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Durango Police Department Wednesday 12:33 p.m. A man in a trash can was talking to himself behind Alpine Bank, 1099 Main Ave. 6:39 p.m. Someone reported that speakers were too loud ...

DATE: Jun 23, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Boulder files motion to dismiss lawsuit over its camping and tent bans

City says municipal laws don’t amount to cruel and unusual punishment or a state-created danger

DATE: Jun 23, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Lawsuit says hero who killed gunman was shot without warning

DENVER – The mother of a man hailed as a hero for killing a gunman who ambushed and fatally shot a police officer only to be killed himself by another officer in suburban Denver filed a laws...

DATE: Jun 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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La Plata County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday 8:05 a.m. People were squatting on a property on County Road 301. 11:01 a.m. A package was stolen on Clear View Road. 11:45 a.m. Someone...

DATE: Jun 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Some Colorado sheriff candidates have an unlikely campaign promise: not enforcing the law

‘Constitutional sheriffs’ rail against government overreach, red flag laws

DATE: Jun 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Labor shortage compounds federal firefighters’ staffing woes

SALT LAKE CITY – Firefighter groups are applauding the Biden administration’s steps to raise pay but warn that the temporary wage increases won’t be enough to combat staffing problems, as fe...

DATE: Jun 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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La Plata County Sheriff’s Office Monday 3:41 a.m. A man was assaulted on South Camino del Rio. 8:58 a.m. Someone reported a stolen car on Davidson Creek Road. 5:42 p.m. A loade...

DATE: Jun 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado taxpayers could see $750 refund checks this summer, new forecast estimates

Amounts are nearly double what state officials predicted in April

DATE: Jun 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Five tribes sign agreement to preserve Bears Ears National Monument

Agreement means tribes and BLM will work together to determine land use and long-term goals

DATE: Jun 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado guilty plea a first for U.S. election task force

DENVER – A Nebraska man has pleaded guilty to making death threats against Colorado’s top elections official in a what officials say is the first such plea obtained by a federal task force d...

DATE: Jun 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Arizona fires sweep land rich with ancient sites, artifacts

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – As Jason Nez scans rugged mountains, high desert and cliffsides for signs of ancient tools and dwellings unique to the U.S. Southwest, he keeps in mind that they're part o...

DATE: Jun 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Tribal leaders and feds reestablish Bears Ears Commission

SALT LAKE CITY – Federal officials and tribal nations have formally re-established a commission to oversee land management decisions at a national monument in Utah – among the first such joi...

DATE: Jun 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News