# Aspen Acres fire lawsuit, Beulah homeowners return, housing drags down employment, San Luis Valley labyrinth

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Podcast: [Colorado Today](https://stenobird.com/podcast/colorado-today-7218682)
Published: 2026-07-17T11:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 900

## Resource

A new lawsuit claims the local power utility is to blame for the massive Aspen Acres fire. Then, we get a first hand look at the fire’s devastation, as residents from Beulah return home. Plus, we all know Colorado is an expensive place to live, but a new report suggests it could also be having an impact on our broader economy. And we take you on a stroll inside an adobe labyrinth in the San Luis Valley. Email us at coloradotoday@cpr.org . Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members . Read more on the stories in today’s show: KKTV reports on the Colorado man who believes he was switched at birth . CPR’s Sam Brasch on a new lawsuit over the cause of the Aspen Acres fire KRCC’s Briana Heaney on a Beulah homeowner’s reckoning with the fire’s devastation . CPR’s Hayley Sanchez on the adobe labyrinth in Conejos County . This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Arlo Pérez Esquivel, Jack Armstrong, Megan Verlee and Zain Haque-Piccione. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.

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