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Death And Dying

Rafter who drowned in the Upper Animas River is identified

Cause of accident remains under investigation

DATE: Jun 26, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Body reported floating facedown in Animas River near southern Durango city limits

Law enforcement confirmed seeing a person in the water, but no recovery was made

DATE: Jun 26, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ragtime musician Max Morath, who played at Durango’s Strater Hotel, dies at age 96

‘When Max played ... everybody was just so focused on what he had to play’

DATE: Jun 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Two killed in crash involving motorcycle and pickup truck east of Bayfield

Couple were traveling east on U.S. Highway 160 when vehicle turned in front of them

DATE: Jun 21, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Body of Vallecito kayaker found and identified

Victim was submerged more than 80 feet at bottom of lake

DATE: Jun 14, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango woman drowns while rafting Upper Animas River

Victim identified as a Mild to Wild raft guide

DATE: Jun 13, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Family and friends remember Toh-Atin’s Mary Jane Clark

Durango resident loved skiing, playing bridge and learning about other people

DATE: Jun 5, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango police investigating death of homeless man found near X-rock

52-year-old was living in an illegal camp obscured by trees near north Main Avenue

DATE: Jun 2, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

At least 17 people died at Colorado ski areas during the 2022-23 winter season

Two of those deaths occurred at Purgatory Resort

DATE: Jun 2, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Are you dying to go green?

Durango death care professional discusses different natural interment options and their availability in La Plata County

DATE: May 24, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado hospitals that refuse services, like tying tubes, will have to say so publicly

Legislation will require providers to notify patients about certain types of care they do not provide

DATE: May 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Owner and matriarch of Durango’s Toh-Atin Gallery dies, age 97

Family and friends share stories and love for the woman who meant so much to so many

DATE: Apr 25, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

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