Safety Of Citizens

Fire crews continue fighting Bear Dance Fire on Saturday

Firefighters manage to keep blaze from growing beyond 89 acres

DATE: Jun 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County 911 dispatch center in need of more employees

Two dispatchers, one supervisor monitor emergency calls on most days

DATE: Jun 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Photos: Florida Mesa Elementary School students learn bicycle safety

DATE: Jun 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

COVID-19 rates rising ahead of Memorial Day weekend

Durango mayor catches virus, isolates abroad

DATE: May 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango enters fire restrictions ahead of Memorial Day weekend

Open fires of any kind are banned within city until further notice

DATE: May 26, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Emergency fire authority granted to Durango city manager

Ordinance reflects increasing fire danger in the area

DATE: May 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango Police Department hosts drive-thru drugs drop-off

National Drug Take Back Day a campaign to encourage safe disposal of unused prescription medications

DATE: Apr 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Suspected fentanyl found at Bayfield Middle School

Marshal’s Office investigating how pill was introduced to locker room

DATE: Apr 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Park Elementary lockout lifted as police respond to armed suspect on East Eighth Avenue

Incident did not pose immediate threat to students or staff; classes resumed as normal

DATE: Apr 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Search and rescue may have become much easier in Southwest Colorado with new technology

Durango’s Colorado Highland Helicopters is first operation in the state to receive RECCO equipment

DATE: Apr 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango dodges problems with low reservoirs, but is subject to rivers’ whim

City can’t be proactive about drought without significant water storage

DATE: Apr 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango fire marshal warns against burning in afternoons with current conditions

Firefighters have responded to two ag burns in less than a week

DATE: Apr 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

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