Regional News

Colorado law seeks to help ex-inmates get firefighting jobs

DENVER – For $12 a day, Colorado prison inmates trained to fight wildfires stand alongside the state’s seasonal fire crews, battling some of the state’s most devastating wildfires. Through ...

DATE: Jun 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Money available for Colorado residents facing eviction

DENVER (AP) — A federal freeze on most evictions enacted last year is scheduled to expire July 31, after the Biden administration extended the date by a month. The moratorium, put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September, was the only tool keeping millions of tenants in their homes. Many of them lost jobs during the coronavirus pandemic and had fallen months behind on their rent.

DATE: Jun 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado governor signs farmworker rights and wages law

DENVER – Thousands of immigrant farmworkers in Colorado will soon have state minimum wage, overtime and labor organizing rights under a bill signed into law Friday by Democratic Gov. Jared P...

DATE: Jun 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office Thursday 10:26 a.m. A civil issue regarding stolen irrigation water was reported in the area of County Road 501. 1:48 p.m. A burglary was repor...

DATE: Jun 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Best bets this weekend in and around Durango

Best bets this weekend include Super Pride and Doo-Wah Riders. The 4 Corners Rainbow Youth Center will host Super Pride from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Buckley Park. Live music will be provide...

DATE: Jun 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Wife of Colorado political strategist missing in collapse

DENVER – The wife of a Democratic political strategist from Colorado is among those missing in the condo building that partially collapsed outside Miami. Michael Stratton told Denver’s KDVR-...

DATE: Jun 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday 3:44 p.m. Stolen mail was found in the area of County Road 245. 5:39 p.m. A three-vehicle crash occurred in the area of Highway 172...

DATE: Jun 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 2 more COVID-19 cases and 1 more death

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Thursday reported two new cases of COVID-19 and one more death. Tribal health officials say the sprawling reservation that stretches into New Mexic...

DATE: Jun 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Two Democrats running to unseat Boebert may no longer live in her district

State representative and community activist possibly drawn out of 3rd Congressional District

DATE: Jun 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter

Durango Police Department Tuesday 4:37 p.m. A vehicle attempted to run over several people in the 3300 block of East Third Avenue. 4:51 p.m. A man spit on a gas station employe...

DATE: Jun 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police chief: Slain Colorado officer was ambushed

DENVER – A police officer who was one of three people killed in a shooting at a suburban Denver shopping district was ambushed by a suspect who expressed hatred toward police, authorities s...

DATE: Jun 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 5 new COVID-19 cases and 1 more death

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Tuesday reported five new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death. Tribal health officials said the sprawling reservation that stretches into Ne...

DATE: Jun 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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