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Polis: No to GOP delegation request to end jobless benefit

DENVER – Democratic Gov. Jared Polis has rejected a request by Colorado's Republican congressional delegation to stop paying jobless residents $300 extra a week in federal pandemic relief. T...

DATE: Jun 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver police shoot man suspected of firing shots

DENVER – Police officers shot a man suspected of firing shots into a vehicle after he allegedly threatened them with a gun on Sunday, police said. The man in his 20s was taken to a hospital ...

DATE: Jun 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Backcountry skier dies in Rocky Mountain National Park

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK – A backcountry skier died Sunday after losing control and sliding about 400 feet on a snowfield and into rocks in Rocky Mountain National Park, authorities said...

DATE: Jun 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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...

DATE: Jun 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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,...

DATE: Jun 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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...

DATE: Jun 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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...

DATE: Jun 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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...

DATE: Jun 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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

DATE: Jun 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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 ...

DATE: Jun 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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...

DATE: Jun 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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.

DATE: Jun 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Photos: Elkhorn Fire on Sunday

Photos: Animus on the AnimasBoxing in Durango took place on beautiful summer day on July 5

Boxing in Durango took place on beautiful summer day on July 5

Photos: Archers take aimPurgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge

Purgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge

Photos: A rockin’ good timeThe 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show

The 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show

Photos: Durango gets ‘Wet and Wild’

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.

A solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a d...