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Durango Police Department Thursday La Plata County Sheriff’s Office Monday 10:55 a.m. Someone reported a camera was stolen from a vehicle on East Animas Road (County Road 250)...

DATE: Sep 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Mental health exam ordered for supermarket shooting suspect

BOULDER – A judge on Tuesday ordered a state mental health evaluation for the man accused of killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in March to determine whether he is competent to proc...

DATE: Sep 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Prized trout streams shrink as heat, drought grip West

‘It seems the extremes are more extreme,’ fly-fishing guide says

DATE: Sep 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Democrats in Colorado and elsewhere see consequences from redistricting reform push

Independent commissions diminish political advantages from election victories

DATE: Sep 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Body of climber from Colorado recovered from Bolivian peak

24-year-old grew up in Montrose

DATE: Sep 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Girl, 6, dies at amusement park ride in Glenwood Springs

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – An investigation is underway after a 6-year-old girl on vacation with her family died at an amusement park in Glenwood Springs. Few details have been released, but Suzann...

DATE: Sep 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Volunteers needed to help count bicyclists, pedestrians in Durango

The city of Durango seeks volunteers to help count pedestrians and bicyclists from Sept. 14 to Sept. 17. A total of 77, two-hour volunteer slots need to be filled to help the city take part...

DATE: Sep 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Themes that emerged from meetings about state’s new legislative maps

More than 100 hours of testimony, 2,300 online comments to consider

DATE: Sep 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

How did the Telluride Film Festival get big? Think mines and medals

A demographic shift in the 1970s brought a ski area, festivals and Hollywood Glitter. The mines in the San Juan Mountains were once rich with mineral deposits: gold, silver, zinc, lead, copp...

DATE: Sep 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Weekly planner for Sept. 6-10

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: Sep 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 74 new COVID-19 cases, 1 new death

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Friday reported 74 new COVID-19 cases and one additional death. The latest numbers pushed the Navajo Nation’s total to 32,784 cases since the pandem...

DATE: Sep 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Rainy season unleashes with fury, beauty in Southwest

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – After two bone-dry years that sank the U.S. Southwest deeper into drought, this summer’s rainy season unleashed with fury. Monsoon storms have brought spectacular lightnin...

DATE: Sep 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News