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Early Sunday, June 16, Luther E. Larkin, Sr., 51, a firefighter working the Big Meadows Fire, collapsed due to sudden cardiac arrest while hiking to the fire line with his fire crew. Crew members acted swiftly by administering CPR and requesting aid from fire-line paramedics from Grand County Emergency Medical Services assigned to the fire, who utilized an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) to successfully resuscitate the man after approximately 10 minutes of him having no pulse. Larkin is a senior member of the Horseshoe Meadow Type I Interagency Hotshots based out of Sequoia National Forest in California, is said to …

The Trails Night held in May offered opportunities for people to sign up to help with projects all summer. People had the opportunity to meet with the U.S. Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Headwaters Trails Alliance, and Fraser Valley Partnership for Trails to explore the various possibilities to volunteer on Trails in Grand County this summer. USFS Andy Borek, who heads up Adopt-A-Trail program, still has many trails that need adopting. Andy will be out in the field assisting Adopt-A-Trail groups so please call Vicky Burton at 970-887-4121 or email vjburton@fs.fed.us to see if your favorite …

Shane Harris, an author and journalist who covers intelligence, surveillance and cybersecurity for a number of publications, says that the revelations about the NSA from Edward Snowden are nothing new, and that such programs have a significant recent history in the United States.

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The word "sociopath" often brings to mind criminals, killers, and people who are cruel and heartless. But writer and diagnosed sociopath M.E. Thomas wants to challenge that conventional wisdom. She says sociopaths are not inherently evil, and can be incredibly productive to society.

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Also: The folly of marathon readings; Tom Wolfe has a new book; VICE apologizes for tasteless photo spread.

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Maggie O'Farrell's new novel, Instructions for a Heatwave, follows a troubled Irish Catholic family in London over the course of four scorching July days in 1976. Reviewer Heller McAlpin says Heatwave is a beautiful book about "the importance of forgiving those you love."

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GRANBY —The idea to recreate historic methods of transportation while generating funds for a modern major highway improvement project spawned from a Grand County Commisioner. “On a personal note, I just wanted to ride my horse to a commissioners meeting,” said Grand County Commissioner Merrit Linke, speaking to the generations of his family that have lived and ranched in the Grand Valley. “And then I thought, why not turn it into a benefit ride?” The ride will benefit the Highway 9 project, which serves as a major transportation corridor for Summit, Grand, Jackson, and Route counties. The project aims to …

David Boyes, who served as Fire Chief for the Grand Fire Protection District No. 1 for 21 years, has been relieved of his duties as fire chief and district administrator for the district due to the Board of Director’s decision to change the direction and management of the Granby Fire Department during a special meeting, according to a press release from Schelly Olson, public information officer for the district. Boyes started working for the department in 1981 as a volunteer firefighter and moved up the ranks to attain the position as fire chief. The district did not release specifics surrounding …

The initiative to improve and greatly enhance the safety of Highway 9 north of Kremmling reaches a major decision point next Tuesday, June 25, when the Grand County Commissioners decide what financial commitment they will make to the project. When the commissioners made the decision to submit the pre-application, they met with the Citizens For A Safe Highway 9 committee to talk about a fundraising strategy. For this particular Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) program, local governments are required to provide 20 percent of the funding for the total cost of the project. The committee had secured a $4 million …

The initiative to improve and greatly enhance the safety of Highway 9 north of Kremmling reaches a major decision point next Tuesday, June 25, when the Grand County Commissioners decide what financial commitment they will make to the project. When the commissioners made the decision to submit the pre-application, they met with the Citizens For A Safe Highway 9 committee to talk about a fundraising strategy. For this particular Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) program, local governments are required to provide 20 percent of the funding for the total cost of the project. The committee had secured a $4 million …

It's finally summer and for many kids that means swimming, video games and vacations. But a lot of parents hope their kids will to do some extra reading during the break. Host Michel Martin is joined by three moms in the literary world with summer book suggestions

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The anonymous book sculptor of Edinburgh strikes again; the childhood drawings of E.E. Cummings; Jonathan Franzen on literary sexism.

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When's the last time you read a comic book? Here are five for summer, covering everything from tiny Finnish critters to Viennese punk rockers and musings on Anna Wintour. Writer Myla Goldberg says they represent a golden age in comic art.

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Mary Louise Kelly used to cover national security for NPR, but lately she's turned her attention to fiction. Her new novel, Anonymous Sources, draws on Kelly's own reporting experiences, including things she couldn't say when she was a journalist.

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As the mud dries and outdoor enthusiasts return to Grand County’s trails for hiking, biking and trail running, they’re bound to notice some changes. The U.S. Forest Service Sulphur Ranger District, which manages 450,000 acres of public land in the area, is working to mitigate hazards caused by beetle-killed pines lining trails and roads. As the trees die, they can rot from the bottom up and fall unexpectedly. This creates dangerous obstacles for bikers moving at high speeds, and precarious situations for hikers and campers caught unaware. “Our intent is to benefit the public, both by increasing safety and reducing …

As the mud dries and outdoor enthusiasts return to Grand County’s trails for hiking, biking and trail running, they’re bound to notice some changes. The U.S. Forest Service Sulphur Ranger District, which manages 450,000 acres of public land in the area, is working to mitigate hazards caused by beetle-killed pines lining trails and roads. As the trees die, they can rot from the bottom up and fall unexpectedly. This creates dangerous obstacles for bikers moving at high speeds, and precarious situations for hikers and campers caught unaware. “Our intent is to benefit the public, both by increasing safety and reducing …

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If any story screams out for a multimedia e-book treatment, it's the tale of The Rock Bottom Remainders, a small band of best-selling authors — including Amy Tan, Dave Barry and Stephen King — who yowled out rock standards. Hard Listening is a digital scrapbook about their years as musicians.

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Neil Gaiman's latest, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, is the story of an artist who returns to his childhood home and recalls a magical struggle he was involved in as a young boy. Reviewer Annalee Newitz says the book balances "frenetic action with wistful self-knowledge."

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Journalist Judith Schwartz believes that the key to addressing carbon issues and climate change lies beneath our feet. In her book Cows Save The Planet, she argues that proper management of soil could solve a long list of environmental problems.

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