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Weekly planner for June 14-18

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...

Defense rests its case in Colorado school shooting trial

DENVER – One of the suspects in a fatal attack at a suburban Denver high school in 2019 had become such a chronic drug user in the months before the shooting that he likely “couldn’t think,...

Weather service: Arizona will get hot, even for the locals

PHOENIX – Dangerously hot temperatures are on the way throughout the Southwest. An excessive heat warning prompted health officials in Arizona to reschedule outdoor COVID-19 vaccination oper...

The Blotter

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office Thursday 8:05 a.m. Mail theft was reported in the area of County Road 328. 12:36 p.m. A suspicious man kept coming to someone’s house in th...

Navajo Nation reports no additional deaths from COVID-19

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The number of new coronavirus cases on the Navajo Nation remained low Friday while the tribe reported no additional deaths. The figures bring the total number of COVID-1...

Discovery of gray wolf pups won’t change Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s reintroduction work

Wildlife officials say the confirmation of the first wolf family in Colorado since the 1940s will help biologists establish more gray wolves in the state

21 indicted in illegal marijuana operation in Colorado

DENVER – A group of 21 people accused of illegally growing and distributing marijuana in Colorado has been indicted in an alleged money-laundering scheme, county and federal officials said ...

Best bets this weekend in and around Durango

Best bets this weekend include the Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering and Ute Mountain Roundup Rodeo. Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering will hold its seventh annual Outdoor Concert and Barn Danc...

Colorado picks first 5 scholarship winners in vaccine drive

DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has announced the first five winners of $50,000 scholarships in a program designed to encourage students to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Twenty five scholarships are being offered by the state, along with a $1 million lottery program for five adult winners who get at least one shot.

Democrats pursued a no-policy-left-behind mantra for Colorado’s 2021 legislative session

'I think we’ve hit our stride,’ says Senate majority leader

BLM nominee faces GOP opposition, Democrat praise

Stone-Manning’s views on land use, location of headquarters hit home in West

The Blotter

Durango Police Department Wednesday 8:30 a.m. A woman’s vehicle was keyed in the 3800 block of North Earl Street. 1:53 p.m. A bike was stolen in the 3100 block of Animas Villag...