Colorado’s 2020-21 avalanche season was tied for deadliest. It’s helping forecasters hone warnings.
killed 37 backcountry travelers last winter in U.S., including 12 in Colorado
killed 37 backcountry travelers last winter in U.S., including 12 in Colorado
LEADVILLE – A Colorado search and rescue team is urging people who are late in returning from the outdoors to answer their phones if they get repeated calls from an…
Congresswoman denies playing role in events at the Capitol
Blotter lightscca Durango Police Department Sunday 11:09 a.m. Two cars were involved in a T-bone crash on College Drive and East Third Avenue. 1:30 a.m. A woman was arrested for…
Candidate accuses Democratic incumbent of being hyperpartisan
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…
September was the third-warmest in Colorado’s history, tying with 1998
Carla Faith, a Colorado day care owner convicted of misdemeanor child abuse and other crimes for keeping 26 children hidden in a basement was sentenced Thursday to six years in…
AURORA – A police sergeant in the Denver suburb of Aurora has been suspended and is under investigation after he was captured on body camera footage yelling and cursing at…
action was not filed within designated period
Gov. Jared Polis said ‘dots and dashes’ made it hard to pronounce
argued judge lacked authority to remove her as designated election official
The Haunted Mine Drop is shown in this July 2017 photo at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park in Glenwood Springs. The parents of a 6-year-old Colorado girl who fell 110 feet…
DENVER – A private ranch with ponds, springs and rare wetland plants in Colorado’s western mountains will be part of a new state park, Gov. Jared Polis announced Wednesday. Joined…
Governor doesn’t elaborate on his position, raising eyebrows
‘Help wanted’ ads outnumber ‘for rent’ listings in communities enduring housing, worker shortages
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Tuesday reported 85 more COVID-19 cases, but no additional deaths for the 14th time in the past 20 days. The latest numbers…
Blotter lightscca Durango Police Department Monday 12:39 p.m. A black SUV was weaving in traffic while driving west near the DoubleTree intersection. 4 p.m. A Ford Explorer was facing the…
seeks to prevent personally identifiable information from being released
Environmentalists oppose the change
DENVER – A Colorado state judge was removed from his leadership position after being charged with felony menacing on Saturday. Judge Mark Thompson, the chief judge for the 5th Judicial…
Coronavirus and critical race theory motivate national groups, wealthy individuals, parties to get involved in local races
A new analysis of an EPA database shows demand for PFAS in fracking and other industries puts Front Range at the top of the contamination list.
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…
Pandemic put brakes on global travel in 2020, which cost the state over a billion dollars
drawings and additional vaccinations said to have ‘near zero’ association
Sen. Chris Hansen, a Denver Democrat, said the change is aimed at ensuring schools and fire departments have enough local funding
U.S. senator calls on Powdr to kill the program
Jennifer Mogensen, seen in 2019, holds a poster of her adopted sister, Jonelle Matthews, who went missing and whose remains were found in Greeley. (David Zalubowski/Associated Press file)David Zalubowski DENVER…
Colorado secretary of state sued to block Peters from being involved in the November election