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Colorado confirms first wolf kill of livestock in decades
carcass found on ranch in North Park
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Geographic naming board agrees to scrape offensive name from Chaffee County gulch
recommends renaming derogatory Chinaman Gulch as Yan Sing Gulch, which translates to ‘resilience’ in Chinese
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Colorado representative tests positive for breakthrough COVID-19
senators also report positive tests
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Weekly planner for Dec. 20-24
0123 calendarcca Information and agendas about local meetings: City of Durango: www.durangogov.org or call 375-5000. La Plata County: www.co.laplata.co.us or call 382-6210. Town of Bayfield: www.bayfieldgov.org or call 884-9544. Town…
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Trucker’s sentence in fatal crash spotlights sentencing laws
Workers clear debris from the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 on April 26, 2019, in Lakewood, after a deadly pileup involving a semitrailer hauling lumber. A truck driver who was…
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Bureau of Land Management’s relocation plans becoming clear amid Republican objections
The Forest Service road leading to Dolores Canyon Overlook, on public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, northwest of Cortez near Dove Creek. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)Hart Van…
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Colorado’s fiscal outlook gets even better, with larger TABOR refunds on horizon
projections hold, taxpayers will get money back for the next three years
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Manitou Springs Cliff Dwellings spark conversation about preservation and Indigenous history
Dwellings were taken from their original site in Southwest Colorado
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Colorado seeks to bolster fentanyl fight amid overdose crisis
Fentanyl is finding its way into other products, as well. Heroin, cocaine and even marijuana are being laced with the deadly opioid, the Albuquerque Journal reports. (Drug Enforcement Administration via…
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Colorado dog that was missing for 2 weeks rescued from ledge
Jessie Lee went missing for two weeks and was rescued from a ledge about 50 yards above a creek and is now back home. An animal control officer with the…
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Sen. John Hickenlooper says ‘time to change the filibuster’ to protect voting rights
Democrats raise alarm over moves to disenfranchise voters in some states
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As climate vote nears, communities worry it will reduce funding for road projects
Proposed rule is part of state’s plan to reduce emissions
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Colorado Rockies, plains pummeled by powerful wind storm
DENVER – High winds whipped across the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday, knocking out power, closing roads and highways and forcing the cancellation or delay of hundreds of flights. The National…
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Storm knocks out power to thousands of homes on Navajo, Hopi reservations
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Residents across the Navajo Nation were without power Wednesday after a storm that packed powerful wind moved across the region. Navajo Tribal Utility Authority spokeswoman Deenise…
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Increase in Colorado’s property crime rate bucks national trend, report says
Democratic state lawmakers dispute claim that pretrial reforms are to blame
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Trucker gets 110 years in prison for fatal Colorado pileup
Workers clear debris from the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 on April 26, 2019, in Lakewood, after a deadly pileup involving a semitrailer hauling lumber. A truck driver who was…
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Veteran reunited with bracelet stolen during World War II
These items belong to Joe Esquibel and were stolen in Czechoslovakia during World War II. They were recently returned to him. (Courtesy of U.S. Embassy Prague)Courtesy U.S. Embassy Prague DENVER…
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Weekly planner for Dec. 13-17
0123 calendarcca Information and agendas about local meetings: City of Durango: www.durangogov.org or call 375-5000. La Plata County: www.co.laplata.co.us or call 382-6210. Town of Bayfield: www.bayfieldgov.org or call 884-9544. Town…
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‘Panther’ the cat rescued after dayslong utility pole perch
Aurora firefighters rescue Panther, a local cat who’s been stuck on top of a 36-foot-high light pole for days, possibly four days on Friday in Aurora. (Philip B. Poston/Sentinel Colorado…
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Indigenous name change approved for Colorado mountain
A federal panel on geographical names has approved the renaming of a Colorado peak after a Cheyenne woman who facilitated relations between white settlers and Native American tribes in the…
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Denver sees first snowfall after breaking 87-year-old record
A woman walks her dog after a storm swept over the region and deposited the first snow of the season Friday in Denver. (David Zalubowski/Associated Press)David Zalubowski Denver finally saw…
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The Blotter
Blotter lightscca Durango Police Department Wednesday 4:22 a.m. A woman reported that a man was coming to her house and harassing her in the 3700 block of West Second Avenue.…
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Muslim state lawmaker says Boebert-style rhetoric fuels hate
U.S. House resolution lacks support from Colorado’s congressional delegation
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Boebert challenger calls on congresswoman to resign over Islamophobic comments
‘This latest stunt is just another chapter in a long book of disqualifying actions’
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‘Harassment, vitriol and violent threats’: Colorado’s top elections official is asking for security
Colorado secretary of state has requested funding for guards and threat monitoring
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Rocky Mountain National Park ranger, driver hurt in shootout
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK – A shootout during a traffic stop at Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park wounded a ranger and one of two suspects who were involved in an…
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Fourth teen charged in suburban Denver high school shooting
Edgar James, front center, battles with tears as he hugs his daughter, Mia, front right, and his wife, Olga Aguirre, front left, as they are reunited outside Hinkley High School…
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2 skiers die at Colorado resort in just over a week
BOULDER – A 60-year-old skier died after crashing into a tree at Eldora Mountain in northern Colorado, the second death at the resort in about a week. Boulder County sheriff’s…
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The final phase of restoration in Glenwood Canyon turns to debris-choked Colorado River
Colorado Department of Transportation is orchestrating the removal of hundreds of thousands of tons of debris flushed down the walls of Glenwood Canyon in July deluge
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Turning outrage into power: How far right is changing GOP
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., shown Dec. 3, appears to have settled on a strategy to deal with a handful of Republican lawmakers who have stirred outrage with racist…