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Durango to test alternate side parking plan to improve street-cleaning efforts
Strategy to be implemented on seven blocks near downtown
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Purgatory Resort opens for winter season
A cold snap allows Purgatory Resort to begin snowmaking operations on Oct. 29. Roughly three weeks later, the mountain opened for the season on Saturday with an 18-inch base on…
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LGBTQ comedy workshop coming to Durango
Event provides outlet to discuss – and even laugh about – stigmas surrounding HIV
Regional News
How did property taxes become a political emergency in Colorado? 40 years of history and one wild market
Homes in Castle Rock, Colorado, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. (Jeremy Sparig, for CPR News)Jeremy Sparig Pam Giordano and her husband bought their tri-level home nearly 30 years ago. The price…
Sports
Fort Lewis women notch first win of season
Kate Gallery shines against Northern New Mexico on Saturday
Sports
Durango’s season ends 3A state football quarterfinals
Demons fall in high-scoring battle with Lutheran Lions on Saturday
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PHOTOS: Durango faces Lutheran in 3A state football quarterfinals
Demons fall to Lions, 39-30, on Saturday
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Legal quagmire between Durango, watchdog thickens with new lawsuit
Questions rise about resident John Simpson’s own transparency
Regional News
Forest Service, Park Service rock climbing proposals worry both climbers and wilderness advocates
New guidance from federal land managers seems to require an inventory and review of all existing bolts and fixed anchors in wilderness areas
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Boarding Haus owner discusses the rise of snowboarding, success of shop
John Agnew shares his perspective on how Durango has changed and REI coming to town
Regional News
Drama, tempers and maneuvering as Colorado lawmakers race to offer property tax relief
The Colorado Senate GOP caucus tried to use a parliamentary objection to extend the session until at least Tuesday
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PHOTOS: Fort Lewis basketball teams host doubleheader
The men’s team beat Western New Mexico 87-68, while the women’s team fell in the final minutes to Northern New Mexico, 67-62
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City of Durango, fire district complete building swap
City civic center concepts planned for public reveal in early 2024
Regional News
Legislation would provide benefits for rural health care and education
Amendments and requests proposed by U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert would provide increased funding for rural health and educational services.
Regional News
On first day of special session, Democrats and Republicans offer dueling property tax plans
An overhead view of the Colorado Senate chambers. (Associated Press file) Colorado homeowners would collectively get about $388 million of property tax relief under the plan proposed by statehouse Democrats…
Sports
Skyhawks basketball returns home Friday night
Both the men’s and women’s teams will play in Whalen Gymnasium Friday
Local News
‘Singing with Santa’ presents incentives for shopping local this holiday season in Durango
This year’s event welcomes scavenger hunt, gift card drawing
Sports
Durango’s Jaxon Fancher rushes away from elbow injury toward college athletics
Fancher, who missed playoff opener, has starred this season as the Demons’ running back
Local News
Southern Ute Indian Tribe paves way for high-speed internet with 52 miles of fiber
$60 million project to connect over 5,000 homes by completion
And the West is History
And the West is History: Durango from Smelter Mountain – ca. 1892
Panoramic views of early Durango from Smelter Mountain are not rare. However, most don’t have the clarity of this image from 130 years ago. Main, Second and Third avenues are…
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Complaints pile up with Durango-area mail delivery
U.S. Postal Service acknowledges labor shortages
Regional News
Autism care providers say Colorado’s Medicaid program is contributing to closures, burnout and financial stress
Nicole Da Lima Leitao sits at a table suited for the young patients served by the BehaviorSpan autism early intervention center in Aurora on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. (Kevin J.…
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Christmas trees and harvest permits for national forest available
San Juan Mountains Association to open Christmas trees for Conservation lot on Nov. 24
Local News
Durango man sentenced to prison for threatening retired judge
Prosecutor says similar crimes are ‘an attack on our American justice system’
Sports
Durango volleyball’s Sarah Somrak wins Southwestern League Player of the Year
Three other Demon volleyball players named to all-SWL teams
Local News
Durango High School students speak out against gun violence
Female-led group advocates for ban on semi-automatic rifles
Local News
Gas prices drop in Southwest Colorado. What does this mean for the holidays?
Oil demand is low and supply is high, economist says
Regional News
Tina Peters files federal lawsuit to block criminal investigations, prosecutions against her
Peters, a Republican who ran unsuccessfully for Colorado secretary of state last year, was indicted on 10 counts by a Mesa County grand jury. Her trial begins Feb. 7.
Regional News
What Colorado lawmakers could do in their special session on property taxes (and more)
Desks in the House chamber at the Colorado State Capitol are clean and empty on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, awaiting the return lawmakers. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)Hart Van Denburg/CPR News…