcountry zone for hunters, anglers and hikers because of its high-quality wildlife habitat, is once being proposed for…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (440+ words) Once upon a time, oligarchy was a bad dream. A big word shared in high school social studies classes. A “this doesn’t tend to be a positive or long-term sustainable societal structure” passing mention. But the specter has loomed ever…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (852+ words) Guitarist and vocalist Carter King performed with Futurebirds at the Basalt Summer Concert Series in 2024. The band has become a favorite in the Roaring Fork Valley for its authentic alt-country-meets-southern-rock and psychedelic sounds. Futurebirds have a 7 p.m. dinner reservation at Casa…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (582+ words) Alexa Daverio, left, and Lucas Begala paddle down Roaring Fork River through North Star Nature Preserve on their stand-up paddleboards on Wednesday afternoon. Sunday’s high temperatures in the Roaring Fork Valley could set records, with a high of between 91 and…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (515+ words) Unfortunately, as the days have progressed in the valley, we’ve been plagued by hazy skies and a more prominent smell of smoke. I’m told it’s due to the direction of the wind. The situation improved on Wednesday and Thursday. Hopefully…...