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Joe Hanel

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Tentative Durango teacher pay increase agreement reached after two negotiation sessions

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Tentative Durango teacher pay increase agreement reached after two negotiation sessions

Kuss supporting Vingegaard with Giro d’Italia underway

Sports

Kuss supporting Vingegaard with Giro d’Italia underway

Does the Code Rights Project have a ‘hidden agenda’? La Plata County commissioners think so

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Does the Code Rights Project have a ‘hidden agenda’? La Plata County commissioners think so

Durango school board sounds alarm that other schools may need to be consolidated

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Durango school board sounds alarm that other schools may need to be consolidated

Southern Ute government becomes first tribe to sign federal energy agreement

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Southern Ute government becomes first tribe to sign federal energy agreement

At least 13 people died on Colorado ski slopes in 2025-26

Outdoors

At least 13 people died on Colorado ski slopes in 2025-26

Florida Road roundabout art sculpture damaged again in Durango

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Florida Road roundabout art sculpture damaged again in Durango

Durango man accused of fatal shooting appears in court

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Durango man accused of fatal shooting appears in court

Man shot at Durango Skate Park dies; suspect identified

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Man shot at Durango Skate Park dies; suspect identified

One person shot near Durango Skate Park; police investigating

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One person shot near Durango Skate Park; police investigating

Fort Lewis College graduates embark on a new journey

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Fort Lewis College graduates embark on a new journey

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet co-sponsors bill to block public lands sell-offs

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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet co-sponsors bill to block public lands sell-offs

U.S. Army puts Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell’s name on aircraft

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U.S. Army puts Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell’s name on aircraft

Enterprise plans 18-mile pipeline replacement after 92,000-gallon gasoline spill

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Enterprise plans 18-mile pipeline replacement after 92,000-gallon gasoline spill

Resident class-action lawsuit against La Plata Electric Association dismissed

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Resident class-action lawsuit against La Plata Electric Association dismissed

Apartment fire breaks out Saturday on Holly Avenue in Durango

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Apartment fire breaks out Saturday on Holly Avenue in Durango

Car jumps median, train tracks and slams into parked car on Camino del Rio

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Car jumps median, train tracks and slams into parked car on Camino del Rio

Assault charge for immigration officer in Durango could test immunity provisions for federal agents

Nation & World

Assault charge for immigration officer in Durango could test immunity provisions for federal agents

Bayfield swears in new trustees, mayor pro tem

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Bayfield swears in new trustees, mayor pro tem

Ken Salazar back in Denver as law-firm ‘rock star’

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Ken Salazar back in Denver as law-firm ‘rock star’

Governor stays green

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Governor stays green

Audit finds gaps in state personnel system

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Audit finds gaps in state personnel system

Teachers frustrated as lawsuit defeated

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Teachers frustrated as lawsuit defeated

Former Cortez bookkeeper pleads guilty to tax evasion

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Former Cortez bookkeeper pleads guilty to tax evasion

Governor signs marijuana bills

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Governor signs marijuana bills

Report: More kids eating medical pot – accidentally

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Report: More kids eating medical pot – accidentally

‘Zero tolerance’ for drunken driving, boating

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‘Zero tolerance’ for drunken driving, boating

Effort to recall McLachlan falls short

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Effort to recall McLachlan falls short

Hickenlooper signs spending bill for schools

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Hickenlooper signs spending bill for schools

Agency jumble blocks Mancos hydro plans

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Agency jumble blocks Mancos hydro plans

Electric co-op takes rate altercation to regulators

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Electric co-op takes rate altercation to regulators

2014 elections: Who’s in, who’s on the fence

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2014 elections: Who’s in, who’s on the fence

Sheriffs bond to shoot down state gun laws

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Sheriffs bond to shoot down state gun laws

Tri-State calls for renewable mandate veto

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Tri-State calls for renewable mandate veto

Hickenlooper to visit Durango and Cortez

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Hickenlooper to visit Durango and Cortez

Coram punches above weight

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Coram punches above weight

Guv signs bill into law

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Guv signs bill into law