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Durango Transit receives $150,000 in federal relief

Mercy, Three Springs route to reopen

Cortez City Council puts 2016 audit to bed

Years of audits still remain to be completed

Weekly planner for Feb. 1-5

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How do you find out if you’re eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine?

Vaccination notifications available by email and phone

Pine River Shares has big ideas for heritage farm in Bayfield

Project with education focus could combat food insecurity

Hickenlooper tapped for bipartisan work on COVID-19 relief

U.S. senator is part of the ‘Sweet 16’ group

U.S. census delays threaten to upend Colorado’s redistricting process

Congressional, legislative boundaries are supposed to be redrawn this year

Sen. Michael Bennet’s ‘Health Force’ bill taps unemployed to deliver medical services

Effort would focus on vulnerable, underserved communities

Shooting injures two at Durango bar; police seek help locating weapon

Incident occurred Friday night near Eighth Avenue and College Drive

Durango identifies 6 miles around city limits for fire mitigation

Two-year effort aims to eliminate overgrowth near populated areas

Cortez man pleads guilty in death of woman who fell from car roof

Incident occurred Sept. 29 on Colorado Highway 145

Roundup: What happened this week in the nation’s capital

Colorado’s Capitol Hill delegation introduced new bills, voted on Cabinet nominees and reacted to the president’s executive actions

Colorado lawmakers want fully functioning BLM headquarters in Grand Junction

Senators, representatives advocate to keep operations on Western Slope

Durango lodgers tax increase would fund marketing, transit and arts

City sees rate increase as tool for economic diversity

Photos: Injured red-tailed hawk rescued in Hermosa

Is accessing health care a Catch-22 for Durango’s homeless population?

A rule that patients first get sober might cut off services for some

Plowed in by snow? Welcome to mountain living

City of Durango explains its plowing strategy with the arrival of winter

Durango renews site search for homeless community

Officials aim to identify location by May 1 deadline

Have you been keeping up with local headlines? Test your knowledge in Quiz No. 106

Participants scored highest on a question about a police chase, with 93% of respondents correctly answering “A carport and house.” Participants scored lowest on a question about an honored musician,…

Durango man who fled police last week is taken into custody

Freedom Anderson, 26, located in a white van

Flight For Life crew hit with laser beam, injuring paramedic

Plane was southwest of Bayfield when unknown person shined green light at aircraft

Lemon Reservoir winter recreation parking area relocated and expanded

The new parking area is located past Lemon Quarry on East Florida Road (Forest Service Road 597) at about milepost 0.5. This larger parking area will better accommodate increased winter…

Hitchhiker near Cortez gets three years for stabbing driver

Victim hospitalized for several days

LPEA Round Up provides $21,400 in grants to local nonprofits

Annie’s Orphans and Salvation Army among recipients

18 active COVID-19 outbreaks reported in Montezuma County

The latest reported outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Montezuma County was at Cork ’N’ Bottle. Three staff members tested positive.Anthony Nicotera/The Journal The latest outbreak reported was at Cork…

Four residents at La Plata County nursing homes die in COVID-19 outbreaks

State records show St. Columba School also has transmission among staff members, students

Temperatures drop below zero across Southwest Colorado

Weather station at Durango airport records low of minus 14 degrees

Animas High School floats new ideas for how to meet BEST grant

Charter school proposes locating other programs adjacent to new building

Two suspects taken into custody at gunpoint in northeast Durango

Officers found stolen SUV in church parking lot

Colorado delegation urges Biden to reconsider U.S. Space Command relocation

Representatives and senators list national security as a concern