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Colorado lawmakers look to AI to detect wildfires earlier

Proposal would create a $2 million pilot program to station cameras on mountaintops in high-risk locations

DATE: Jan 26, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Heat pumps are having a moment in Colorado, but do they really work in the bitter cold?

Developed in 1857, tech improvements are making heat pumps a viable element in the contemporary transition to cleaner, more energy efficient homes

DATE: Jan 26, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

‘Catastrophe’ would befall economy with national default, warn Colorado Democrats

Republicans faulted for politicizing a historically bipartisan process

DATE: Jan 25, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Nearly 25% of Colorado’s state lawmakers have landed a statehouse seat by vacancy committee

There will be 24 lawmakers this year who secured a statehouse seat through a vacancy appointment

DATE: Jan 25, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Juvenile violent crime is rising in Colorado

Researchers are looking into the link between violent crime and teenagers spending more time virtually connected but physically alone

DATE: Jan 25, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter

Durango Police Department Monday 11:30 a.m. A snowplow crashed into an enclosed utility trailer near the intersection of Oxbow Circle and Sage View Street. 1:15 p.m. A hit-and-run cr...

DATE: Jan 24, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter

Durango Police Department Monday 12:30 a.m. An drunken woman called 911 and asked for an officer to come get her in the 900 block of Twin Buttes Avenue. She was arrested on suspicion of ...

DATE: Jan 24, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

As gas car sales drop, how many electric vehicles did Colorado buy in 2022?

Overall market is down, but the state adopts cleaner electrics and hybrids at a pace that makes leaders happy

DATE: Jan 24, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Emails offer inside glimpse of Colorado GOP showdown over embattled county leader

Back-and-forth exchange highlights tension between Burton Brown, Tonkins

DATE: Jan 24, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Net-zero federal lab set to open in Colorado in 2026 thanks to Inflation Reduction Act

A new, all-electric Food and Drug Administration lab will be funded through $79 million from the Inflation Reduction Act.

DATE: Jan 24, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Frustration grows over slow progress at Colorado’s gun violence prevention office

Office will offer first mini-grants 18 months after formation

DATE: Jan 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado may end age-discriminating work questions

Senate Bill 58 would put an end to asking applicants’ age

DATE: Jan 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Photos: Durango High School football opens its seasonDemons lost 35-14 to Montrose at home on Friday night

Demons lost 35-14 to Montrose at home on Friday night

Photos: La Plata County Fair on Friday

Photos: La Plata County Fair in full swing Thursday

Photos: Elkhorn Fire on Sunday

Photos: Animus on the AnimasBoxing in Durango took place on beautiful summer day on July 5

Boxing in Durango took place on beautiful summer day on July 5

Photos: Archers take aimPurgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge

Purgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge

Photos: A rockin’ good timeThe 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show

The 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show

Photos: Durango gets ‘Wet and Wild’

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango