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The Blotter

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office Monday 10:02 a.m. Someone’s neighbor made verbal threats over issues with cows in the area of Wildcat Canyon Road (County Road 141). 10:43 a.m. Sear...

Navajo Nation reports 15 new COVID-19 cases and 1 more death

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Tuesday reported 15 new COVID-19 cases and one additional death. The latest numbers brought the total number of COVID-19 cases on the vast reservati...

Colorado governor not pursuing COVID-19 vaccine mandate for state employees

Cases rising across U.S. and in Colorado as delta variant spreads

Third person found dead after Colorado flooding, mudslides

RUSTIC – Authorities have recovered the body of a third person who died during flooding and mudslides in an area of northern Colorado that was burned by a massive wildfire. One person is st...

Navajo Nation: No COVID-related deaths, seventh time in nine days

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Monday reported eight new COVID-19 cases, but no additional deaths. It marked the seventh time in nine days that no coronavirus-related deaths were ...

Colorado’s extreme weather closes, opens and closes roads again

Colorado 141 closed for nearly 40 miles from Gateway to Naturita after Saturday mudslide

Weekly planner for July 26-30

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...

Woman, man killed in southeast Denver shooting

DENVER – Two people have died in a shooting in southeast Denver, authorities said. Denver Police officers responded to the shooting at 2:27 a.m. The woman and man were taken to hospitals, wh...

Interior secretary visits new BLM headquarters in Grand Junction

GRAND JUNCTION – Interior Secretary Deb Haaland paid her first visit Friday to the new Colorado headquarters of her department’s Bureau of Land Management after its relocation from the natio...

As housing crisis spreads, lawmakers hope $400M will help

New legislative task force, the 3rd in a year, will tackle affordable housing, homelessness

Redistricting process faces time crunch

Colorado Supreme Court to decide whether to push back deadlines

The Blotter

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office Thursday 7:30 a.m. Bears were getting into trash cans in the area of Durango West I. 2:12 p.m. A power line was down and in contact with a vehicle ...