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Death And Dying

Durango alpinist Kurt Blair presumed dead on New Zealand peak

‘He was living his dream,’ sister said of the 56-year-old climber

DATE: Dec 3, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado funeral homeowners who let nearly 190 bodies decay plead guilty

COLORADO SPRINGS – The owners of a Colorado funeral home who let nearly 190 bodies decay in a room-temperature building and gave grieving families fake ashes pleaded guilty on Friday to corp...

DATE: Nov 22, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Durango man dead after fly-fishing incident in British Columbia

Jon Abshagen died doing what he loved on Kispiox River

DATE: Oct 22, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Pedestrian hit, killed by car while crossing north Main Avenue is identified

Man apparently stepped into traffic near 21st Street

DATE: Sep 30, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

9-year-old boy riding motor bike dies in collision with vehicle south of Durango

Caleb Stewart was on a Razor motorcycle when he impacted the side of a Ford F-250

DATE: Sep 26, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Jury finds Boulder King Soopers shooter guilty of 55 felony counts

Convictions include first-degree murder of 10 people

DATE: Sep 23, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

One dead, one injured in shooting at Walmart in Farmington

Suspect died from self-inflicted gunshot wound; police investigating

DATE: Sep 19, 2024 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Body of Arizona man, 79, found near Lemon Reservoir

Horseback rider stumbled upon the man’s camp and discovered body nearby

DATE: Aug 26, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

34-year-old motorcyclist killed in crash near top of Coal Bank Pass

Driver was passing on double-yellow and lost control, according to Colorado State Patrol

DATE: Jul 29, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Experienced climber falls 800 feet to his death on ridge near Telluride

21-year-old man from Arizona is second person to die while hiking in Colorado this week

DATE: Jul 26, 2024 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Mancos couple and infant killed in collision near Moab

Family was traveling home from a softball competition

DATE: Jul 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: Community

Late La Plata County sheriff’s deputy remembered for his faith, wisdom, kindness and devotion to helping others

Dan Bender, a Vietnam veteran and longtime La Plata County sheriff’s deputy, dies at age 74

DATE: Jul 13, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

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