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Injured mountain biker helped along Colorado Trail
La Plata County Search and Rescue deployed teams to the Colorado Trail toward an area known as High Point in response to a 911 call that came in about 3:30…
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Covering crops topic of gardening talk “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…
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A by-the-numbers look at pot in Colo.
Most Coloradans probably know that 4/20 – April 20th – has become the day for celebrating marijuana. Although the origin is still debated, four-twenty is probably the most popular numeric…
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Dayplanner Monday
Meetings and Events 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…
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Charity health care hard to come by for undocumented immigrants
Eduardo Franco Ramirez was attacked so viciously by muggers near his home in Aurora in September 2013 that the police on the scene thought he had died. The Guatemalan construction…
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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
Meetings and Events 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…
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Food Bank to hand out USDA food The Durango Food Bank will be distributing USDA Commodities on Monday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. The line will…
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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 After…
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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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Discuss your concerns with Gwen Lachelt 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…
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Dayplanner Saturday
Meetings and Events 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,…
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The Blotter
Durango Police 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…
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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…