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La Plata County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday 3:45 p.m. Someone was arrested on suspicion of a drug violation in the area of Bayfield Parkway and U.S. Highway 160 east. 5:32 p.m. A woma...

DATE: Jul 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Only 4.4% of bills were passed along purely party lines this year at Colorado Capitol

Analysis suggests more bipartisanship than might be expected, despite partisan rhetoric

DATE: Jul 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man wounded in fourth police shooting in Aurora this month

AURORA – A man believed to be a suspect in a domestic violence incident was wounded by police in Aurora on Tuesday in the fourth police shooting in the Denver suburb this month. The unident...

DATE: Jul 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Sheriff says 1 dead after flooding in northern Colorado

RUSTIC – One person has been found dead and two other people may be missing after flooding and mudslides in northern Colorado, according to the area’s sheriff. One body was found Tuesday nig...

DATE: Jul 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation: 17 new COVID cases, no deaths third day in row

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Tuesday reported 17 new COVID-19 cases, but no additional deaths for the third consecutive day. The latest numbers brought the total number of coron...

DATE: Jul 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter

Durango Police Department Monday 12:52 p.m. A 6-year-old boy was seen running away in the 200 block of Animas View Drive. 8:21 p.m. An arrest was made after a customer harassed an ...

DATE: Jul 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Will child tax credit expansion be made permanent? Bennet thinks so

Colorado Democrat unsure how long it might take to get payments extended

DATE: Jul 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado man drowns when storm capsizes canoe in Minnesota

ELY, Minn. – A Colorado man has drowned after a severe storm moving through the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota capsized his canoe, sheriff’s officials said T...

DATE: Jul 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado man convicted of killing driver during speeding livestream

BRIGHTON – A man has been convicted of vehicular homicide after prosecutors say he hit a car while driving around 120 mph during a Facebook livestream showing him speeding. A jury in Adams C...

DATE: Jul 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado’s unemployment rate remains flat at 6.2%

About half of gains came in the leisure and hospitality sector

DATE: Jul 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Abandoned coal mine near Aspen has become a mountain biking park for the masses

Unusual public-private collaboration could serve as a model for restoring environmental danger zones

DATE: Jul 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Weekly planner for July 19-23

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: Jul 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News