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Woman found dead
The woman was identified as Barbara Rose Calzado. She was found about 5 a.m. hanging in her apartment in the east 100 block of 29th Street, said Joe Farmer, detective…
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Durango man gets six months in jail for sexual assault
Gave marijuana to teenage boys in exchange for sex
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Meltdown heating up
The Robin Davis Unit was among the bands kicking off the Durango Bluegrass Meltdown on Friday afternoon at the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad & Museum. Shows and workshops…
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Mancos High student to extend (robotic) hand to Barack Obama
LaChappelledu1-i-syn But he’s not playing hooky – he’s preparing to meet the president. Easton, 17, has been invited to participate in the White House Science Fair on Monday. He’ll demonstrate…
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Three injured in U.S. 160 car crash
Stephanie LeMasters, 37, was turning her 2010 Kia Sedona van west on to Highway 160 from County Road 225 when she struck a westbound 2013 Kenworth tractor-trailer driven by Charles…
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Bennet, Obama share policy talk, dinner
Colorado’s junior senator in charge of fundraising for Senate Dems
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There’s a party going on at the library
Roan Harvey, 7, reads her favorite author, Bill Peet, Thursday at Durango Public Library. The library is celebrating National Library Week and Week of the Young Child with events throughout.…
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No explosions reported during truck fire
“The tires on those trucks heat up enough so they pop quite loudly,” Deputy Chief Tom Aurnhammer of the Los Pinos Fire Protection District said Thursday of the incident, which…
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Durango man, 27, found dead at home
Taylor Folmar was discovered by a family member just before 8 p.m., said Joe Farmer, a detective with the Durango Police Department. The cause of death was pending an autopsy…
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Gang of 8 unveils immigration bill
Bennet says Coloradans bring ‘broken system’ to his attention
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Cell service upgrades lead to temporary downgrades
Dropped calls plaguing AT&T customers in Bayfield area
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State tanker fleet OK with feds
Forest Service chief: Agency will have enough firefighting planes
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New district judge takes oath
William Herringer, a longtime defense lawyer in Durango, was appointed by Gov. John Hickenlooper in March to serve as a district court judge for the 6th Judicial District, which includes…
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Colo. senators back failed gun bill
Both Colorado Democrats supported a bipartisan amendment that would have expanded background checks to gun shows and the Internet. That amendment, one of seven that failed in the Senate on…
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Tax credit for working poor passes Senate
GOP protests about paying $100M bill fail to persuade
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Former baseball star coming to Durango
Strawberrydu1-i-syn While the nine-time Major League Baseball All-Star originally scheduled his visit as a vacation, he may not have time to do much relaxing. He’s speaking at Fort Lewis College…
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Gettin’ a boost at Bowker Games
Cole Perez, 15, gets some help from Camren Cordell, an eighth-grader at Escalante Middle School, during a relay race at the sixth annual Bowker Games, a track-and-field event for children…
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Activists’ bid to force uranium-mine cleanup fails
Decades ago, Colorado’s uranium belt north of Dove Creek and west of Telluride provided high-paying jobs and much of the fuel for the country’s early nuclear-weapons arsenal. But the mines…
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Local gun-rights speech to be streamed online
Prattdu1-i-syn Larry Pratt, head of Gun Owners of America, is scheduled to speak at 6:30 p.m. at the Durango Community Recreation Center. Pratt is in town to drum up support…
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American Airlines outage hits home
One American flight from the Durango-La Plata County Airport to Dallas was canceled and another was delayed about four hours because of the outage, according to the airline’s website. About…
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Lawmakers advance mental-health studies
Sponsors have scaled back their original plan to allow mental-health professionals to flag possibly dangerous patients and keep them from buying guns, as well as make it easier to hold…
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Udall seeks livestock disaster insurance for U.S. ranchers
The letter, signed by Udall and nine other senators, seeks to provide aid – similar to federal crop insurance programs available to farmers – to livestock producers across the country…
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On your mark, get set, lockdown
Track meet’s starter pistol heightens security at area elementary school