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Replacement water dock to open Monday
Debit card from city, not cash, will be needed to make purchase
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The Blotter
Tuesday 9:43 a.m. A homeless person has been sleeping on the porch of a home in the east 500 block of Fifth Street. 2:52 p.m. A woman with two small…
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Durango resident aids typhoon victims
Firefighter helps treat patients in Philippines clinics
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The Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado State Patrol and law enforcement agencies throughout the state will be cracking down on impaired driving through Monday as part of CDOT’s ongoing The…
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Records reveal reasons for pub’s suspension
State pulled Irish Embassy’s liquor license for 10 days
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Bondad boom!
Blast near Bondad to make highway safer; large chunk of sandstone cliff disintegrated with dynamite
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The Blotter
Monday 10:48 a.m. A woman reported suspicious footprints by her window at Hillcrest Apartments, 1000 Goeglein Gulch Road. 1:12 p.m. A man was trying to steal a woman’s canoe in…
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The view from on high
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Telluride gets kudos from Condé Nast readers
According to a poll conducted by Condé Nast Traveler, the ski area, about 2½ hours from Durango, is No. 1 for the second year in a row. Condé Nast’s Readers…
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A free community breakfast will take place from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the Marvel Grange Hall, 217 County Road 133A. The menu will include pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage,…
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DEA raids firm linked to Pagosa spa
Florida aircraft service suspected of drug trafficking, money laundering
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Out on a limb
Greg Sykes with the City of Durango Parks & Recreation Maintenance Department trims snow-covered branches from a tree along East Fifth Avenue on Monday afternoon.SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald
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The Blotter
Sunday 9:25 a.m. Someone in the 1300 block of Florida Road found tracks in the snow around a house that were suspicious. 5:50 p.m. Six boys in the 1200 block…
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Ringing in Christmas Through the Years will take place at 7 p.m. Dec. 7 at St. Columba Church, 1800 East Second Ave. The 20th annual free concert will feature the…
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Oxbow might be out for tubers
As property owners push the issue, city considers restricting put-in spot
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Shedding light on Colorado’s suicide issue
At Fort Lewis College, experts share their insights in webcast
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Udall, Hagel: Global warming, security connected
Udall’s remarks were in response to a speech by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel earlier that day. “Global warming is one of the most significant challenges of our time. Secretary…
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October DUIs/DWAIs
The following are convictions made in October 2013 for driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol content of 0.08 percent or higher or by prescription or illegal drugs. Unless otherwise…
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Opening up to solar power
Karen and Jim Sumrall’s 22 photovoltaic panels generate much of the electricity they need to light their home and heat their water. The two took part in an open house…
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Dayplanner Sunday
American Legion will host Sunday brunch, 9 a.m.-noon, 878 East Second Ave. Operation Christmas Child collections, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 2917 Aspen Drive, samaritanspurse.org. Arts and Entertainment…
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Dolores man pleads guilty to Roatcap Fire
Accepted by District Court Judge Todd Plewe on Thursday, the plea deal doesn’t call for Roger Stratton to serve time behind bars for a fire he admitted to causing on…