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Cortez man pleads not guilty to drug charges
DeJesus arrested for alleged meth distribution, possession
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City of Durango announces schedule for Labor Day holiday
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald<br><br>10-23-19-Durango- Durango City Hall.du1-i-syn The city of Durango announces its schedule for the Labor Day holiday on Monday. City administrative offices will be closed, including City Hall, River…
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New wild horse capture in Colorado to proceed, Interior says
A helicopter pushes wild horses July 16 during a roundup near U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground in Utah. The federal government is launching an emergency roundup on Wednesday of more…
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Dick Lamm remembered for his policy, passion and prescience
Colorado political figures honored Lamm’s contributions to the state at a memorial service in Denver
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BLM to remove 80% of wild mustang herd from Sand Wash Basin in Colorado
733 horses from northwestern Colorado targeted despite protests from Polis, advocates
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Boebert removes name from business filings tied to husband’s consulting firm
Garfield County Republican updated business filings to remove her name. It’s not clear if she is an owner of the company
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Officers, paramedics charged in Elijah McClain’s 2019 death
DENVER – Three suburban Denver police officers and two paramedics were indicted on manslaughter and other charges in the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man who was put in…
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Navajo Nation reports no COVID-related deaths for 3rd day
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Tuesday reported 54 new COVID-19 cases, but no additional deaths for the third consecutive day. The latest numbers pushed the tribe’s total…
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Colorado election official files suit to remove county clerk
Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, center, reads the results from the first round of ballots for the 2020 presidential primary elections at the Mesa County election office in Grand Junction.…
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Colorado mandates vaccine for health care workers by Oct. 31
DENVER – Health care workers at facilities including assisted living homes, nursing homes and hospitals in Colorado must be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of October under a temporary…
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36 Navajo Nation communities have uncontrolled COVID-19 spread
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Monday reported 17 new COVID-19 cases, but no additional deaths for the second consecutive day. The latest numbers pushed the tribe’s total…
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Lawsuit seeks to prevent Mesa County clerk from being involved with upcoming election
asks court to designate two Republicans to oversee November contests
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Anniversary celebration of tourist railroad back on track
Max Casias of Antonito rides on locomotive 315/425 on Saturday as it’s backed into the passenger cars it will pull from the rail yard in Antonito. (Luis Sánchez Saturno/The New…
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Weekly planner for Aug. 30-Sept. 3
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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Elijah McClain’s mother reflects on two years since his death
Sheneen McClain, the mother of Elijah McClain, a young man who died after a stop by police in Aurora, and spurred investigations of police practices while galvanizing calls for police…
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Jury convicts Colorado deputies in detox van death
This combination of photos released by the Boulder County Sheriff's Office shows former sheriff’s deputies Adam Lunn, left, and James O’Brien. On Friday, jurors began deliberating in the trial of…
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Booming Colorado town asks, ‘Where will water come from?’
Greeley looks to secure water for future growth, but it’s far away and contaminated with uranium
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Navajo Nation reports 38 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation reported 38 new confirmed cases of coronavirus on Friday and no new deaths. Tribal President Jonathan Nez said the daily increase in cases…
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Colorado officials to clerk under federal probe: ‘Come home’
Peters has not made any local appearances since secretary of state opened an investigation
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Plans for opioid settlement money announced by state and local leaders
Colorado could receive $400M or more from pharmaceutical companies, consultants
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Woman who hid 26 kids behind false wall at day care guilty
Carla Faith, charged with hiding 26 children behind a false wall at her day care center, was convicted Thursday on 26 counts of misdemeanor child abuse, a felony count of…
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1 dead, 1 injured in rock climbing accident near Boulder
BOULDER – A man was killed and another was seriously injured when they fell 150 to 200 feet while rock climbing near Boulder. Boulder County sheriff’s officials say the men…
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Navajo Nation reports 55 new COVID-19 cases and 1 more death
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Thursday reported 55 new COVID-19 cases and one more death. The latest numbers pushed the tribe’s totals to 32,430 coronavirus cases and…
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Colorado attorney general joins investigation into Mesa County election system leak
Tina Peters suspected of participating in activity that resulted in release of passwords
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Video shows officer shoot Colorado teen holding knife
LOVELAND – A police officer shot a 19-year-old armed with knife after the teen began to move quickly toward him, body camera footage released Wednesday shows. Police responded to the…
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Mesa County commissioners to replace Dominion voting equipment
contract will extend through 2029
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Conservative dark-money group battles to keep its donors secret
for Colorado plans to appeal its $40,000 fine
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DNA linked to sex assaults found in missing woman’s car
Barry Morphew, center, appears in court in May in Salida. Morphew is charged with murder in the death of his wife, who disappeared in 2020. (KUSA via AP, pool, file)…
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Missing southern Colorado woman found in hidden grave
ALAMOSA – A 21-year-old woman who went missing in early August has been found in a hidden grave in a remote area of southern Colorado. Cheyenne Goins, of Alamosa, was…
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Scientists launch effort to collect water data in West
In this aerial photo, smoke from the Pine Gulch Fire and the Grizzly Creek Fire fills the Interstate 70 corridor looking west as the Colorado River shimmers in the light…