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Discussion of McPhee Reservoir water releases will be held July 26

The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. July 26 at the Dolores Community Center. Reservoir officials will recap spill…

July 16, 2016

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CenturyLink spokesman calls internet outages in June a ‘perfect storm’

Internet outages caused by 5 cuts

July 16, 2016

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Western coal mines scaling operations back, shutting down

High-paying jobs are disappearing

July 16, 2016

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Photo: Making bubbles

Todd Anderson, left, shows off his custom bubble-maker for the crowd at Party in the Park on Saturday at Buckley…

July 16, 2016

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La Plata County economy slowing

taxes, home sales lagging behind last year

July 16, 2016

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Red flag warning, no-burn order in effect Sunday

thunderstorms expected through Monday

July 16, 2016

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Kiva will honor Fort Lewis College alumna

Natanya Mallin-Jameson died of cancer in 2014

July 15, 2016

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La Plata County proposes re-write of land-use code

Incremental updates create disjointed policy

July 15, 2016

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Photo: Tools for summer fun

Tubers, cyclists and walkers cruised the Animas River Trail on Friday afternoon. With highs forecast near 90 this weekend, the…

July 15, 2016

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Gudy Gaskill, ‘Mother of the Colorado Trail,’ dies at 89

She’s credited with making 500-mile trail a reality

July 15, 2016

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Photo: Brothers stick together

Four-year-old Hayden Rahm, left, walks hand-in-hand Friday with his 2-year-old brother, Camden, as their family picnics outside the Durango Community…

July 15, 2016

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Environmental groups push EPA to hold mining companies accountable

Proposed rules would protect taxpayers

July 15, 2016

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Colorado DUI arrests on July Fourth weekend increase

Patrol nabs 4 drunken drivers near Durango

July 15, 2016

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Durango City Council to revisit e-bike ban on trails

cyclists lobbied for change

July 15, 2016

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Red flag warning issued; Black Ridge Fire slows

80% contained Friday, but red flag warning Saturday

July 15, 2016

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Services to be held July 22 for Rollin Roth

Longtime highway patrolman, county commissioner died in June

July 14, 2016

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Two more fires start in Southwest Colorado

A Forest Service truck follows Bureau of Indian Affairs vehicles entering the Black Ridge Fire area on Thursday as firefighters…

July 14, 2016

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6th Judicial District chief judge retiring

Nominating committee will forward three names to governor

July 14, 2016

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Former Fort Lewis College President Joel Jones dies

Community leader, poet and philosopher and Citizen of the Year was 78

July 14, 2016

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Hearing sought on Gold King spill reimbursement legislation

Gardner, Hatch ask for ‘swift consideration’

July 14, 2016

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BLM issues 19 tickets to trespassers in closed wildlife areas

Pleading it’s a sunny day not a viable excuse, reports show

July 14, 2016

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Destructive Marvel fire likely started by gas grill

treated, released for smoke inhalation

July 14, 2016

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Animas High School graduates’ adventure underway in solar car

Vehicle must meet safety standards to race from Texas to Minnesota

July 14, 2016

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Ignacio company cited for pipeline that leaked into Ute Creek

spill leaked into a tributary of the Los Pinos River

July 13, 2016