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Missing Durango man found dead on Blanca Peak

Fetzer was a nurse at Mercy Regional Medical Center and an experienced mountain climber

September 28, 2021

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Arrest affidavit details fatal hunting incident in Dolores County

Pennsylvania man faces charge of criminally negligent homicide

September 21, 2021

Local News

Update: Pennsylvania man faces charge after allegedly shooting bow hunter near Rico, Colorado

powder hunter jailed and released; bow hunter identified

September 20, 2021

Local News

Cause of death determined for couple found dead on Mancos Hill

A deceased couple were found in a vehicle parked on U.S. Highway 160 at Mancos Hill on June 30. Resources…

August 20, 2021

Regional News

Colorado Supreme Court ends decade-long fight over teen skier’s death in Vail inbounds avalanche

argued resort failed to properly close run when slide danger was high

August 18, 2021

Local News

La Plata County Jail inmate dies from ‘self-inflicted trauma’

Deputies attempted life-saving measures before taking man to hospital

August 11, 2021

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Mancos student takes own life; gunshot injures girl nearby

district offers counseling services

July 26, 2021

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Fort Lewis College considers search for Indigenous human remains at ‘Old Fort’ site

have been found at former boarding schools in Canada, Pennsylvania

July 23, 2021

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Man killed in Mancos Hill crash is identified

Wisconsin man died after collision with driver from Arizona; investigation ongoing

July 12, 2021

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Public health officials confirm plague death; coroner identifies girl who died

Mitchell, 10, attended Sunnyside Elementary School and raised hogs in 4-H

July 12, 2021

Local News

Possible plague death reported in La Plata County

would mark first such death since 2015

July 8, 2021

Local News

One dead in relation to COVID-19 outbreak at Nissan of Durango

10 cases identified in outbreak

July 8, 2021

Local News

One dead in car crash at Mancos Hill

Two-vehicle crash causes multiple injuries, traffic delay

July 7, 2021

Local News

Man dies after fall from Mount Sneffels near Ouray

Another climber has fatal fall in Sangre de Cristos

July 7, 2021

Local News

Two found dead on U.S. Highway 160 on Mancos Hill

Married couple from Roswell, New Mexico

July 1, 2021

Local News

Longtime communications, marketing consultant dies at 66

Indiana Reed helped Durango’s business community spread its messages for almost 3 decades

June 27, 2021

Local News

Sheriff’s Office identifies man who died in mobile home fire; blaze was human-caused

Firefighters arrived to find structure engulfed in flames

June 23, 2021

Local News

Man killed in motorcycle crash on South Camino del Rio in Durango

Collision with pickup truck occurred Friday evening

June 22, 2021

Local News

Cause of mobile home fire that killed La Plata County man is unclear

39-year-old resident died from smoke inhalation

June 18, 2021

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La Plata County man dies in mobile home fire

of blaze is under investigation

June 14, 2021

Local News

Man killed in head-on collision on Colorado 145

occurred Friday northeast of Dolores

June 2, 2021

Local News

Examination confirms cause of death for Durango man who went missing

18-year-old resident died of hypothermia

June 1, 2021

Local News

Durango man found dead in Hermosa Creek identified

Ireland, 33, was a husband and father of three

May 24, 2021

Local News

17-year-old’s death ruled an overdose

Teenager died five days before 18th birthday

May 11, 2021