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Colorado could spend $18 million – and use a controversial legal power – to get ADUs built

Colorado could spend $18 million – and use a controversial legal power – to get ADUs built

ADUs line the alleyway north of College Drive between East Third Avenue and East Second Avenue in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango…

January 31, 2024

Cowbelles to raffle 70th anniversary quilt at Livestock Association banquet

Cowbelles to raffle 70th anniversary quilt at Livestock Association banquet

The Cowbelles formed in 1954

January 31, 2024

Durango’s quality-of-life reporting tool heavily used in debut year

Durango’s quality-of-life reporting tool heavily used in debut year

660 reports filed through SeeClickFix app and online program in 2023

January 31, 2024

17th annual Ute Mountain Mesa Verde Birding Festival to take place in May

17th annual Ute Mountain Mesa Verde Birding Festival to take place in May

The festival brings birders from all over the country

January 30, 2024

Colorado may drop its medical aid-in-dying residency requirement

Colorado may drop its medical aid-in-dying residency requirement

Senate Bill 68 would also shorten the waiting period for people seeking to end their lives

January 30, 2024

N. Scott Momaday, Pulitzer Prize winner and giant of Native American literature, dies at 89

N. Scott Momaday, Pulitzer Prize winner and giant of Native American literature, dies at 89

‘House Made of Dawn’ is considered as the starting point for contemporary Native American literature

January 30, 2024

Colorado could pay $3,000 to thousands of people leaving prison – if they stick to the program

Colorado could pay $3,000 to thousands of people leaving prison – if they stick to the program

Demetrius Somerville was a recent recipient of a privately funded grant of $3,000 for people leaving incarceration. He spoke at…

January 30, 2024

Rockslide buries all lanes of travel on Wolf Creek Pass

Rockslide buries all lanes of travel on Wolf Creek Pass

Highway reopened Monday afternoon after engineering assessment

January 30, 2024

Montezuma-Cortez rebounds with team win against Bayfield

Montezuma-Cortez rebounds with team win against Bayfield

Balanced attack, tough defense help Panthers end slide

January 29, 2024

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory moves on from CEO

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory moves on from CEO

Board chairman says company wants to focus more on its franchising system

January 29, 2024

Durango-La Plata County Airport breaks record for traffic in 2023

Durango-La Plata County Airport breaks record for traffic in 2023

431,828 passengers traveled through DRO in 2023, up from prior record set in 2021

January 29, 2024

Ouray police chief placed on leave amid sexual assault investigation involving stepson

Ouray police chief placed on leave amid sexual assault investigation involving stepson

Welcome to Ouray sign, seen here in 2022. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)Hart Van Denburg/CPR News The city announced the move…

January 29, 2024

Jury trial set in drive-by shooting death in Farmington

Jury trial set in drive-by shooting death in Farmington

Prosecution asks for five days in September

January 29, 2024

Strater Hotel dedicating rooms to figures who helped shape Durango’s history

Strater Hotel dedicating rooms to figures who helped shape Durango’s history

Names immortalized include former President Gerald Ford, plus local icons Charles Schumacher and Olga Little

January 29, 2024

Bluejays wrestlers barrel into league week on a roll

Bluejays wrestlers barrel into league week on a roll

Mancos posts big performances at Valley Classic

January 29, 2024

Montezuma-Cortez downs Bayfield for regular season sweep

Montezuma-Cortez downs Bayfield for regular season sweep

Panthers head into pivotal home stretch with emphatic win

January 29, 2024

Mancos back in gear with victory over Dove Creek

Mancos back in gear with victory over Dove Creek

High-tempo offense tough to tame for SJBL opposition

January 28, 2024

After ‘Snowpocalypse’ killed power, Silverton turns to microgrid

After ‘Snowpocalypse’ killed power, Silverton turns to microgrid

Community-size solar grids keep the lights on, and they headed to Southwest Colorado

January 28, 2024

Durango approves $1.88 million DOLA block grant for mortgage assistance

Durango approves $1.88 million DOLA block grant for mortgage assistance

161 people housed in over 76 homes during 2019-23 grant contract period

January 28, 2024

Woman, 22, dies at Aspen Highlands ski area after colliding with tree

Woman, 22, dies at Aspen Highlands ski area after colliding with tree

The woman was skiing on an intermediate run Saturday morning and was pronounced dead at the scene

January 28, 2024

Dolores youth killed in crash as family travels to BMX competition

Dolores youth killed in crash as family travels to BMX competition

Teenager Trenton Pawlicki dies in wintry conditions outside Flagstaff

January 28, 2024

Cortez school board hears from principals on STAR assessment scores

Cortez school board hears from principals on STAR assessment scores

Board also discusses staffing and retention and votes on charter school renewals

January 28, 2024

Dove Creek edges past Mancos in hoops thriller

Dove Creek edges past Mancos in hoops thriller

Bulldogs take top spot in San Juan Basin standings

January 27, 2024

Lauren Boebert’s ex-husband charged after 2 domestic incidents

Lauren Boebert’s ex-husband charged after 2 domestic incidents

Jayson Boebert has disputes with son, former wife

January 27, 2024