Ex-Nevada inmate going on trial in Colorado hammer killings

CENTENNIAL – A former Nevada inmate accused of using a hammer to kill four people in the Denver area is going on trial nearly four decades after the slayings. Jury selection was scheduled to...

DATE: Jul 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Best bets this weekend in and around Durango

Best bets this weekend include Fly Fishing 101 and an ’80s-themed dance party. San Juan Angler will host its Fly Fishing 101 class from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Pine River Library, 395 ...

DATE: Jul 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Committee issues 10-10 vote for embattled BLM nominee

Full U.S. Senate will weigh in on Tracy Stone-Manning’s nomination

DATE: Jul 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter

Durango Police Department Wednesday 9:08 a.m. A man was yelling and throwing rocks in the 100 block of Rocky Point Drive. 11:55 a.m. A stolen vehicle was reported in the 20400 bloc...

DATE: Jul 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Interior secretary talks drought, wildfires on Western visit

DENVER – Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is visiting Denver on Thursday to address the federal government’s response to a historic drought as the U.S. West battles massive wildfires and reco...

DATE: Jul 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Boulder clears way for immediate removal of tents from public spaces

New ordinance is part of city’s monthslong push to enforce Boulder’s urban camping ban

DATE: Jul 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter

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

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