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Durango Police Department Monday 1:24 a.m. A man was trying to follow people into apartments at Silver Peaks Condos, 1100 Goeglein Gulch Road. 4:57 a.m. A man threw a rock through t...

DATE: May 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado school children raised trout. The state had to kill a lot of the ‘poor buggers’ for testing

An innovative solution is helping cut down the number of fish involved in fatal testing process

DATE: May 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Mystery attorney in Elbert County election security case is former state House minority leader

Joe Stengel attests in affidavit he was in possession of unsealed metal box for more than three months

DATE: May 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Feds dismiss campaign finance complaint against Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert

It’s increasingly common for the commission to deadlock on enforcement cases

DATE: May 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado Springs enacts fire ban after series of fires

COLORADO SPRINGS – Colorado Springs is enacting a fire ban after a series of fires have spread quickly in hot and dry conditions, including a fatal one caused by smoking. Under the ban takin...

DATE: May 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Whistleblowers say they falsified patient records at Western Slope mental health center

State regulators have overlooked what former Mind Springs workers describe as a long pattern of fraud

DATE: May 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Weekly planner for May 16-19

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: May 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

What makes a prize-winning alpaca? Ask these Colorado breeders

The animals are judged on their fleece and frame

DATE: May 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Democrats want Colorado to be one of the nation’s first presidential primary states in 2024

The move comes as the Democratic National Committee looks to move the spotlight away from Iowa and New Hampshire

DATE: May 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

4 Air Force cadets may not graduate because of vaccine refusal

WASHINGTON – Four cadets at the Air Force Academy may not graduate or be commissioned as military officers this month because they have refused the COVID-19 vaccine, and they may be required...

DATE: May 13, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News