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Photo: Moose on the loose

A moose and her calf appear briefly as they move through the willow trees Wednesday north of Silverton. San Juan…

July 27, 2016

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Rep. Scott Tipton urges federal agency to get rid of new methane rule

Congressmen sign letter asking to withdraw venting and flaring regulations

July 27, 2016

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Gov. John Hickenlooper ‘unlikely’ to take cabinet position

remarks at DNC, as protesters heckle him for supporting fracking

July 27, 2016

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Cuckoo’s restaurant closed indefinitely

Waterline break has popular downtown eatery shuttered

July 27, 2016

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EPA reimbursements for Gold King Mine spill coming for local governments

word yet on when businesses might be made whole

July 27, 2016

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Bat tests positive for rabies in southeastern La Plata County

residents received treatment in 2016 after contact with wildlife

July 27, 2016

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Talk about town: Solar car to be on display

Courtesy of Team Energy Audacity file<br><br>Dominique “Domi” Frideger and teammate Dylan Kroes successfully deliver their car, Solis, to the Solar…

July 27, 2016

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Local establishments ‘tagged’ for lack of accessibility for people with disabilities

Durango police investigating graffiti at business after protest by advocacy group

July 26, 2016

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Coal Gulch Fire 95 percent contained

1 fire ban still in effect south of U.S. Highway 160

July 26, 2016

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Former Blue Angel to speak to raise funds Jeff Kuss scholarship

The Durango-born Marine pilot died June 2 near an airport outside Nashville, Tennessee. Thousands of Southwest Colorado residents turned out…

July 26, 2016

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Colorado backs Sanders, but with sense of party loyalty

Delegates appear ready to follow Sanders’ show of unity and support victorious Clinton

July 26, 2016

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Economic impact study favors property tax to fund airport

Elected officials seek voter approval of tax increase this fall

July 26, 2016

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Photo: What goes up…

A skier soars through the air Thursday after launching from the ski ramps at the Spence Eccles Olympic Freestyle Pool…

July 26, 2016

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Locked circuit cleared, power back on for 938 in Animas Valley

Power was restored at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday to 938 La Plata County Electric Association customers in the Animas Valley north…

July 26, 2016

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Photo: To infinity … and beyond!

Cruz Lopez, 6, pauses Tuesday in front of Everything Under The Sun shop on Main Avenue to get his picture…

July 26, 2016

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With monsoon season’s return, mosquito populations on the rise

District says insect numbers are highest in five years

July 26, 2016

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Southern Ute sales tax exemption may pinch Ignacio’s coffers

“It’s been a gradual thing. … Not everybody asks for it,” said Amos Lee, general manager of Farmers Fresh Market.…

July 25, 2016

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Gov. Hickenlooper opposes transfer of public lands

Montezuma County more supportive

July 25, 2016

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Coal Gulch Fire 90 percent contained

Firefighters kept fire from spreading

July 25, 2016

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Sanders supporters’ protests overshadow Democratic National Convention

Gathering kicks off with unrest despite pleas for unity

July 25, 2016

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Solar car to cruise Durango streets for a couple of weeks

drove about 216 miles between Texas and Minnesota

July 25, 2016

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Plane with nose-gear problems lands safely at Durango-La Plata County Airport

56 people on United Airlines flight from Denver

July 25, 2016

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Signatures submitted to raise Colorado’s minimum wage

200,000 signatures delivered to raise pay to $12 by 2020

July 25, 2016

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Wildlife officials to poison invasive fish in East Fork of Hermosa Creek

Removal of brook trout part of effort to restore native cutthroats

July 25, 2016