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Monday 12:02 a.m. People were shooting off noisemakers near East Second Avenue and College Drive. 10:26 a.m. A 2-year-old child was locked inside a vehicle at the fish hatchery, 151 ...

DATE: Jul 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Unaffiliated voters cast more GOP ballots than Republicans in some counties

GOP primaries were more competitive, which may be why more people voted in those races

DATE: Jul 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Michael Bennet hopes to become Colorado’s longest-serving senator in decades. Who is he?

Colorado Democrat has been described as an ‘accidental senator,’ but he’s still championing the state after 13 years in office

DATE: Jul 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Official: Colorado River cuts should be made by Arizona, Nevada and California

States have two months to drastically reduce water use or face federal intervention

DATE: Jul 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Weekly planner for July 4-8

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...

DATE: Jul 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado’s drought is bad. Tree ring history shows it could get a lot worse

A new study finds a scorching spell 1,800 years ago robbed the Colorado River of more than one-third of its water

DATE: Jul 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

World War II-era boat emerges from shrinking Lake Mead

LAS VEGAS – A sunken boat dating back to World War II is the latest object to emerge from a shrinking reservoir that straddles Nevada and Arizona. The Higgins landing craft that has long bee...

DATE: Jul 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado’s drop in life expectancy blamed on COVID, drugs

DENVER (AP) – Life expectancy dropped in Colorado for the second consecutive year in 2021. It’s the kind of decline, driven by the pandemic, not seen in decades, data from the state health d...

DATE: Jul 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

More Colorado cities are switching from fireworks to drone shows for fire safety

They can take the guesswork out of planning Fourth of July celebrations

DATE: Jul 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Mobile home residents rally against new law stripped of rent cap provision

Mobile home residents and activists are calling for a meeting with Colorado Gov. Jared Polis to question why he worked to remove a rent stabilization measure in a recently signed law for mob...

DATE: Jul 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News