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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

Navajo police chief leaves for same job in hometown in N.M.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The police chief on the Navajo Nation is stepping down to oversee a much-smaller police department in the town where he grew up. Phillip Francisco took over the Navajo Nat...

Skier dies in collision with snowboarder at Colorado resort

BOULDER – An investigation is underway after a 72-year-old skier died in a collision with a snowboarder at Eldora Mountain in northern Colorado. Boulder County sheriff’s officials say the cr...

Rep. Boebert refuses to apologize for anti-Muslim remarks in call with Rep. Omar

Both representatives say conversation went badly

5 young people wounded near party in suburban Denver; 3rd shooting in two weeks

AURORA – Police are investigating whether a shooting that wounded five young people in suburban Denver was connected to a party nearby. Five males between the ages of 16 and 20 went to the h...

Weekly planner for Nov. 29-Dec. 3

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...

Corn meal, whiskey help save Ute Mountain Ute Farm and Ranch

TOWAOC (AP) – Drought in much of the West, 22 years running, has struck Colorado’s Four Corners tribal lands with bitter force. This year, the Ute Mountain Ute’s celebrated 7,700 acre farm a...

If Colorado River keeps drying up, a century-old agreement could be threatened

Rapid decline of water source could soon cause problems between states

GOP Rep. Boebert apologizes to Muslims for Omar remarks

DENVER – Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert apologized Friday for using anti-Muslim language in describing a recent encounter she had with Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. In h...

Best bets in and around Durango

The annual “Singing with Santa” caroling procession and community Christmas tree lighting will be held Friday. Each year, about 1,000 children and their parents gather for the event. Caroler...

Statewide mask mandate ‘not something we’re considering,’ Polis says

As three metro Denver counties enact some version of a mask requirement this week, Gov. Jared Polis reiterated during a COVID-19 update Tuesday that a statewide order is not in the cards. In...