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Injured mountain biker helped along Colorado Trail
County Director of Emergency Preparedness Butch Knowlton said communication was lost with the reporting party after the call came in. “We decided to go ahead and respond and get some…
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“Cover Cropping for Soil Health” will be the first in a free gardening series that will begin at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Animas Valley Grange Hall, 7271 County Road…
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A by-the-numbers look at pot in Colo.
1. 71 percent: Recreational marijuana has been legal under state law for more than a year. But you can’t sell or legally buy cannabis in much of the state. Seventy-one…
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Dayplanner Monday
Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385. Political discussion of daily events, both local and international, 7-8…
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Charity health care hard to come by for undocumented immigrants
The Guatemalan construction worker was rushed to the emergency department of the University of Colorado Hospital, less than a mile away. Doctors there saved his life. They removed a quarter…
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Semi rollover closed 160 for more than three hours
Hay trailer rolled, slid 450 feet, then the driver walked away
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Dayplanner Sunday
Mesa Verde National Park will waive entrance fees, all day, www.nps.gov/meve or call 529-4465. Animas River cleanup, 10 a.m.-noon, beginning at Santa Rita Park; and “The Water Justice Project,” 11…
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The Durango Food Bank will be distributing USDA Commodities on Monday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. The line will begin at 8:30 a.m. and will go…
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Curbside buskers bringin’ the Meltdown funk
Bluegrass musicians take the stage on our city streets
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Redwine case revisited on ‘Dr. Phil’
Elaine Hatfield, formerly Redwine, has taped a new television segment on ‘Dr. Phil’ concerning her late son, Dylan, but no air date has been scheduled.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald file photo For…
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Semi rollover shuts down U.S. Highway 160
CDOT will be on the scene of the accident most of the night
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Road work to resume on Colorado Highway 3
Traffic delays expected for rock mitigation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday
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La Plata County Commissioner Gwen Lachelt will hold office hours from noon to 2 p.m. Monday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds in the Animas Room of the Extension Building,…
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Dayplanner Saturday
Kolors for Keagan, a color run hosted to benefit Keagan Smith, registration, 10 a.m.; race, 10:30 a.m., Fort Lewis College, https://kolorsforkeagan.eventbrite.com. Free class on organic pest control, noon, Native Roots…
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The Blotter
Friday 2:49 a.m. A 41-year-old woman overdosed on alcohol at a motel in the 2000 block of Main Avenue. Thursday 7:41 a.m. A black puppy, trailing a red leash, appeared…
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Blood-spatter expert takes the stand
McFarland trial in Silverton focuses on blood and phones during Day 5
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The ol’ college try
The Fort Lewis College women’s basketball team came to Escalante Middle School on Friday to teach students, such as eighth-grader Trevor Atencio at left, about opportunities a college education can…
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Dog days? Not quite.
With a change of weather headed for the region that includes cooler temperatures and a 40 percent chance of preciptation Friday, increasing to 50 percent Friday night, the dog days…