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Couple following phone map to Moab stranded, rescued in backcountry as storm approaches
Maryland couple stranded at Lone Cone Peak; route ‘not even possible’
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Hundreds turn out to honor veterans at annual parade in Durango
Federal holiday is a chance to teach children about sacrifices made to protect freedoms, participants say
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Man suspected of shooting woman before turning gun on himself in Bayfield
Victim was taken to Mercy Regional Medical Center in critical condition
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Table to Farm Compost set to launch Southwest Colorado’s first commercial composting operation
Facility will increase production as demand for recycling organic matter grows
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Technology is reshaping how we interact with wildlife
Doorbell and trail cameras have boosted wildlife sightings. Does that help or hurt our relationship to animals?
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A ‘small token’ to show ‘extreme gratitude’: Durango High School students honor veterans
Members of past wars treated to poetry, breakfast and applause
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Fiber-optic line leaves scar on Chapman Hill in Durango
Contractors finish installing cable; reseeding will take place in coming weeks
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Residents ask Purgatory Resort to honor longtime ski lift attendant
Online petition seeking to name run after Barry ‘Carmine’ Kemler has more than 2,000 signatures
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Storm produces 2-4 inches of wet, ‘cement’-like snow in San Juan Mountains
Another quick-moving system is forecast for next week
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife asks residents to put away yard hazards
Mule deer can tangle themselves in hammocks and holiday decorations during rutting season
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After first year, CDOT says construction of Highway 550 realignment is on schedule
$98.6 million project will abandon Farmington Hill, plug into Grandview Interchange
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La Plata County commissioners restart Regional Housing Alliance
Agreement with Durango, Ignacio and Bayfield signals new push to meet worker demand
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‘Shop Local for the Holidays’ replaces 2021 Noel Night in Durango
Promotion seeks to disperse foot traffic from one of busiest nights of the year
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La Plata County commissioners tap Region 9 to help create opioid group
Council will guide how settlement money is used in Southwest Colorado
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Rupture sends about 50,000 gallons of water streaming across South Camino del Rio
8-inch pipe broke about 11:45 a.m. near Larry Valdez Way
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Head-on crash causes fatality south of Cortez, says state patrol
Crash happened Sunday on U.S. 491
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Chess players check out the competition once a week at Durango Main Mall
Guild House Games hosts fans of the classic board game Monday nights
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Cortez man gets maximum sentence for domestic violence
Defendant convicted by jury; faces additional charges in second alleged attack against same victim
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With so many projects in the pipeline, Durango considers division to help oversee them
Employees would identify efficiencies, prevent overlap and waste
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Cortez judge chooses halfway house, rehab over prison for repeat offender
15 years in and out of prison not working, public defender argues
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Durango-La Plata County Airport to shut down for 10 days in 2022
Runway repaving, light improvements to begin in September
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Quick-moving storm could bring 6 inches of snow to San Juan Mountains
Cortez, Durango and Pagosa to receive light rain; bigger system in long-term forecast
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Another COVID surge threatens to overwhelm Colorado’s hospitals
New transfer policies could help ferry patients around the state, but staff shortages remain
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Hesperus Ski Patrol Ski Swap is back after COVID-19 complicated last year’s event
Skiers look to gear up for a discount ahead of winter
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Cortez man suspected of heading drug trafficking operation is arrested in Arizona
Chad P. Blackmore arrested in Phoenix with 1,000 fentanyl pills in his possession
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With end of daylight saving, wildlife and highway officials remind drivers to be aware
Earlier nightfall increases risk of animal-vehicle collisions
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Photo: Gear galore at the Hesperus Ski Patrol Ski Swap
Ethan Scott, left, Tyler Hoyt, center, and Sam Reeve, all volunteers with the Hesperus Ski Patrol Ski Swap, sort through ski poles Friday in the Exhibition Hall at the La…
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Have you been keeping up with the local headlines? Test your knowledge in Quiz No. 139
About 105 people participated in last week’s quiz. Participants scored highest on a question about who bought Homeslice Pizza Restaurants, with 90.5% of respondents correctly answering, “Peak Food and Beverage.”…
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Redistricting maps would give Durango a new state senator
Cleave Simpson, a Republican from Alamosa, would replace Don Coram
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Redistricting reshapes Southwest Colorado’s Senate District 6
New maps would add six new counties to Durango’s state Senate district