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Wildfire worries dominate discussion of Rocky Flats refuge

DENVER – December’s Marshall Fire spared the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge, an expanse of grasslands between Superior and Arvada that, had winds shifted, could have provided 6,200 acr...

Utah senator blocks internment camp designation, draws ire

DENVER – On the eve of the 80th anniversary of the forced internment of 120,000 Japanese Americans at the onset of World War II, Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Lee of Utah is getting backlash for...

Best bets in and around Durango

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with your loved ones on the train this weekend with Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge’s “Romance on the Rails” event. The train will travel through Cascade Canyon a...

New charges for Colorado clerk targeted in voting probe

GRAND JUNCTION – A Colorado county elections clerk under investigation by federal and state authorities in a security breach of voting machines posted bond on Thursday on two misdemeanor cha...

Colorado’s COVID-19 positivity, hospitalization rates drop, state officials say

861 people were hospitalized as of Wednesday, a decrease from more than 1,800 several weeks ago

The Blotter

Durango Police Department Thursday 12:01 a.m. Someone reported a possible party with excessive noise in the 2900 block of Richard Drive. Wednesday 11:21 a.m. A man reportedly attempt...

Polis backs crime-prevention package amid scrutiny from Republicans, some police groups

Public safety plan includes more than $113 million in funding

Steve Fenberg selected as next president of the Colorado Senate

Boulder lawmaker will help steer the direction of the entire Legislature

3rd Congressional District candidate enters race vowing to end daylight saving time

Scott Yates also focused on water, broadband access and economic issues

The Blotter

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday 5:58 a.m. Someone reported a stolen vehicle in the 200 block of Calle Brazo, near Ignacio. Tuesday 10:33 a.m. Someone reported a poodle on ...

Colorado River Basin’s water forecast looked good in January; now everything has changed

Data collected from sensors recorded near- or record-low snowfall during last three weeks of January

Tired of mowing your lawn? Colorado could pay you $2 a square foot to rip it out

A bill would expand grass buyouts statewide and double local payments