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Intersection reopens after crash
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Intersection reopens after crash

January 5, 2015

Airbags deployed in the crash, which occurred about 12:10 p.m. The eastbound lane of 15th Street was blocked, but the intersection had reopened by 1 p.m. The crash involved a…

Community college to offer 3-D printing class
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Community college to offer 3-D printing class

January 5, 2015

Printing out body parts? Cornell University researchers showed it’s possible by creating a replacement ear using a 3-D printer and injections of living cells. Southwest Colorado Community College will offer…

Trolley begins charging $1 today
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Trolley begins charging $1 today

January 5, 2015

The process is similar to riding one of the buses, where you pay once you get on, according to a Durango Transit Center official. A current monthly pass is accepted…

Here comes the sun
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Here comes the sun

January 4, 2015

The lifts at Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort carry skiers up the mountain in droves on a sunny Saturday afternoon. Chances for additional accumulations look bleak this week at the…

Dayplanner Monday
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Dayplanner Monday

January 4, 2015

Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385. Arts and Entertainment Four Corners Arts Forum, 9 a.m., KDUR…

Herald’s new sports editor a 30-year veteran
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Herald’s new sports editor a 30-year veteran

January 3, 2015

Peterson Peterson has 30 years of journalism experience, mostly in sports and outdoors, covering everything from the National Football League, to professional golf, to local high school and college sports.…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

January 3, 2015

The San Juan Basin Archaeological Society will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College. Art historian and columnist Judith Reynolds will present…

Best of the Blotter 2014
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Best of the Blotter 2014

January 3, 2015

Herald Staff Writer La Plata County emergency-service agencies handle calls that deal with the comedic as well as the criminal. How else to explain the report of a naked man…

Dayplanner Sunday
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Dayplanner Sunday

January 3, 2015

Irish music jam session, 12:30 p.m., Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 403-1200, www.theirishembassypub.com. Full Moon Snowshoe Hike under the Wolf Moon, 5-7 p.m., Haviland Lake and Chris Park, [email protected],…

Traffic accident closes U.S. Highway 550
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Traffic accident closes U.S. Highway 550

January 3, 2015

State Trooper Robert Howell said a man was traveling south in his Chevrolet SUV at about 5:30 p.m. when he drove off the highway and 60 feet up a hillside,…

Dayplanner Saturday
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Dayplanner Saturday

January 2, 2015

Mind, Body & Soul Spa Day, a free event, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Durango Mountain Institute at Durango Mountain Resort by Elk Point Condos. Free wine tasting, 2-5 p.m., The Wine…

The Blotter
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The Blotter

January 2, 2015

Friday 1:38 a.m. A caller wanted help getting her intoxicated boyfriend from a vehicle into the Piñon Terrace Apartments at Primrose Lane and Primrose Circle. 2:19 a.m. Something was burning…

McPhee Reservoir control comes at a cost
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McPhee Reservoir control comes at a cost

January 1, 2015

Montezuma County commissioners are looking at gaining title to campgrounds and boat ramps at the McPhee and House Creek recreation areas from the San Juan National Forest. But the aging…

4 injured in head-on near N.M. border
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4 injured in head-on near N.M. border

January 1, 2015

Law enforcement and rescue personnel investigate the scene of a two-vehicle head-on collision about eight miles north of the New Mexico line. The crash temporarily closed U.S. Highway 550 on…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

January 1, 2015

The Pine River Library is sponsoring monthly “Pine River Creates” days at the Pine River Senior Center. Led by card-maker and crafter Brenda Marshall, the monthly event is free and…