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Microplastics are seemingly everywhere – including Colorado’s snowpack

Samples find growing rate of shredded plastic fibers

Weekly planner for Aug. 1-5

Information and agendas about local meetings: City of Durango: www.durangogov.org or call 375-5000. La Plata County: www.co.laplata.co.us or call 382-6210. Town of Bayfield...

Drought and irrigation will drain two reservoirs, killing fisheries and the local economy

Colorado Parks and Wildlife has issued emergency fish salvages at Queens and Jumbo reservoirs, which will run dry this summer

Crowds of Arizona Republicans compete in contested primaries

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Arizona’s congressional primaries are packed with Republican candidates as the party tries to chip away at the state’s majority Democratic delegation. They have a good cha...

Gun group sues Colorado over gun magazine 15-round limit

DENVER – A gun rights organization is suing Colorado over the state’s 2013 ban on magazines that hold over 15-rounds, arguing a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down a New York g...

Wait times at Colorado abortion clinics hit 2 weeks as out-of-state patients strain system

In most of the country, median wait time before overturning Roe v. Wade was around five days

Forest Service halts new Keystone chairlift after resort mistakenly builds road in protected tundra

Vail Resorts has apologized for the mistake

Tina Peters covers $256,000 tab to conduct recount in her primary race

Republican candidate running for Colorado secretary of state lost by nearly 90,000 votes

Best bets in and around Durango

The Durango premiere of Teton Gravity Research’s new mountain bike movie “Esperanto” is at 6 and 8:30 p.m. Friday at the Durango Arts Center. The film mixes the rock stars of mountain biking...

Conservation groups sue over coal mines in Colorado, Montana

DENVER – Conservation groups filed lawsuits against state environmental agencies in Colorado and Montana this week targeting coal mines in the two states. Two groups sued Montana’s Departmen...

The Blotter

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday 8:04 a.m. Someone stole tools from a work truck on La Plata Highway (Colorado Highway 140). 8:07 a.m. Someone reported an assault at the La...

Rising inflation is on a collision course with Colorado’s TABOR cap

A lag in economic indicators means fast-rising numbers aren’t reflected in calculations