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Lawsuit: Man who hid treasure retrieved own loot from Southwest Colorado

SANTA FE – A French treasure hunter has sued the estate of a Santa Fe antiquities dealer who sparked a yearslong search across the American West by hiding a chest filled with gold, coins and...

Migrant activists leave life-saving caches of water, food in Arizona wilderness

Activism has roots in the 1981 founding of the Sanctuary Movement

Weekly planner for July 5-9

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...

The Blotter

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office Thursday 1:10 a.m. A vehicle crashed and rolled over into a ditch in the area of U.S. Highway 550. 8:53 a.m. Fraud was reported in the area of Count...

Drought forces Grand Junction to dip into Colorado River

DENVER (AP) – For 65 years, the Ute Water Conservancy District serving Grand Junction and Mesa County has let the Colorado River flow on by, while drawing drinking water from pristine runof...

San Juan Basin Public Health surpasses White House goal of vaccinating 70% of adults by July 4

San Juan Basin Public Health announced it has surpassed the federal goal of delivering at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine to the combined adult population of La Plata and Archuleta counti...

Best bets this weekend in and around Durango

Best bets this weekend include a variety of Fourth of July celebrations. Despite the city of Durango canceling the fireworks display because of fire danger, there will be activities to enjo...

The Blotter

Durango Police Department Thursday 6:29 a.m. A woman assaulted someone and fled the scene in the 1000 block of Avenida del Sol. Wednesday 7:47 a.m. Merchandise was stolen in th...

City of Durango announces Fourth of July schedule of events

Residents and visitors are invited to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday with a series of events Sunday in Durango: July 4 8 to 11:30 a.m., All-American Gourmet Breakfast hosted by Ro...

The Blotter

Durango Police Department Tuesday 1:31 p.m. A man was hitting a dog in the 300 block of West College Drive. 3:44 p.m. An employee was breaking items at a motel in the 2200 bloc...

Colorado court expands access to internal police probes

FORT COLLINS – Colorado’s Supreme Court has ruled that people requesting copies of completed law enforcement internal investigations under state open records law dont need to ask for a “spec...

Timber harvest project given green light by Dolores Ranger District

Final approval pending; work on 22,000-acre project would begin in 2023