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Proposition 120: Voters will decide if Colorado property taxes will go down – at least for some

Proponents say effort could reduce rents, opponents say it will hurt schools, fire departments

DATE: Oct 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man dies after accidental fall on riverbank in Aspen

ASPEN – Authorities say a 38-year-old Aspen man who was found unconscious and lying partially in the Roaring Fork River in western Colorado has died. The Pitkin County Coroner’s Office says...

DATE: Oct 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

3 Front Range ski areas in Colorado vying to be first to open

DENVER – Three Front Range ski areas vying for the annual distinction of being the first to open for the season could begin snowmaking operations very soon. They just need Mother Nature to c...

DATE: Oct 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

When people die recreating, sometimes friends are the ones to find them

Civilian-led rescues have recovered fallen comrades in Colorado’s backcountry

DATE: Oct 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado woman moves on after surviving 1984 hammer attack

DENVER (AP) – On a frigid January night in 1984, Kim Rice woke to a flash of pain and sat up in bed to see a stranger’s silhouette, his arm raised to strike another blow with a hammer. She s...

DATE: Oct 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver Zoo apologizes a decade after visitor's death

DENVER – The Denver Zoo has apologized more than a decade after a Black man died after a confrontation with police on zoo grounds. Zoo president Bert Vescolani on Friday publicly apologized ...

DATE: Oct 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Weekly planner for Oct. 4-Oct. 8

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...

DATE: Oct 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Southwest hits impressive rainfall during summer monsoon

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Cities across the Southwest hit impressive rainfall totals this summer, bringing much-needed – but temporary – relief to a region that has been mired in drought. The winte...

DATE: Oct 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

At least 92% of Denver city workers vaccinated after mandate

DENVER – At least 92% of Denver’s municipal employees were vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Friday, a day after the city’s vaccine mandate took effect in a bid to slow the spread of the vir...

DATE: Oct 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Bureau of Land Management hopes goats can slow wildfires

DENVER (AP) – A group of horse trailers pulls up to a trailhead outside Carbondale. The doors open and more than 800 goats jump out onto the gravel parking lot. The goats head straight for t...

DATE: Oct 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Why climate change is making it harder to chase fall foliage

Leaf peeping seasons have been disrupted as the planet warms

DATE: Oct 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Silverton is about as vaccinated as it can get. But it still has COVID.

Shots alone aren’t enough to prevent spread because of porous geographic boundaries and waning vaccine effectiveness

DATE: Oct 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Photos: Elkhorn Fire on Sunday

Photos: Animus on the AnimasBoxing in Durango took place on beautiful summer day on July 5

Boxing in Durango took place on beautiful summer day on July 5

Photos: Archers take aimPurgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge

Purgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge

Photos: A rockin’ good timeThe 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show

The 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show

Photos: Durango gets ‘Wet and Wild’

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.

A solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a d...

Proposition 120: Voters will decide if Colorado property taxes will go down – at least for some

Man dies after accidental fall on riverbank in Aspen

3 Front Range ski areas in Colorado vying to be first to open

When people die recreating, sometimes friends are the ones to find them

Colorado woman moves on after surviving 1984 hammer attack

Denver Zoo apologizes a decade after visitor's death

Weekly planner for Oct. 4-Oct. 8

Southwest hits impressive rainfall during summer monsoon

At least 92% of Denver city workers vaccinated after mandate

Bureau of Land Management hopes goats can slow wildfires

Why climate change is making it harder to chase fall foliage

Silverton is about as vaccinated as it can get. But it still has COVID.

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