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Man sentenced for breaking into occupied downtown home

Matthew Bennett Smith, 40, was armed with a screwdriver and a knife when he entered the apartment about 3:25 p.m.…

A little off the top

Cutting down trees for more than a dozen years, Aaron Gebhard, owner of Forest Scapes, uses a series of ropes…

Remember, folks: It’s Sept. 15, not Cinco de Mayo

Fiesta on the Mesa marks beginning of Mexico’s independence from Spain

Homeless on the range

Horse sanctuary loses its lease

Can we find 1 equitable water policy?

Roberts: Some consciousness raising needs to occur

Local Briefs

Colorado Department of Transportation will perform shoulder work using three graders, two loaders, several tandem plows and a broom truck…

Dayplanner Tuesday

U.S. Highway 160 Access Plan Project team members will meet with public, 10 a.m.-noon today and 5-7 p.m. Thursday ,…

The Blotter

Sunday 4:26 a.m. An intoxicated person wearing a hoodie was seen walking across Camino del Rio and was later seen…

Workouts get a little safer at Durango recreation center

Dalton Millonzi of Durango tries a new weight machine installed last week at the Durango Community Recreation Center. New weight…

5K walk/run fund raisers for kids

One benefits a 4-year-old boy – and others – with hydrocephalus, a swelling of the brain; the other, an almost…

Motorcyclist injured trying to avoid bear

The accident occurred just before 9 a.m. The motorcyclist, whose name was not released, was transported to Mercy Regional Medical…

Officer, I wasn’t swerving. It’s the line!

Monday morning commuters on Florida Road might have thought they needed a little more coffee when coming upon crooked, double-yellow…

Battle of the Badges: Five-o vs. laddermen

The Durango Police Department is trying to catch the Durango Fire Protection District in the overall series. The two agencies…

On an electric road trip

With Tesla, twosome takes innovative road to freedom

Montezuma County objects to land buy

Canyons of Ancients officials disagree with legal requirements

Local Briefs

Interact will host a community-wide garage sale to support affordable home ownership in La Plata County from 7 a.m. to…

Dayplanner Monday

Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385.…

The gentle approach

Horse whisperers display skills in Colt Starting Challenge

The ‘Red Zone’

Risk of sexual assault can be high at beginning of college semester

Dayplanner Sunday

Durango Flea Market, 7 a.m.-2 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. Arborglyph Walk, 10:30 a.m., Moonlick Park, 385-1267,…

Can water plan sustain recreation economy?

Coalition favors sharing, conservation efforts

Local Briefs

The La Plata West Water Authority has scheduled two public meetings that will take place at 6:30 p.m. Thursday and…

Battle of the Badges

Police, firefighters a big hit for Special Olympics