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Durango Police Department Wednesday 4:42 p.m. Eight juveniles were reported for pushing over a trash can in the 2300 block of Main Avenue. 5:06 p.m. Someone reported a roll-over acci...

DATE: Nov 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Remains found thought to be German hiker missing since 1983

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK – Skeletal remains found in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park are believed to be those of a 27-year-old man from West Germany who disappeared during a mult...

DATE: Nov 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

VFW organizing entries for Veterans Day parade

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4031 in Durango is coordinating participation in the Veterans Day parade, which will take place Thursday, Nov. 11. Participants will gather at Main Avenue and F...

DATE: Nov 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 80 new COVID-19 cases, but no deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Wednesday reported 80 more COVID-19 cases, but no coronavirus-related deaths for the 23rd time in the past 35 days. The latest numbers pushed the tr...

DATE: Nov 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police: Man set home ablaze clearing cobwebs with blowtorch

BOULDER – A Colorado man was arrested after investigators say he set his mother’s house on fire while trying to get rid of cobwebs with a blowtorch. The Boulder Daily Camera reports ...

DATE: Nov 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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Durango Police Department Tuesday 9:07 a.m. Someone reported being harassed in the 200 block of Animas View Drive. 2:05 p.m. An agitated man was reportedly cussing at passersby in t...

DATE: Nov 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Mesa County needed to restore trust after an election system breach. Here comes Wayne Williams, in his boots

Colorado’s former Secretary of State sought to reassure voters about a fair election

DATE: Nov 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Poll: Colorado voters have soured on Democrats heading into 2022 election

President Joe Biden’s numbers took the biggest hit

DATE: Nov 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

COVID-19 hospitalizations spike in Colorado

DENVER – Colorado’s COVID-19 hospitalizations are at their highest peak since last December, according to state data. As of Wednesday, the state had nearly 1,254 hospitalizations, with 80% m...

DATE: Nov 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

All three statewide ballot measures headed toward defeat

Marijuana tax fails, Proposition 120 and Amendment 78 were behind in vote tally

DATE: Nov 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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Durango Police Department Monday 1:47 a.m. A physical altercation reportedly occurred between two intoxicated females in the 3700 block of West Second Avenue. 10:46 a.m. Someone rep...

DATE: Nov 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Sheriff: Colorado parents, 2 children dead in murder-suicide

MONUMENT – Authorities believe a man killed his wife and two of his children last weekend before killing himself in an affluent community near Colorado Springs. Yvette M. Siegert-Kreb, 50, ...

DATE: Nov 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News