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Bayfield superintendent will resign at end of year

‘We have built lifelong friendships and relationships that will always hold a special place in our hearts,’ Leon Hanhardt said

DATE: Feb 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango man arrested after crashing into power pole

Maximilian Ware, 42, is suspected of careless driving, resisting arrest

DATE: Feb 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado maps out plan to let vendors sell and install tire chains along roadways

Senate Bill 69 would also require rental car companies to notify their customers of Colorado’s traction laws

DATE: Feb 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Nearly 60 avalanches reported in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains during Valentine’s Day storm

‘Anything steep enough to ski was steep enough to slide,’ skier wrote

DATE: Feb 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cannabis sales declining in Durango, across Colorado

‘We need a full-fledged national legalization program,’ dispensary manager says

DATE: Feb 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bill would let counties triple lodging taxes to pay for affordable housing

House Bill 1247 would allow voters to increase lodging taxes and use the revenue for infrastructure, law enforcement and conservation

DATE: Feb 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado Senate gives preliminary OK to ban of certain guns after adding major carveout

To qualify for the carveout, a gun purchaser would have to complete a training course that would be regulated by the state and offered through Colorado Parks and Wildlife

DATE: Feb 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Jim Judge, professor and Durango archaeologist, dies at 90

Colleague says his leadership and approach to archaeology modernized research methods

DATE: Feb 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Photos: Horsing around

DATE: Feb 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Federal employees sound alarm as firings take place in Southwest Colorado

San Juan National Forest employees were fired Thursday; those who remain say downsizing jeopardizes recreation and elevates wildfire risk

DATE: Feb 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Photo: Slim pickings

DATE: Feb 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Storm good news for snowpack, but several more like it are needed

More than a foot of snow canceled schools, made for treacherous driving conditions

DATE: Feb 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

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