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2 days ago | aspenpublicradio.org | Bill Chappell

Dune director Denis Villeneuve views the world of James Bond as "sacred territory." Now he'll have a chance to shape that world: the Quebecois filmmaker is directing the next installment of the venerable spy's adventures. "I grew up watching James Bond films with my father, ever since Dr. No with Sean Connery," Villeneuve said as Amazon MGM announced that he will helm the next 007 movie.

2 days ago | aspenpublicradio.org | Tamara Keith

President Trump is dealing with looming deadlines for his big legislative package, and tariffs. That's in addition to domestic and international pressure after his recent strikes on Iran.

1 week ago | aspenpublicradio.org | Maeve Conran

On March 22, 2021, a gunman opened fire at a King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado. Ten people were murdered including shoppers, store employees and a police officer. Erika Mahoney, a former public radio and television reporter, never imagined that she would be at the heart of such a story. Her father Kevin Mahoney was one of the ten murdered. “I found myself on the other side of the story. I was no longer the one asking the questions, I was answering the questions,” she said.

1 week ago | aspenpublicradio.org | Stephanie Wolf |Bente Birkeland

Voters in Douglas County are deciding whether to become a home rule county. Ballots are due next week, and the issue has stirred up a lot of strong feelings amidst competing claims about what it would mean for this fast-growing part of Colorado. The county’s three commissioners, who voted unanimously in late March to put home rule on the ballot for a June 24 special election, have said this is about local control.

1 week ago | aspenpublicradio.org | Tegan Wendland

Updated at 4:34 a.m. on June 19, 2025Westbound Interstate 70 was closed for a time Wednesday evening, and local officials warned residents near Wolcott in Eagle County to be ready to evacuate due to a wildfire. Officials reported the Red Canyon fire spread to about 10 acres as of 6 p.m. Wednesday and was “rapidly advancing,” before firefighters gained control around 10 p.m. The fire initially closed both lanes of I-70.