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Durango Police Department Monday 9:42 a.m. and 2:56 p.m. Bikes were stolen in the 2300 block of Forest Avenue. 10:40 a.m. A man tried to run over someone with a baby in the 16...

Man killed in motorcycle crash on South Camino del Rio in Durango

Collision with pickup truck occurred Friday evening

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Durango Police Department Monday 12:01 a.m. A man in the detox unit had a lighter and threatened to start a fire in the 1100 block of Three Springs Boulevard. Sunday 12:08 ...

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La Plata County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday 8:58 a.m. Someone crashed a vehicle into a pole and suffered injuries in the area of mile marker 29 on U.S. Highway 550. 4:39 p.m. A ...

Photos: Tree falls in west Durango, damaging truck

Amber Blake, former interim city manager in Durango, takes new job

Blake led city through a tumultuous period

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Durango Police Department Friday 12:26 a.m. A man walked into someone’s house in the 2900 block of Balsam Avenue. 1:07 a.m. An arrest was made after two people were kicking a d...

Best bets this weekend in and around Durango

Best bets this weekend include Juneteenth and BurroFest. The annual Juneteenth Freed Day celebration will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Rotary Park. Southwest Movement 4 Black Li...

Have you been keeping up with local headlines? Test your knowledge in Quiz No. 126

About 115 people participated in last week’s quiz. Participants scored highest on a question about hazy skies, with 93% of respondents correctly answering, “New Mexico and Arizona.” Particip...

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Durango Police Department Tuesday 12:05 p.m. Four children were setting off fireworks in the 200 block of South Camino del Rio. 1:19 p.m. A dog was stolen in the 1100 block o...

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Durango Police Department Monday 12:11 p.m. A man was shooting a BB gun at rafts floating by in the east 100 block of 16th Street. 2:27 p.m. A boy climbed into a garage window i...

Second annual Juneteenth celebration to be held Saturday in Durango

Event commemorates end of slavery in the United States