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Weekly planner for Sept. 26-Sept. 30

Information and agendas about local meetings: City of Durango: www.durangogov.org or call 375-5000. La Plata County: www.co.laplata.co.us or call 382-6210. Town of Bayfield...

Denver program offers free rent to fill empty storefronts

DENVER (AP) – It’s about 9:30 on a Thursday morning, and the buzz at Tea with Tae on Denver’s 16th Street Mall is comfortingly familiar. The espresso machine is going, soothing music is pip...

On the Colorado River, growing concern for fish as waters warm

DENVER – To guide fishing trips for a year or two, that’s what brought Terry Gunn to the red canyons of northern Arizona. The chance to hike, raft and fly-fish drew Wendy Hanvold, a retired ...

Amended autopsy: Black man died because of sedative, restraint

DENVER – A Black man died after a police encounter in a Denver suburb in 2019 because he was injected with a powerful sedative after being forcibly restrained, according to an amended autops...

The Blotter

Durango Police Department Thursday 8:24 a.m. Someone was arrested on suspicion of trespassing at the Durango Parks and Recreation maintenance building, 900 Cemetery Road. 12:50 p.m. ...

Boebert calls proposed executive action to protect Camp Hale a land grab pushed by ‘extremist environmentalists’

Sens. Bennet, Hickenlooper request protection for World War II training ground

Best bets in and around Durango

For centuries, Chimney Rock has been a sacred site for Indigenous people of the Southwest. Ten years ago, Chimney Rock National Monument was designated by presidential proclamation, making i...

Colorado parents charged for toddler’s fentanyl poisoning, death

BRIGHTON – A grand jury in Colorado has indicted two parents on charges of first-degree murder after their toddler died from fentanyl poisoning earlier this year. The indictment released on...

Coloradans might get a TABOR refund in spring

Amount will depend on income levels

The Blotter

Durango Police Department Wednesday 7:52 a.m. A man and a woman got into a physical fight near the intersection of Roosa Avenue and U.S. Highway 160. 9:53 a.m. A woman was assaulted ...

GOP complaint against Polis for letter sent with refund checks likely to be dismissed

Governor referred to payments as ‘Colorado Cashback,’ not TABOR returns

El Paso County grand jury that indicted Democratic state senator was given incorrect information

Attorney files motion asking for felony charge to be dismissed