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Senate committee passes San Juan Wilderness Act
Bill would allow heli-skiing to continue on Sheep Mountain
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Fire activity slows in Wolf Creek blazes
“We did have a good day today,” Pam Wilson, spokeswoman with Durango Interagency Fire Dispatch Center, said Tuesday evening. “We had less fire activity than expected because we had pretty…
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Four Corners Gay Pride Festival starts tonight
More than 1,200 expected to be in attendance
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Car flip closes Hwy. 160
Durango Fire & Rescue Authority firefighter Lou Vito surveys the scene after a single-vehicle rollover on U.S. Highway 160 in the Grandview area Tuesday morning. The accident forced the closure…
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Power plant powerwash
Steve Scheid of Vivid Color Painting of Durango powerwashes the smokestack Monday at the old power plant that is now part of Durango Discovery Museum. The wash was part of…
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Traffic to be detoured away from Main Avenue
All northbound traffic will be detoured to East Second Avenue so construction crews can make repairs to the storm drainage system before the start of the monsoon season in July.…
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Déjà vu: ‘Paddy’ Lynch arrested in dog incident
Second arrest for trespassing at a shelter in five years
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Firefighters to safeguard ski area at Wolf Creek
Windy Creek Fire burning in dead spruce causes worry
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Car triggers natural-gas leak
Firefighters with Durango Fire & Rescue Authority and a Durango police officer responded Monday afternoon to a natural-gas leak at Cubby Hole Storage on Florida Road (County Road 240). Repairs…
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2-car crash kills Ohio woman
Colorado State Patrol Capt. Adrian Driscoll said the woman was a passenger in a Dodge Avenger that was side-swiped by an eastbound extended-cab Ford that was partially in the westbound…
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Durango essay winner to lead Thneedville
Nicholas Piccaro would ensure that ‘city is kept clean’
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‘Cliff effect’ blamed for keeping Coloradans in poverty
Poor families lose benefits if they earn too much
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Udall’s NSA stance attracts attention
Colorado senator making rounds with anti-surveillance views
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Driver runs over male pedestrian
The unnamed male driver turned from Second Avenue onto College westbound, said Durango Police Department Sgt. Jeremiah Lee. The pedestrian was crossing College in the crosswalk when he was struck…
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Addition of elbow room to ease airport overcrowding
CDOT grant to help pay for temporary structure
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Iris eyes
Shirley Isgar prepares her Tall Bearded German Irises for sale at Blue Lake Ranch. The 20th annual Iris Festival and Bedding Plant Sale will be held from 9 a.m. to…
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150-acre blaze burns near Pagosa Springs
The West Fork Fire, seen Thursday, was started by a lightning strike June 5 and had burned about 150 acres as of Friday. The fire near Pagosa Springs was not…
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Train starts small wildfires
D&SNG takes numerous precautions to minimize danger in fire season