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Update: Teenager arrested after gunshots halt fireworks in Cortez

‘Multiple shots were fired into the air,’ police say

July 4, 2024

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Durango celebrates Independence Day at Rotary Park

Residents thankful for friends and family, also criticize divisive politics

July 4, 2024

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Five Durango organizations receive grants for helping make city more sustainable

Green Durango Grants, decided based on five sectors in city’s Municipal Sustainability Action Plan, are worth $5,000 apiece

July 4, 2024

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New Bayfield mayor Tom Au looks to be ‘proactive,’ keep growing economy

board of trustee member was elected in April

July 4, 2024

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Durango City Council formally drops resale of townhome

Community Development staff to revisit processes for reselling homes

July 4, 2024

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Candlelight vigil held at Dolores High School for student killed in car crash

Funeral scheduled for Saturday

July 3, 2024

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U.S. Highway 550 realignment opening is ‘on hold until further notice’

Completion of ‘Bridge to the Future’ in Grandview has no end in sight

July 3, 2024

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Archuleta County coroner identifies woman shot, killed near Pagosa Springs

Colorado Bureau of Investigation says victim was shot multiple times

July 3, 2024

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Cause of Vallecito Marina fire still undetermined

Marina’s phones and electricity were working again by 11 a.m. Monday

July 3, 2024

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Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier denied parole for 1975 killings of 2 FBI agents

Clemency request is pending before President Joe Biden

July 3, 2024

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Vallecito area hit hard by multiple fires

least three fires on Sunday night involved lightning strikes, one fire that left marina damaged

July 3, 2024

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How to celebrate Fourth of July in Southwest Colorado

Options include music, games, parades and fireworks

July 3, 2024

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Southwest Colorado statehouse candidates meet in cordial debate

Democratic and Republican candidates running for the Colorado General Assembly talked issues Tuesday

July 2, 2024

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Woman found dead from apparent gunshot wound near Pagosa Springs

enforcement has deemed case a homicide investigation

July 2, 2024

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Durango man who sexually assaulted two children receives jail term

Judge, prosecutor say Cody Coley received light sentence because of children’s forgiveness

July 2, 2024

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Photos: Puppets pop up

Meghan Casey, a professional ventriloquist and owner of Rocky Mountain Puppets, entertains a crowd during one of two shows Tuesday…

July 2, 2024

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Fourth of July schedule for Southwest Colorado and Farmington

Fireworks soar above Durango on July 4, 2014. The Durango Fire Protection District is encouraging the public to again attend…

July 2, 2024

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Upside down red-tailed hawk found dangling from Durango power line

possibly got caught up in last week’s wind and rain

July 2, 2024

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What happens to roadkill carcasses in Southwest Colorado?

Plata County roads have more wildlife collisions than anywhere else in the state

July 2, 2024

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Mancos Trails Group announces completion of pavilion at Aqueduct trailhead

pavilion construction was funded by a grant from the LOR Foundation in 2022

July 2, 2024

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After a wet June, dry conditions kick off July

Durango saw second-wettest June since 2000

July 1, 2024

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Mercy’s new CEO arrives ready to open the hospital’s next chapter

Neff will formally begin the job Tuesday

July 1, 2024

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Colorado Court of Appeals reverses judgment of ‘religious leader’ convicted of child abuse

Ceus appealed her conviction of two counts of felony child abuse

July 1, 2024

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Small airplane veers off runway at Durango-La Plata County Airport on Saturday

Incoming and outgoing flights were delayed for two hours as result of incident

July 1, 2024