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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

Oil production rebounds in Colorado, drillers optimistic

It’s been a wild ride for Colorado’s oil drillers. Before the pandemic, they celebrated record-breaking oil production in Colorado. Then the industry was hit hard by the global shutdown, as ...

DATE: Jul 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

SWAT member staging comeback after being run over by fire truck at Nuggets parade

Sgt. Justin Dodge went through eight surgeries and is now back full-time

DATE: Jul 4, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Durango Transit will not operate on July 4

Durango Transit routes will not be in service on Thursday, July 4. The Independence Day holiday is one of several regularly scheduled no-service dates. All no service dates are listed in the...

DATE: Jul 3, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado primary election turnout lowest in years

Just above one quarter of active voters cast ballots June 25

DATE: Jul 3, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado Gov. Polis noncommittal on calls for Biden to step aside

The Democrat focused on dangers of second Trump presidency amid post-debate concerns about Biden’s candidacy

DATE: Jun 29, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Frontier and United Airlines face federal wage theft lawsuits in Colorado

Two separate federal lawsuits in Colorado allege wage theft by Frontier and United Airlines – including that Frontier employees worked up to 16-hour days without required breaks or overtime,...

DATE: Jun 29, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

After poor debate performance, Colorado Democrats focus on Biden’s record

House Democrats argue voters should consider president’s policy positions

DATE: Jun 28, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Mysterious monolith has northern Colorado pointing, theorizing and buzzing

No one knows how it got there, and who — or what — put it there

DATE: Jun 28, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

14 of the 18 Republican candidates endorsed by Colorado GOP lost their primary races

Party’s unorthodox decision to endorse in primaries divided Republicans

DATE: Jun 26, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter, June 21-25

Durango Police Department Tuesday 8:51 a.m. Tools were stolen from a vehicle in the Homewood Suites parking lot, 15 Girard St. 9 a.m. A man was yelling and cussing at people at the Durango T...

DATE: Jun 26, 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

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

Oil production rebounds in Colorado, drillers optimistic

SWAT member staging comeback after being run over by fire truck at Nuggets parade

Durango Transit will not operate on July 4

Colorado primary election turnout lowest in years

Colorado Gov. Polis noncommittal on calls for Biden to step aside

Frontier and United Airlines face federal wage theft lawsuits in Colorado

After poor debate performance, Colorado Democrats focus on Biden’s record

Mysterious monolith has northern Colorado pointing, theorizing and buzzing

14 of the 18 Republican candidates endorsed by Colorado GOP lost their primary races

The Blotter, June 21-25

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