Thousands of immigrant farmworkers in Colorado will soon have minimum wage, overtime and labor organizing rights under a bill signed into law Friday, June 25, 2021, by Democratic Gov. Jared…
Trail users should be aware of trail work and rerouted trails in Overend Mountain Park beginning July 1. (Courtesy city of Durango) Trail re-routes are planned for portions of Perins…
DENVER – The wife of a Democratic political strategist from Colorado is among those missing in the condo building that partially collapsed outside Miami. Michael Stratton told Denver’s KDVR-TV that…
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Thursday reported two new cases of COVID-19 and one more death. Tribal health officials say the sprawling reservation that stretches into New…
Effective Wednesday, Durango Transit stops along the Fort Lewis College route will be served every hour. This is a result of delays caused by a repaving project on Florida Road.…
A police officer comforts a woman during the investigation of an early afternoon shooting in Olde Town Arvada on Monday in Arvada. (Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via AP)Helen H.…
Blotter lightscca 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…
Colorado State University La Plata County Extension is conducting a community needs assessment to better understand the pressing issues facing Colorado today. The short 10-minute survey is designed to gather…
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Tuesday reported five new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death. Tribal health officials said the sprawling reservation that stretches into New…
John Garrod, of Arvada, stands holding a blue line flag at the beginning of a line of about 30 police cars lined up for a procession in honor of the…
ASPEN – The body of a kayaker who disappeared in a treacherous section of the Crystal River in western Colorado was found Saturday after two days of searching, authorities said.…
AURORA – Police believe multiple people fired guns during a Juneteenth celebration near Denver in shootings that killed one man and injured four others early Sunday. Investigators have collected more…
The Southern Ute Indian Tribal Council announced it has moved to Level 1 capacity restrictions as of last week. Level 1 restrictions allow for up to 30 people at personal…
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…
As temperatures soar into the triple digits for the third consecutive day, a man uses a scooter to move along Thursday in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)David Zalubowski Western heat wave…
Blotter lightscca 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…
ASPEN – A search is underway for a kayaker who got caught in a treacherous section of the Crystal River in western Colorado. The Aspen Times reports the man, a…
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation reported 11 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday and no additional deaths. The sprawling reservation that stretches into New Mexico, Arizona and Utah…
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, center, speaks accompanied by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, left, and U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., during a visit to a…
Bayfield Convenience Center will offer free mulch loading to residents from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday at 4496 County Road 223, Bayfield. La Plata County staff members will be…
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Thursday reported 12 new COVID-19 cases and one more death. Tribal health officials said the total number of virus-related deaths on the…
EVERGREEN – Democratic Gov. Jared Polis has signed into law an ambitious transportation funding bill that addresses Colorado’s long-neglected highway infrastructure while promoting programs to wean residents from their gas-guzzling…
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday signed into law legislation requiring insurers to offer a standard state-supervised health plan to people and small business. (David Zalubowski/Associated Press file)David Zalubowski DENVER…
Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, manages his shop in 2018 in Lakewood. Phillips, the Colorado baker who won a partial victory at the U.S. Supreme Court in 2018 for…
FORT COLLINS – Police say a woman fell about 40 feet to her death at an indoor climbing gym in northern Colorado. Fort Collins police spokesman Brandon Barnes tells The…
Stage 1 fire restrictions begin Thursday for all Bureau of Land Management public lands administered by the Tres Rios and Uncompahgre field offices within the boundaries of Archuleta, Delta, Dolores,…
Gov. Jared Polis speaks Wednesday at the Boettcher Mansion in Denver. Polis announced a sweepstakes program, The Colorado Vaccine Scholarship Lottery, in which 25 Colorado youths ages 12 to 17…
Blotter lightscca 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…
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Tuesday reported five new COVID-19 cases and no deaths. Tribal health officials said the total number of virus-related deaths on the Navajo…
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. – A Colorado man has died after falling into the Colorado River while boating in Grand Canyon National Park, authorities said Tuesday. Park officials said…
