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Colorado lawmakers tackle budget; crime, climate top issues

DENVER – Colorado lawmakers this week are debating a proposed $36.4 billion state budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1 with increased spending on public safety, climate change and e...

DATE: Mar 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter

Durango Police Department Monday 9:49 a.m. A single tree was on fire in the 3000 block of East Second Avenue. 3 p.m. Two juveniles reportedly broke into a house in the 400 block of S...

DATE: Mar 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Effort to loosen regulations on Colorado physician assistants fails

House Bill 1095 was aimed at helping increase access to health care for people who live in rural areas

DATE: Mar 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Too early to know if rising COVID-19 positivity start of new Colorado wave, officials say

Omicron subvariant called BA.2 could account for 21% of new cases

DATE: Mar 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter

Durango Police Department Thursday 11:44 a.m. Three people were reportedly drinking at the skate park, 1300 Roosa Ave. 2:06 p.m. Someone reported a stolen car in the east 500 block ...

DATE: Mar 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado parks are full and getting fuller. How will the state decide who gets in, and who gets hurt?

Everyone agrees the state’s open spaces are growing alarmingly crowded on popular days

DATE: Mar 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Residents return home after fleeing Boulder wildfire

Nearly 20,000 people who were forced to flee a wildfire in northern Colorado were back home Monday after firefighters were able to stop the spread of the fire at 190 acres. The fire that bro...

DATE: Mar 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Boebert kicks off GOP assembly where Tina Peters tells crowd ‘they’re coming after you’

Mesa County clerk bemoans suspension of her concealed carry permit

DATE: Mar 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Climate bills have drawn the most lobbying in Colorado’s 2022 legislative session

Spending continues to rise, with Xcel Energy topping list

DATE: Mar 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Weekly planner for March 28-April 1

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...

DATE: Mar 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Jury awards $14M to George Floyd protesters in Denver

DENVER – Jurors on Friday found police used excessive force against protesters, violating their constitutional rights, during demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd two years ago, o...

DATE: Mar 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Lawmakers reject bill seeking to prohibit employers from firing workers for cannabis use

House Bill 1152 was rejected on a 12-1 vote

DATE: Mar 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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