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Durango Police Department Monday 12:18 a.m. Four men were involved in a physical altercation in the 800 block of Camino del Rio. 12 p.m. A woman was arrested on suspicion of t...

DATE: Jun 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man pleads guilty in Ponzi scheme that defrauded athletes

DENVER – A Colorado man has pleaded guilty to defrauding investors, including multiple professional athletes, of millions of dollars in a nearly decadelong Ponzi scheme. Tyler Tysdal, 50, o...

DATE: Jun 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation: 3 COVID cases, no deaths for third day in row

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Tuesday reported three new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths for the third consecutive day. Tribal health officials said the sprawling res...

DATE: Jun 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

U.S. Supreme Court justice say cannabis ban ‘may no longer be necessary or proper’

High Court declines to hear a lawsuit involving a Denver medical marijuana dispensary

DATE: Jun 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

I-70 reopens in western Colorado after mudslide cleanup

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – A portion of Interstate 70 in western Colorado closed by a series of mudslides near where a wildfire burned last year reopened Monday. Eastbound lanes of I-70 through Gle...

DATE: Jun 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Draft maps redraw, renumber state House, Senate districts Southwest Colorado

Drafts are a starting point for redrawing legislative boundaries

DATE: Jun 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Teen’s death highlights free-roaming dogs on Navajo Nation

SUNDANCE, N.M. – A lone dog with sad eyes and no collar trotted up a dusty dirt road in a hardscrabble community near the southeast corner of the Navajo Nation. In a flash, a pack of other f...

DATE: Jun 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico

As housing crunch worsens, so does search for a place to store stuff

Wait lists growing for storage lockers in mountain communities

DATE: Jun 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Mudslides near burn area close portion of I-70 in Colorado

A portion of Interstate 70 in western Colorado was closed Monday after a series of mudslides triggered by rainfall over the weekend near where a wildfire burned last year. While eastbound la...

DATE: Jun 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

US judge: Rep. Boebert can block people on personal Twitter

DENVER (AP) — A federal judge ruled last week that Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert does not have to unblock a former Democratic Colorado state lawmaker from her personal Twitter account.

DATE: Jun 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Weekly planner for June 28-July2

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: Jun 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Heavy snow could complicate Pikes Peak auto race

DENVER – A heavy summer snowfall forecast for Pikes Peak threatened to complicate one of the oldest auto races in the United States. The National Weather Service said heavy snow was expecte...

DATE: Jun 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News