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Tuesday 2:01 a.m. Someone in a gray Ford Ranger hit a 2011 red Dodge Ram in the 200 block of Crewstview Drive. Monday 7:56 a.m. A school bus was stuck…
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Hazy days of winter
Tuesday morning’s cold temperatures and calm winds kept smoke from a controlled burn lingering in the Animas Valley north of Durango. But you can expect the chill to linger. The…
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Machete-wielding man gets four years in prison
After pleading guilty to three counts of felony menacing and a single count of resisting arrest in October, Walter Marquez, 36, of Cortez was sentenced Thursday. After prison time with…
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Report: Mercury vapor at gold mill in Mancos not elevated
But three soil samples show excessive levels
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Should I stay or should I go?
Drivers are legally required to stop for pedestrians, but can you count on it?
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Forest Service names new interim
Archuletadu1-i-syn He begins Monday at the San Juan Public Lands Center. Archuleta, who has more than 32 years’ experience in the U.S. Forest Service, is currently the deputy forest supervisor…
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Local Briefs
Durango Mountain Resort’s Local Benefit Days recipients this year will be the Medicine Horse Center, Sexual Assault Services Organization, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Colorado and Annie’s Orphans. The…
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Hot stuff
Firefighters with the Durango Fire & Rescue Authority extinguish smoldering trash that caught fire in a Waste Corporation of America garbage truck near Mercy Regional Medical Center on Monday. The…
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The Blotter
Sunday 11:38 p.m. A dog was moaning in the 200 block of East Sixth Avenue. Saturday 6:30 a.m. The body of a deer with its head missing was on the…
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Wildfire measures need more attention, Roberts says
Officials want to improve systems for communications
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Trailer catches fire west of Durango
Residents used a torch to try to melt frozen water pipes but accidentally caught some insulation on fire, said Tony Harwig, battalion chief for the Durango Fire & Rescue Authority.…
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Ancestral Puebloans have lesson for us
Is demise of the ancients a caution to today’s world?
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Local Briefs
Aztec Ruins National Monument, 84 County Road 2900 in Aztec, will host its annual Evening of Lights from 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 19. People may arrive by 4:45 p.m.…
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Let’s hear about your Christmas lights
Recent snowfall gives a seasonally appropriate effect to Christmas lights and decorations. This home, lit up Sunday night, is at of Montview Parkway and Forest Avenue.JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald Nominations should…
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Crime of the century-old tree
Section of huge pine lifted from DHS parking lot in broad daylight
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Dayplanner Sunday
Adult Day Care at “Our Place” benefit breakfast, 7:30-11:30 a.m., First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 2917 Aspen Drive, 385-5200. American Legion will host Sunday brunch, 9 a.m.-noon, 878 East…
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Local/Region Briefs
Mercy Regional Medical Center will host its 11th annual “Blue Christmas” from 5:30 to 6 p.m. Dec. 17 in the Mercy Chapel. The 30-minute service will offer a time of…
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Dayplanner Saturday
Christmas Bazaar, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., St. Columba Catholic School, 1801 East Third Ave. Bird walk hosted by the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory, 9 a.m., For the Birds, 1560 East Second…
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Sen. Udall presses for greater local wildfire-prevention efforts
Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., was joined by a bipartisan group of Western senators in support of inclusion of the new language. “We urge the conferees to reauthorize and expand Good…