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Durango BID Holiday Rewards Program attempts to compete with last year’s record
Shopper incentives produced over $140,000 in local spending in 2022
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Regional News
Opioid settlement dollars to fund recovery housing in Southwest Colorado
The $1.5 million allocation will bring critical resource to the region
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Colorado workers can apply for paid family and medical leave through new online portal
A Denver mother holds her 4-month-old daughter on a doctor's visit at Denver Health. (John Daley/CPR) Coloradans can start applying for paid family and medical leave through an online portal…
Regional News
From the Continental Divide to Utah, or somewhere else? Where is the Western Slope in Colorado?
Mt. Garfield, caught between fall in the Palisade orchards and a storm rolling in from the northwest, Nov. 10, 2022. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)Hart Van Denburg/CPR News Have you ever…
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Want to test a theory on how to fix the Colorado River’s drought issues? There’s a model for that
A team of California researchers have developed a new way of estimating the economic impacts of water-saving efforts in the enormous basin. They’re turning it into an online site that…
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PHOTOS: Fort Lewis women’s basketball cruises to 85-40 win over Lincoln University
Skyhawks score 41 points off turnovers Monday at Whalen Gymnasium
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Number of vehicles exceed parking capacity, as Durango-La Plata County Airport experiences big holiday weekend
Number of Thanksgiving travelers increase across the country
Regional News
With the special session done, Colorado’s next tax debate is already starting
The dramatic architecture of the rotunda of the Colorado State Capitol is enhanced through a fisheye lens. (David Zalubowski/Associated Press file) Colorado’s special legislative session took four days to finish…
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From marketing to management
How Southwest Colorado tourist destinations are moving away from recruitment
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Colorado car sales are rising, despite strikes and interest rates
A prospective buyer surveys a row of unsold 2023 QX60 luxury sports-utility vehicles at an Infiniti dealership Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023, in Highlands Ranch. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)David Zalubowski New…
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Passengers delayed over seven hours at Durango-La Plata County Airport
DRO anticipates Thanksgiving weekend air traffic to break local record
Outdoors
Wolf Creek opens multiple lifts after 23-inch storm
Purgatory opens top-to-bottom skiing after receiving 14 inches
Regional News
Joe Biden is coming to Colorado this week
Biden will attend a fundraiser in Denver and visit the world’s largest wind turbine tower manufacturing plant in Pueblo
Sports
Demons look to win with versatility in post-Mason Rowland era
Lauren Moran takes over as Durango’s head coach
Sports
Zia Fadil wins women’s Turkey Trot at age 12
Fadil finished 11th overall in Thursday’s Durango Turkey Trot
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Crashes during snowstorm overwhelm Durango police
No serious injuries reported in town Friday through midday Saturday
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Snowstorm moves through the area
The season’s first big snowstorm causes problems for drivers and makes for a winter wonderland
Sports
Ignacio’s Cosio makes All-State team, Bayfield’s Owens earns All-League honors
Bayfield’s Knapp and Barber make second-team All-League
Local News
Durango City Council gives first approval for proposed Community Development Commission
Changes for accessory dwelling units and Fair Share Program pass first readings
Regional News
Colorado lawmakers support bill to protect Air National Guard fighter squadrons
A U.S. Air Force supersonic B-1 bomber flies at the Dubai Air Show in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)Jon Gambrell Colorado lawmakers are part…
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40,000 people work at Denver International Airport. Here are a few of the faces you may meet – and their advice for travelers
Medferyashwork Dawd, seen here on Nov. 1, 2023, works at Hudson News at Denver International Airport. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)Hart Van Denburg/CPR News Tara Soto has seen Denver International Airport…
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Mancos defeats Haxtun 40-0 for Colorado’s eight-man football crown
Kail Wayman runs for six touchdowns as Bluejays avenge loss to Haxtun in 2021
Sports
Purgatory opens Demon Trail terrain
Snow in the forecast will open more terrain as soon as possible
Regional News
Colorado’s recycling rates are atrocious. Here’s how one Denver-area restaurant is trying to change that.
The state remains stuck at 16% reuse, only half the national average, but new laws on plastic bags and Styrofoam containers may boost efforts
Sports
Bamako’s Baller: Sekou Dembele’s journey to becoming Skyhawks starter
Mali native is thriving as Fort Lewis’ starting center so far in 2023-24 season
Local News
Santa Claus to visit Durango on Friday night for lighting of community tree
Event draws about 1,000 people for singing, shopping and hot chocolate
And the West is History
And the West is History: Governors at Four Corners Monument – 1948
The Four Corners Monument, the only place in the U.S. where four states all share a common border, is a popular tourist destination. Nevertheless, it is on many lists of…