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Motorcyclists will soon be allowed to ‘filter’ through gridlock traffic in Colorado

Law enforcement explains different between 'lane filtering' and 'lane splitting’

DATE: Jul 18, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

At the RNC, Colorado delegates enjoy camaraderie, share optimism for November

‘It's wonderful to see Republicans getting along and behind one message’

DATE: Jul 18, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Boebert looks to replace Haaland at Interior Department if Trump wins

Colorado congresswoman makes interest in secretary job known during interview at Republican National Convention

DATE: Jul 18, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Democrat Adam Frisch shifts campaign message to abortion in CD3 race

Candidate thinks women’s reproductive rights a winning issue in Republican-leaning district

DATE: Jul 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

How Colorado’s delegates to the Democratic National Convention are feeling about Joe Biden

None of the state’s delegates polled said they plan on abandoning Biden

DATE: Jul 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado elected officials offer prayers for former President Donald Trump and others after apparent shooting

Colorado’s elected officials and political candidates are offering prayers for former President Donald Trump and others after a shooting at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania Saturday evening....

DATE: Jul 14, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado is the fifth most expensive state for child care. Advocates launch a campaign for why a collective approach is needed

Over the next year, you will see billboards, social media, and perhaps even spray-painted artistic messages about how critical early child care is not just important for children’s brains, i...

DATE: Jul 13, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

At least 32 have died in Colorado waters this summer. State loaning life jackets, upping citations to slow pace

The season’s tally of water fatalities include 17 deaths in reservoirs and 15 in moving water. CPW has issued 430 tickets for PFD violations so far this year

DATE: Jul 13, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

A Colorado grocery store will soon have its own ammo vending machine

Company has a machine in Texas, Alabama and four in Oklahoma

DATE: Jul 11, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

State senator violated ethics policy by appearing to be intoxicated, panel rules

Faith Winter failed to meet the Senate’s ethics standards, according to 4-1 decision

DATE: Jul 8, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Medical marijuana patients and sales on a long decline in Colorado

Cannabis as medicine is where the whole marijuana industry started 15 years ago, but state data shows the end of the differentiation between medical and recreational products may be in sight...

DATE: Jul 8, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Nearly $6 million was spent on Colorado’s legislative primaries. Here’s how it affected the outcome

In 10 races where state-level super PACs, some funded by hidden sources, spent to help Democratic candidates viewed as more moderate, eight won

DATE: Jul 8, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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Photos: Parade launches 2024 Connie Mack World Series in FarmingtonFans line street as players march on Main Damp, overcast weather cooled off the crowd lining Main Street on Friday morning for the 2024 Connie Mack World Series Parade. The hourlong parade began shortly after 10 a.m. in front of an enthusiastic crowd.

Fans line street as players march on Main

Photos: ‘Mini Takes the States’ tour stops in DurangoHundreds of Mini Cooper vehicles occupy Fort Lewis College on Sunday; Participants began the journey in Albuquerque and will finish in Seattle

Hundreds of Mini Cooper vehicles occupy Fort Lewis College on Sunday; Participants began the journey in Albuquerque and will finish in Seattle

Photos: Boxing returns to DurangoAnimus on the Animas: 1st Annual Durango Boxing Classic at the Durango Main Mall on Saturday

Animus on the Animas: 1st Annual Durango Boxing Classic at the Durango Main Mall on Saturday

Photos and video: Going for the gold by devouring piesContestants try their best to win the Oscar’s Pie Eating Contest on Friday in Durango

Contestants try their best to win the Oscar’s Pie Eating Contest on Friday in Durango

Photo: Fireworks light the sky in DurangoDurango celebrates Independence Day on Thursday night

Durango celebrates Independence Day on Thursday night

Photos: Working with woodLocal craftsman uses wood joinery, rather than nails or screws to construct homes and other structures

Local craftsman uses wood joinery, rather than nails or screws to construct homes and other structures

2024 Fourth of July Parade draws crowd Thursday in downtown Durango

Photos: Downtown Durango hosts Fourth of July ParadeDowntown sidewalks were full for Thursday’s celebration

Downtown sidewalks were full for Thursday’s celebration

Durango Rotary Club, Parks and Recreation department host Independence Day events

Law enforcement conducts active threat training at Park Elementary SchoolResidents may see and hear police activity Thursday and Friday

Law enforcement agencies across Southwest Colorado sent officers to participate in active threat training this week at Park Elementary School in Durango. Those in the neighborhood can expect police vehicles parked on the premises, officers in tactical gear conducting exercises inside and outside the school, and signs advising that training is in progress. The sounds of shouting, airsoft weapons and the popping of a starter pistol will also be audible near the school, said Karla Sluis, spokeswoman for Durango School District 9-R.Sluis said that members of the school district’s safety department have gone door-to-door with flyers notifying residents around Park Elementary School about the training.

Hosted by the Durango Police Department and the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office, this week’s voluntary training invited officers from law enforcement agencies across a five-county region of Southwest Colorado encompassing La Plata, Archuleta, San Juan, Montezuma and Dolores counties.

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office deputy Durango Police Department Deputy Mike Latham, lead instructor for this week's training, said Wednesday and the first half of Thursday were mostly preparatory, teaching officers the school’s layout and devising scenarios, whereas the latter half of Thursday and Friday residents should anticipate some noise as active threat scenarios play out.

Latham said active threat training teaches officers proper protocol during active threat scenarios, especially in densely populated areas where they have become increasingly common.Park Elementary School is not the only Durango School District facility law enforcement has conducted active threat training. Latham said schools lend themselves well to this sort of training because, “It gives us all kinds of doors to work on, different rooms, different scenarios we can run. We can pretend it’s a mall with nice big corridors, we can even pretend it’s an outdoor area in the gymnasium.”Latham has participated in active threat training multiple times in the past and described the drills as exhilarating and nerve-wracking. He said one of the training’s main goals is teaching officers how to manage stress and remain calm with lives on the line.

“I take a pulse oximeter in the morning and get a baseline on their heart rates,” Latham said. “And sometimes, just before they’re about to engage a threat, I say ‘Timeout.’ Put it (the oximeter) on there, and their heart rate’s skyrocketed to 140, 150, 160 just in training.”

Latham said throughout his career active threat training has evolved to become safer for officers and fall in line with increasingly professional police standards.“When I first started we were just running into halls and rooms hoping for the best,” Latham said. “Now the tactic is still to get there, still stop the taking of lives, but tactics are much better than they were 20 years ago.”

Residents may see and hear police activity Thursday and Friday

Motorcyclists will soon be allowed to ‘filter’ through gridlock traffic in Colorado

At the RNC, Colorado delegates enjoy camaraderie, share optimism for November

Boebert looks to replace Haaland at Interior Department if Trump wins

Democrat Adam Frisch shifts campaign message to abortion in CD3 race

How Colorado’s delegates to the Democratic National Convention are feeling about Joe Biden

Colorado elected officials offer prayers for former President Donald Trump and others after apparent shooting

Colorado is the fifth most expensive state for child care. Advocates launch a campaign for why a collective approach is needed

At least 32 have died in Colorado waters this summer. State loaning life jackets, upping citations to slow pace

A Colorado grocery store will soon have its own ammo vending machine

State senator violated ethics policy by appearing to be intoxicated, panel rules

Medical marijuana patients and sales on a long decline in Colorado

Nearly $6 million was spent on Colorado’s legislative primaries. Here’s how it affected the outcome

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