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Indigenous women face murder rates at 10 times the national average
symposium aims to foster conversation around Native communities and their long-ignored femicide crisis
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Surge in traffic enforcement planned for U.S. Highway 550 day before Thanksgiving
enforcement will team up to patrol stretch of road between Durango and Montrose
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How to avoid burning down the house or ending up in the ER on Thanksgiving
Hospital visits and fires can increase during the holiday because of many factors
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Mesa Verde National Park cancels popular luminaria event
construction, lack of staff hampered effort
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Lake Nighthorse kokanee salmon help ensure next year’s stock
150,000 fish released into the reservoir will produce up to 1.5 million eggs this year
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Riverview Elementary School hosts student art contest to promote SOIL project
Illustrations depict how gardening helps individuals grow
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Christmas tree permits now available from San Juan National Forest
Permits available online, at stores in Dolores and Durango and Forest Service offices
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Purgatory Resort opens Saturday with top-to-midway skiing
mountain invested $1.25 million in snowmaking upgrades
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Community meeting mobilizes neighbors against proposed solar project
residents say there’s a lack of information, others simply distrust Primergy
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The eight Colorado districts Democrats flipped from the GOP
Democrats were bracing for losses on Election Day. Instead, they expanded their majorities
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How the counties voted in the race between Lauren Boebert and Adam Frisch
Boebert won by a large margin in Mesa County, while Frisch secured big victories in Pueblo and La Plata counties
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City of Durango works with 4CORE on Green Business Certification program
Measuring sustainability is tougher than one might think
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La Plata, Archuleta counties agree to dissolve San Juan Basin Public Health
Pandemic response exposed ‘philosophical differences’ between the counties, prompting them to go separate ways
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Brook trout caught in Hinsdale County sets Colorado record
reeled in from remote lake at 11,130 feet elevation in Uncompahgre National Forest
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Photo: New skates for Chapman Hill Ice Rink
Iggy Gilbert, with Chapman Hill Ice Rink, holds a pair of worn-out rental ice skates on Tuesday that will be replaced along with about 100 other pairs of skates using…
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La Plata County makes heartfelt appeal for foster families
Department of Human Services hopes to find nine new families
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Respiratory syncytial virus cases emerge in Durango School District 9-R
says immunity gap could be reason more students are getting the illness
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Durango police are looking for a few good women
Department wants at least 30% of its officers to be female by 2030
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Fort Lewis College alumni open sandwich shop on north Main Avenue
Tom’s Deli looks to maintain affordable prices and commit to simple menu options
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Ignacio community arts center approved as an enterprise zone
to Dancing Spirit will be incentivized by the contribution project
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Durango police offer tips to avoid theft
Holiday season often comes with an uptick in incidents of porch piracy and valuables looted from vehicles
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Nowlin looks ahead to third term after winning reelection
Priorities include combating drug trafficking, improving staff benefits and upgrading health services at jail
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Marijuana sales down this year in Durango
managers say slump partly a result of Farmington legalizing pot
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With U.S. House control hinging on Boebert race, GOP and Dems deploy to Colorado
It’s unlikely the outcome will be known until Thursday at the earliest
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Passing storm deposits snow in Durango, spares neighboring towns
Silverton received 1½ inches, but U.S. Highway 550 was mostly clear
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Adam Frisch remains hopeful in underdog race that became a ‘national conversation’
CD-3 candidate shares campaign strategy and what he expects as final votes are counted
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California-based company formally submits application for massive solar project
1,900-acre installation would create 155 megawatts of energy each year in addition to battery storage capacity
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Neighbors organize to halt Hesperus solar installation
Company plans estimated 500,000 panels in southwest La Plata County, but residents worry about environmental impacts
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Animas Museum’s Second Saturday Seminar discusses history of Rio Grande Southern Railroad
Entrepreneur and politician Otto Mears a subject of discussion