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Weekly planner for Dec. 6-10

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...

Passenger jumps out of plane taxiing at Phoenix airport

PHOENIX – A passenger on an arriving Southwest Airlines flight taxiing at Phoenix’s main airport opened a galley door, jumped out and ran to an airport fire station where he barricaded himse...

Colorado supermarket shooting suspect incompetent for trial

DENVER – A judge ruled Friday that a man charged with killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket earlier this year is mentally incompetent to stand trial and ordered him to be treated at th...

The Blotter

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office Friday 1:39 a.m. A woman reported a man had a gun and then hung up the phone somewhere on South Camino del Rio. Thursday 9:50 a.m. Someone reported ...

Where’s the snow? Rockies winter starts with a whimper

DENVER – Denver's winter has started with a whimper, and the parched mountains to the west aren’t faring much better. The Mile High City has already shattered its 87-year-old record for the ...

Prayer, conspiracies and fundraising: Supporters of Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters hold another rally following FBI search

Tina Peters and Sherronna Bishop – among others – are under criminal investigation

Best bets in and around Durango

The 18th annual Festival of Trees, presented by Community Connections, will take place from 12 to 5 p.m. Friday to Sunday at the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Grange Hall. The h...

The Blotter

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday 1:58 a.m. A bear was reportedly digging in a trash can at the intersection of U.S. Highway 160 and County Road 232. 1:24 p.m. Someone repor...

Colorado Democrats announce plan to protect abortion rights

Bill will be introduced during next legislative session

Ron LeMaster, beloved ski coach, killed in collision at Eldora Mountain Resort

72-year-old was skiing Tuesday when he collided with a snowboarder

Colorado panel issues guidelines for injecting ketamine

DENVER – Colorado’s health department announced Wednesday that emergency workers should not use a condition involving erratic behavior by people as a reason to inject them with the drug keta...

Chronolog technology helps to monitor landscape

Citizen science effort uses cellphones to create time-lapse photography of sensitive areas