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

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.

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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.