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Death And Dying

Long overdue facility for La Plata County coroner fills all the boxes

Office relied on a patchwork of resources for decades to carry out basic functions

DATE: Feb 15, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Volunteers needed to help those who have lost a loved one

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office Victim Resource Team hopes to add four to six people to its team

DATE: Feb 13, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango man found dead in shed along north Main Avenue

50-year-old had been living in structure for several weeks

DATE: Feb 9, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

How do you want to die?

Society doesn’t often talk about dying, but an end-of-life doula in Durango says we should

DATE: Feb 5, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

What happens to those who die and have no family or money for burial in La Plata County?

After exhaustive search for next of kin, abandoned remains end up in Durango’s Greenmount Cemetery

DATE: Jan 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Celebration of life for former Durango city councilor set for Jan. 21 at Fort Lewis College

Business owner and musician Chris Bettin to be honored at Community Concert Hall

DATE: Jan 5, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bayfield man dies in snowmobile crash

Sled left road and fell down a 100-foot slope on Blue Ridge Drive

DATE: Jan 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Investigation under wraps in October deaths of two Fort Lewis College students

Drugs eliminated as cause of death for two sisters, ages 18 and 19

DATE: Nov 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Celebration of life held for missing Durango runner David Lunde

La Plata County Search and Rescue suspended search after failing to find a single trace of the 29-year-old

DATE: Nov 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Trial begins for muzzleloader accused of shooting, killing bowhunter in San Juan National Forest

Pennsylvania man charged with criminal negligent homicide and hunting in a careless manner

DATE: Oct 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Two women killed in head-on crash south of Cortez on U.S. Highway 160

Driver hit deer and crossed into oncoming lane, according to Colorado State Patrol

DATE: Oct 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Telluride mourns Hilaree Nelson, its ‘Athena in Gore-Tex’

Nelson died last month on a Himalayan expedition after triggering an avalanche on Mount Manaslu

DATE: Oct 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

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