Local News

Dolores County residents plan for fire

Homeowners have difficulty getting insurance policies

Pot tax, Web ballot questions explored

5 percent tax would fund city building improvements

New high school in Cortez nears completion and remains under-budget

Montezuma-Cortez High School nears completion

Local Briefs

DHS class of 1970 seeking classmates The Durango High School Class of 1970 is still looking for a few classmates.…

Elks support children of veterans

They’re donating supplies to get them to school

Sliding into state

Monday Durango Dayplanner

Meetings and Events Outdoor yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., outdoor amphitheater, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave., $5,…

Man rescued from Purgatory Flats

A 50-year-old man was rescued Saturday evening at Purgatory Flats after a horse fell on him. He was taken to…

Body found near Bakers

Albuquerque man drowned in river on June 25

Gas burns coal at No. 1

It’s a first in U.S. history

Our newest ‘nuke’ bomb takes shape

Made in New Mexico

No place to call home

Clichés abound, but working poor, lower-middle class dominate

Misconceptions abound about the homeless

A homeless man who earlier identified himself as Lucero lays in the doorway of the former Francisco’s Restaurant & Cantina…

Rocket science

Imagine that

Hattie Miller of Imaginario! Aerial & Circus… practices her routine Saturday afternoon at Buckley Park. The local circus currently is…

Durango police respond to Buckley

Emergency personnel transfer woman to hospital

Local Briefs

Self-help for back, hip issues discussed A free self-help do-it-yourself class for people with back pain, sciatica and hip issues…

Dayplanner Sunday

Arts and Entertainment Irish music jam session, 12:30 p.m., Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 403-1200, www.theirishembassypub.com. Jazz church (experienced…

Car vs. bike sends cyclist to hospital

Accident backs up traffic on Florida Road

The Blotter

Durango Police Saturday 2:45 a.m. A man said he was jumped and assaulted in the west 200 block of Eighth…

Handicapped parking spaces fill fast

More than 5,000 county residents use handicapped parking

Dayplanner Saturday

Meetings and Events Durango Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-noon, First National Bank parking lot, www.durangofarmersmarket.com. Bayfield Farmers Market, 8:30 a.m.-noon, Bayfield…

El Niño ends dry run in Southwest Colorado

Area may see a wet winter

Rollover reported east of Bayfield

One injury reported