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Weekly planner for April 4-8

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: Apr 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Rainbow Gathering planned in Colorado sparks fire concerns

DENVER (AP) – The Rainbow Gathering of the Tribes plans to return to Colorado this summer to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The weekslong confab that draws tens of thousands of hippie campe...

DATE: Apr 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

U.S. agency acknowledges damage to dinosaur tracks in Utah

MOAB, Utah – Dinosaur tracks from 112 million years ago have been damaged in southeastern Utah by heavy machinery used to rebuild a boardwalk at the popular tourist area, U.S. officials say....

DATE: Apr 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Fire and rain: West to get more one-two extreme climate hits

The one-two punch of nasty wildfires followed by heavy downpours, triggering flooding and mudslides, will strike the U.S. West far more often in a warming-hopped world, becoming a frequent o...

DATE: Apr 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Best bets in and around Durango

Fort Lewis College Performing Arts will present Stephen Sondheim’s Tony award-winning Broadway musical “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.” Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday...

DATE: Apr 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man, 96, won’t stand trial for slaying at home for elderly

BOULDER – A judge on Wednesday dismissed the murder case against a 96-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a maintenance worker at an assisted living center north of Denver. Okey Payne ...

DATE: Mar 31, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Regulation of journalism proposed as Republican resolution during Mesa County assembly

Other proposed resolutions would denounce Democrats as communists, call for abolition of mail-in voting

DATE: Mar 31, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Republican candidate for Colorado governor was arrested three times, is subject of restraining order

Danielle Neuschwanger has blamed her run-ins with the law on an ex-boyfriend

DATE: Mar 31, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter

Durango Police Department Tuesday 8:02 a.m. Someone reported that a man was talking to cheese at Albertsons, 311 W. College Drive. 9:51 a.m. A woman’s purse was stolen at the Durango...

DATE: Mar 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Colorado law bans open carry firearms near voting locations

Vote Without Fear Act was a priority election bill for Democrats

DATE: Mar 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

What’s included in Colorado’s $36 billion proposed state budget?

Spending is unprecedented and doesn’t include $2.6 billion in federal coronavirus aid the Legislature is doling out this year

DATE: Mar 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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