Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Local News

Los Pinos fire chief signs disaster declaration in response to COVID-19

Staffing numbers and financial strain are primary concerns

March 20, 2020

Local News

Gov. Polis extends closures to slow coronavirus

creates special health care enrollment period for uninsured residents

March 20, 2020

Local News

Liquor, cannabis sales rise as COVID-19 spreads

Customers buying mass quantities of high-potency alcohol to use for hand sanitizer

March 19, 2020

Music

iAM MUSIC sets up Go Fund Me for area’s performers

Musicians seeing shows canceled, jobs fade

March 19, 2020

Arts and Entertainment

Television med shows donate masks, Cannes delayed amid coronavirus

Masks from dramas bring real relief They may only play doctors on TV, but they’re giving real-life help to hospitals…

March 19, 2020

Outdoors

Purgatory Resort extends closure, still hopes to open this season

uphill access at Purgatory during closure; Hesperus offering uphill

March 19, 2020

Local News

Trial for Mark Redwine, accused of killing son, Dylan, postponed as pandemic spreads

distancing could be difficult for a jury, judge says

March 19, 2020

Local News

Local officials: Give residents Denver TV news now

Coronavirus makes longstanding programming issue imperative

March 19, 2020

Regional News

Hispanic Catholics asked to skip healing sites amid outbreak

El Santuario de Chimayó is shown El Santuario de Chimayó in Chimayó, N.M., is known around the world for its…

March 19, 2020

Local News

Public health officials urge those with COVID-19 symptoms to self-isolate

include fever, cough and shortness of breath

March 19, 2020

Local News

Drive-thru assessment center begins to take shape in Durango

officials say they need ‘some idea’ of virus’ presence in community

March 19, 2020

Local News

Ignacio schools close until April 6; Polis orders closure through April 17

program, closure start Thursday

March 19, 2020

Local News

Durango School District 9-R receives wide range of opinions about school closures

District plans to begin distributing free, pickup meals while out of session

March 19, 2020

Pine River Times news

Durango Herald will offer critical coronavirus stories for free

du1-i-syn We’re on the ground in Southwest Colorado, Denver, New Mexico and Washington, D.C., to bring you essential information from…

March 19, 2020

Local News

Community Emergency Relief Fund activated in response to COVID-19

raised $12,000 in first 24 hours

March 18, 2020

Local News

La Plata County Jail shrinks population to reduce risk of COVID-19 outbreak

enforcement, attorneys and judges working to get people out of incarceration

March 18, 2020

Regional News

San Miguel County, Telluride face shelter-in-place order

county will be tested, news release says

March 18, 2020

Local News

Governor extends closure of Colorado ski areas, orders schools closed

bars gatherings of 10 or more people

March 18, 2020

Local News

Bayfield, Forest Lakes respond to emergency declaration

Library closed, marshals restrict access and town government makes plans

March 18, 2020

Regional News

Colorado hospitals already seeing shortages

of virus could cripple health care facilities in the state

March 18, 2020

Arts and Entertainment

The show will go on – from their living rooms

Musicians perform from home to fans

March 18, 2020

Local News

Southern Ute Tribal Council limits events, issues travel restrictions for employees

Directives emphasize social distancing, protecting high-risk populations

March 18, 2020

Regional News

New Mexico reports five new coronavirus cases

cracks down on hoarding of medical supplies

March 18, 2020

Regional News

Thousands of seasonal workers told to leave housing in Vail

Resorts closes all of its resorts across the country

March 18, 2020