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Lauren Boebert says ‘the Left is grooming our kids’ over LGBTQ-inclusive flashcards
Republican drew attention to North Carolina incident one day ahead of Pride Month
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Weekly planner for June 6-10
0123 calendarcca Information and agendas about local meetings: City of Durango: www.durangogov.org or call 375-5000. La Plata County: www.co.laplata.co.us or call 382-6210. Town of Bayfield: www.bayfieldgov.org or call 884-9544. Town…
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Colorado inmate gets 48 years for kidnapping, killing woman
BOULDER – A man who was charged in the death of a woman who went missing in northern Colorado in 2018 pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping.…
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Florida man killed in Colorado avalanche identified
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. – Authorities have released the name of a man who was killed in a rock fall and avalanche that also injured two other climbers at…
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Coal pile slide buries, kills 2 at Pueblo power plant
Two men employed by Salt Lake City company
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Colorado’s independent ski areas are thriving in shadow of resort giants
Silverton Mountain, Wolf Creek among those reporting record visits, revenues in last two seasons
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The Blotter
Blotter lightscca Durango Police Department Tuesday 8:41 a.m. Someone received a threatening text in the 300 block of Jenkins Ranch Road. 10:44 a.m. Three intoxicated men were harassing people as…
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2nd body found after boat carrying 13 flips on Colorado lake
A man rides his personal water craft along the shore of Lake Pueblo in 1998. A boat capsized in the lake Sunday, leaving one woman dead, 11 people hospitalized and…
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Race results for the 2022 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Coca Cola Road Race
Quinn Simmons wins the 2022 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic pro men’s road race as Caleb Classen places second on Saturday in Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca Quinn Simmons won the Iron…
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Boat capsizes on Colorado lake; 1 dead, 1 missing, 11 hurt
A man rides his personal water craft along the shore of Lake Pueblo in 1998. A boat capsized in the lake Sunday, leaving one woman dead, 11 people hospitalized and…
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Weekly planner for May 30-June 3
0123 calendarcca Information and agendas about local meetings: City of Durango: www.durangogov.org or call 375-5000. La Plata County: www.co.laplata.co.us or call 382-6210. Town of Bayfield: www.bayfieldgov.org or call 884-9544. Town…
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Native American students exercise right to wear regalia at graduation
Dayne Hudson, member of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, walks with his eagle feather fan during the Canyon View High School graduation on Wednesday in Cedar City, Utah. Hudson…
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Best bets in and around Durango
Veterans’ graves will be decorated with flags Saturday at Greenmount Cemetery to prepare for Memorial Day ceremonies Monday. (Durango Herald file)du1-i-syn On Saturday, in preparation for Memorial Day, Veterans of…
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U.S. Highway 550 north of Durango closed Saturday for bike race
Colorado Department of Transportation offers alternative routes
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Police investigate shootings that wound 7 in Colorado
Blotter lightscca DENVER – Police on Monday were investigating several shootings in the Denver area and Colorado Springs that left seven people wounded. In Colorado Springs, two juveniles were shot…
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Weekly planner for May 23-26
0123 calendarcca Information and agendas about local meetings: City of Durango: www.durangogov.org or call 375-5000. La Plata County: www.co.laplata.co.us or call 382-6210. Town of Bayfield: www.bayfieldgov.org or call 884-9544. Town…
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Roses from Colorado’s WWII internment camp may bloom again
The Camp Amache site is seen near Granada in southeast Colorado in 2021. During World War II, more than 7,000 Japanese-Americans and non-citizen Japanese were relocated from the West Coast…
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Remains of missing Colorado woman found 4 years later
In this undated booking photo provided by the Colorado Department of Corrections is Juan Jose Figueroa Jr., 33, who is currently serving time at the Buena Vista Correctional Facility in…
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The Blotter
Blotter lightscca Durango Police Department Wednesday 9:07 a.m. Someone’s vehicle was broken into Tuesday night in the lower 100 block of Girard St. 10:08 a.m. A man was harassing employees…
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Prosecutors debunk Colorado clerk’s 2020 election claims
Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters talks on the west steps of the State Capitol on April 5 in downtown Denver. Prosecutors in a western Colorado county say they found no…
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Mystery attorney in Elbert County election security case is former state House minority leader
Joe Stengel attests in affidavit he was in possession of unsealed metal box for more than three months
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Colorado Springs enacts fire ban after series of fires
COLORADO SPRINGS – Colorado Springs is enacting a fire ban after a series of fires have spread quickly in hot and dry conditions, including a fatal one caused by smoking.…
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Weekly planner for May 16-19
0123 calendarcca Information and agendas about local meetings: City of Durango: www.durangogov.org or call 375-5000. La Plata County: www.co.laplata.co.us or call 382-6210. Town of Bayfield: www.bayfieldgov.org or call 884-9544. Town…
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4 Air Force cadets may not graduate because of vaccine refusal
Air Force Academy cadets make their way to their seats as family and friends cheer from the stands during the United States Air Force Academy’s Class of 2021 graduation ceremony…
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Sweeping fentanyl bill caps Colorado lawmakers’ 2022 session
The State Capitol is seen in downtown Denver. On Wednesday, the last day of the 2022 legislative session, Colorado’s Democratic-led Legislature scrambled to pass key bills on election security, the…
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Flying Pig Boutique earns award in Dolores
Iconic clothing boutique is 2021 Business of the year
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Arizona plans to execute first prisoner in nearly eight years
This undated file photo provided by the Arizona Department of Corrections shows Clarence Dixon. A judge ruled May 3 that an Arizona prisoner convicted in the 1978 killing of a…
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Southern Colorado is being slammed by dust and wind. They’ll lessen Tuesday, but be back later this week
The tan haze is largely composed of debris from blowing in from northwest New Mexico
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Identity of attorney should be public, secretary of state argues in Elbert County election security case
‘Forensic images’ stored in an undisclosed location with a ‘private attorney’
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Weekly planner for May 9-13
0123 calendarcca Information and agendas about local meetings: City of Durango: www.durangogov.org or call 375-5000. La Plata County: www.co.laplata.co.us or call 382-6210. Town of Bayfield: www.bayfieldgov.org or call 884-9544. Town…