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How do Colorado schools teach reading? The answer is often hidden.

Transparency bill could shine light on reading-related instruction

DATE: May 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Polis vetoes bill that would have let candidates run for multiple elected positions

‘Colorado deserves the leaders with the best ideas to win the office they want to hold,’ says governor

DATE: May 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

I-70 shut near Summit County tunnel over suspicious device

SILVERTHORNE – Both directions of Interstate 70 near the Eisenhower/Johnson Memorial Tunnels were closed Saturday afternoon as a safety precaution because of a suspicious device, police said...

DATE: May 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Jill Biden thanks military spouses in Colorado for service

DENVER – First lady Jill Biden extended her gratitude to military spouses for their service on Thursday at an Army base in Colorado. Biden spoke at Fort Carson military base near Colorado Sp...

DATE: May 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man gets life for deaths of pair from Colorado, Kansas

COLORADO SPRINGS – A jury has convicted a Colorado Springs man in a 2018 double-slaying in which a woman and man were shot and left in a burning car in a scheme to steal marijuana. The panel...

DATE: May 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Residents sue to stop legal homeless site from opening

DENVER – Some residents in the Denver neighborhood of Park Hill are suing a nonprofit, a church and its pastor, and the city of Denver in an effort to prevent a legal homeless encampment fro...

DATE: May 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man accused of killing Thai wife prosecuted for abuse in U.S.

BANGKOK – A U.S. citizen charged with killing his pregnant Thai wife in Thailand was accused of attempting to kill what appears to be the same woman while living in Colorado in 2019. Jason M...

DATE: May 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports no COVID-19 deaths for fourth time in five days

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Thursday reported 13 new COVID-19 cases, but no deaths for the fourth time in the last five days. Tribal health officials said the total number of c...

DATE: May 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man gets 60 years for 1988 slaying of Colorado Springs woman

COLORADO SPRINGS – A man linked by DNA to the 1988 slaying of a Colorado Springs woman has been sentenced to 60 years in prison. James Papol, who was 15 when he attacked 24-year-old Mary Lyn...

DATE: May 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

High court upholds no-bail release in serial burglary case

SANTA FE – The state Supreme Court on Friday upheld a lower court decision allowing the no-bail pretrial release of an 19-year-old with no previous criminal history who is accused of a strin...

DATE: May 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado lawmakers consider new office on gun violence

DENVER – A Democrat-backed bill to create a state Office of Gun Violence Prevention got its first hearing before a Colorado legislative committee Friday, with backers arguing it could educat...

DATE: May 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter

Durango Poluce Department Thursday La Plata County Sheriff’s Office Thursday 6:15 p.m. A woman threatened to assault her girlfriend and sister in the area of ...

DATE: May 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Photos: Elkhorn Fire on Sunday

Photos: Animus on the AnimasBoxing in Durango took place on beautiful summer day on July 5

Boxing in Durango took place on beautiful summer day on July 5

Photos: Archers take aimPurgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge

Purgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge

Photos: A rockin’ good timeThe 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show

The 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show

Photos: Durango gets ‘Wet and Wild’

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.

A solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a d...