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La Plata County joins other land agencies in implementing fire restrictions earlier than planned

Stage 1 precautions effective Thursday morning

DATE: May 19, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County holds large-scale drill to prepare for eventual wildfire

Multiday simulation includes mock evacuations of hospital, subdivisions

DATE: Apr 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

State Rep. McLachlan sponsors bill to allow local law enforcement to live across state lines

HB 22-1371 would remove the Colorado residency requirement for officers

DATE: Apr 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango’s chief of police calls for greater legal tools to address fentanyl

Colorado legislation would increase penalties, but some say that won’t prevent overdose deaths

DATE: Apr 19, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County agrees to buy four properties for managed camp

Commissioners will spend $1.7 million to purchase sites next to the Durango Dog Park

DATE: Apr 13, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Auto theft suspect captured after four-hour manhunt southeast of Durango

Florida Mesa residents were warned to lock doors, shelter in place

DATE: Apr 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Possible ethics violations stopped sheriff’s deputy ski patrol at Purgatory Resort

La Plata County canceled program over gift clause in Colorado Amendment 41

DATE: Apr 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

More than $72,000 worth of items stolen from property in Vallecito area

Law enforcement executed nine search warrants, made five arrests

DATE: Apr 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Art contests brighten walls, engage inmates at La Plata County Jail

‘It's amazing what they can do with just a pen or colored pencils’

DATE: Mar 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Man with ‘metal spikes’ suspected of threatening Sheriff’s Office staff

Suspect was apparently upset his vehicle had been towed

DATE: Mar 18, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata, Montezuma counties receive over $11 million in federal earmarks

Funding will go toward housing, transportation, law enforcement and other projects

DATE: Mar 18, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Government projects confront rising costs, mounting delays

County and city face challenges from inflation and labor and supply chain disruptions

DATE: Mar 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

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