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Crews focus on homes

Fork blazes keep Wolf Creek Pass closed for 7th day

June 25, 2013

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Gentler winds help fight

now is nation’s highest wildfire priority

June 24, 2013

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Firefighters desperate for change in weather

may burn until July monsoons, officials say

June 23, 2013

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Naturalist’s trek comes to Durango

Founder of Wildlands Network on educational tour for wildways

June 22, 2013

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Optimism for saving South Fork

Fork Fire Complex grows to 66,000 acres

June 22, 2013

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As fire nears, South Fork evacuates

Creek Pass closed as massive blaze torches beetle-killed spruce

June 21, 2013

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Wolf Creek Pass closed

Evacuations ordered ahead of extreme fire

June 20, 2013

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Wolf Creek Fire puts up large column

Pass Fire burns closer to ski area

June 19, 2013

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Our civic doody

owners leaving bagged-up waste on Durango trails

June 16, 2013

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Blaze erupts to the west of Breen

Fork Fire jumps from 471 acres to 1,700 acres

June 16, 2013

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For some, it’s Job One

Students find a variety of summer employment

June 14, 2013

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Train starts small wildfires

D&SNG takes numerous precautions to minimize danger in fire season

June 13, 2013

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No doubt: It’s a bad drought

Southwest Colorado counties declared disaster areas

June 11, 2013

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Electricity future dim in Colo.?

engineers give state a ‘D’ for future planning

June 10, 2013

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The power of the pedal

2,000 cyclists set to traverse 513 miles riding to help nonprofit organizations

June 8, 2013

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Why poultry raised in Durango can’t go to market

out, it really is a chicken and egg problem

June 8, 2013

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Before Angelina Jolie, local women understood

Residents had mastectomies after learning of genetic mutation

June 7, 2013

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No snow, weak flow lowers hope

Southwest Colorado at 2 percent of normal pack

June 5, 2013

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Summer on the mountain

Dana Labiak, 13, and her mother, Joanne Labiak, both of Chicago, were visiting Durango and Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort…

June 3, 2013

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Lightning sparks several fires

Conditions are ripe for more blazes over the next few days

June 3, 2013

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City paves way for cyclist-friendlier grid

bicycle lanes planned

June 1, 2013

Regional News

N.M. crews fight fires, capital covered in haze

Another blaze burning near Creede

June 1, 2013

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Suspect nabbed after plunge in Animas River

21-year-old arrested in connection with assaults

May 31, 2013

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Humane Society to hold adopt-a-thon

“They’re all sweet. There’s not one bad cat here,” said volunteer Karen Sprague, who visits the La Plata County Humane…

May 29, 2013