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Colorado Rockies minor league pitcher Eric Veras suspended 56 games following positive drug test

NEW YORK (AP) — Colorado Rockies minor league pitcher Eric Veras was suspended for 56 games Friday by Major League…

July 18, 2025

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Colorado senators reintroduce bill to improve water access in tribal communities

Lawmakers urge increased investment in infrastructure

July 18, 2025

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Wildfire in southwest La Plata County prompts pre-evacuation notice

Federal Type 2 team to take command of 542-acre blaze Friday morning

July 17, 2025

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Southern Ute Indian Tribe addresses ICE deportation concerns

Tribal members urged to carry identification amid fears of deportation

July 17, 2025

Local News

Durango Financial Advisory Board to explore expanding public input

Calls to revive defunct boards and commissions haven’t gone unheard

July 17, 2025

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Power line work damages property in western La Plata County

Fences, building reportedly damaged by LPEA contractor

July 17, 2025

Local News

Are you a rancher with questions about recent wolf sightings?

Cattlemen’s group, CPW to host informational meeting Monday in Durango

July 17, 2025

Nation & World

Senate passes $9 billion in spending cuts to public broadcasting, foreign aid

Legislation will have tiny impact on nation's rising debt

July 17, 2025

Local News

LPEA secures direct access to Vallecito dam hydropower

10-year contract with Ptarmigan Resources and Energy to take effect in April 2026

July 17, 2025

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Marathon world record-holder Chepngetich suspended for positive doping test

FILE – Ruth Chepngetich, from Kenya, crosses the finish line of the Chicago Marathon to win the women's professional division…

July 17, 2025

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Durango fire ballot proposal gets council’s preliminary OK

City Council reserves space on November ballot

July 17, 2025

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Darren Yapi scores equalizer as Rapids rally from three goals down to tie Sounders 3-3

SEATTLE (AP) — Darren Yapi subbed in and scored the equalizer in the 75th minute and the Colorado Rapids rallied…

July 16, 2025

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Prince Harry retraces Diana’s footsteps by walking through a land mine field in Angola for charity

Britain's Prince Harry walks through a minefield during a visit to see the work of landmine clearance charity of the…

July 16, 2025

AP New Mexico

Native American radio stations at risk as Congress looks to cut $1B in public broadcasting funding

New Mexico PBS reaches all but one of the more than 20 tribes and pueblos in the state

July 16, 2025

Local News

Bank by the river: Wetlands reborn near Durango

Nearly 60 acres along Animas River restored from hayfields and pastures

July 16, 2025

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Trail users, still, must slow down

Motorized bicycles on the bike trail from 32nd Street to Rotary Park are hitting well over 10 mph. If you…

July 16, 2025

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Iceland volcano eruption forces evacuation of town and iconic geothermal spa

A view of the volcanic eruption by the Sundhnúkagigjarö íur volcano, in Grindavik, Iceland, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (Department of…

July 16, 2025

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Indian police find Russian woman and her 2 daughters living in an isolated forest cave

Indian policemen rescue Nina Kutina, 40, a Russian woman, from a cave in forest area of Ramtirtha hills in southern…

July 16, 2025

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Norwegian Olympic ski cross medalist Audun Groenvold dies after being struck by lightning

FILE – Audun Groenvold of Norway celebrates after taking third place in the men's skicross competition at the Vancouver 2010…

July 16, 2025

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Have monsoons arrived in Southwest Colorado?

Durango likely to see more spotty showers as August nears

July 15, 2025

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Photo: Duckie on the Animas River

Jilin Bai of Arcadia, California, paddles the Animas River on Tuesday as temperatures reach the 80s before the afternoon rains…

July 15, 2025

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Firefighters working 111-acre fire in remote part of southwest La Plata County

Blaze reportedly started by natural causes

July 15, 2025

Local News

Crash on U.S. Highway 160 west of Durango closes westbound lane

Two people taken to Mercy Hospital

July 15, 2025

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‘American Idol’ music supervisor and husband both found dead at LA home

FILE – The stage at the "American Idol" farewell season finale at the Dolby Theatre on Thursday, April 7, 2016,…

July 15, 2025