This week, Gov. Hickenlooper released his plan to encourage more Coloradans to drive electric.

Christin Kay and Wyatt Orme bring you the biggest local news stories of the week. We talk about medical aid in dying in Colorado, which is now an option for valley residents. Also, two congressional Democrats want to see more wilderness along the Continental divide, and the outdoor industry will learn from tribal leaders in a meeting scheduled for this summer. In other news, the finalists for the Wheeler restaurant space have been revealed, and a few local favorites did not make the cut. Also,

The Aspen Hope Center offers support for Roaring Fork valley residents in a mental health crisis. It also works with area schools on suicide prevention and education. This week, Christin Kay talked with Michelle Muething, executive director of the Aspen Hope Center.

The Wheeler restaurant evaluation committee has selected four finalists to operate the city dining space within the Wheeler Opera House.

The City of Aspen wants to know just how much water flows in Maroon Creek and has contracted with the U.S. Geological Survey to keep an eye on it. It’s tied to efforts to make the city water supply more resilient.

A community conversation this evening encourages conversations about death and dying well before the tough decisions need to be made.

Dr. Melanie Armstrong teaches environmental policy and history at Western State Colorado University. She was in the Roaring Fork Valley last week as part of the Naturalist Nights environmental speaker series and sat down with Elizabeth Stewart-Severy.

Elliot Ackerman served five tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan and is the recipient of the Silver Star, the Bronze Star for Valor, and the Purple Heart. A former White House Fellow, his essays and fiction have appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The New Republic , and Ecotone , among others. His novels include Green on Blue and Dark at the Crossing . Subscribe to the First Draft podcast on iTunes: http://apple.co/1HCVfjA

The rainbow flags of Aspen Gay Ski Week have come down, but they will be flying high again come summer.

Wilderness Workshop has joined a lawsuit challenging the drilling of more than a hundred natural gas wells near Paonia.