La Plata County Sheriff’s Office Friday, June 20 6:04 a.m. Deputies responded to a call for assistance to retrieve four unattended horses that were wandering around on U.S. Highway 550.…
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Durango Police Department Friday 12:54 p.m. Someone reported that a woman spat on them and punched their car outside McDonald’s, 201 West College Drive. 1:21 p.m. A drunken man fell…
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Contractors use excavation equipment to extinguish a site where a coal mine waste fire has smoldered for more than two decades in Fremont County. (Courtesy of Colorado Division of Reclamation,…
Dozens gathered Sunday on the banks of the Animas River to watch the action during Animas River Days
Traffic on Interstate 25 south of Denver. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News) More than half of all calls made to Colorado State Patrol are tied to hostile conditions on the road.…
American flags at Greenmount Cemetery before Memorial Day services.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald Residents will honor the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military with a number of…
‘Class of 2025 at DHS is prepared to make a difference’
Durango Police Department Thursday 7:21 a.m. A man acting suspicious was following a woman in a vehicle by Dalla Mountain Park, 3234 Junction St. 9:22 a.m. Someone reported that items…
The Durango Police Department chased and captured a pet kangaroo on Monday near East Second Avenue and College Drive. Police shared these videos:
Defense Department reportedly reviewing plan to deploy 20,000 troops as part of Trump’s mass deportation effort
Durango Police Department Thursday 9:37 a.m. A man may have been high on drugs at North Main Coin Laundry, 2980 Main Ave. 1:37 p.m. Someone texted 911 to ask “How…
The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, July 21, 2021. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News) Estes Park’s Stanley Hotel is one step closer to becoming a destination for horror fans, a project…
Durango Police Department Wednesday 11:12 a.m. Someone reported a broken sprinkler head in the southeast corner of Greenmount Cemetery, 900 Cemetery Road. 1:20 p.m. Someone reported a man trespassing at…
Durango Police Department Tuesday 1:37 p.m. Someone reported people panhandling outside of Home Depot, 1301 South Camino del Rio. 9:06 p.m. Someone reported that the Durango High School senior class…
Durango Police Department Friday 9:51 a.m. A three vehicle crash occurred on Camino del Rio and West College Drive. 10:56 a.m. A man threw trash everywhere in the parking lot…
Durango Police Department Tuesday 9:51 a.m. A vehicle was stuck in the mud near Miller Middle School, 2608 Junction St. 10:40 a.m. Two intoxicated people were at a transit stop…
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A ballot drop box outside the Mesa County Elections Clerk and Recorder’s office in Grand Junction, Colorado in 2022. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News file) One of the women accused of…
Durango Police Department Monday 1:13 p.m. A TV and a chair were illegally dumped on Ball Lane. 1:47 p.m. A tree fell over and was blocking Columbine Drive between Needham…
Senator emphasizes public pressure and its impact
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The override effort failed when the House of Representatives laid over the motion to override the veto until May 9, which is after the legislative session ends
Durango Police Department Friday 11 a.m. Someone reported a utility trailer stolen from Pleasant Drive. 12:16 p.m. Three intoxicated minors were at Rotary Park. 2:25 p.m. Someone reported a person…
La Plata County Sheriff’s Office Thursday 5:58 a.m. An injured deer was blocking the westbound lane on U.S. Highway 160 east of Durango. 11:35 a.m. Someone reported a phone scammer…
