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Iris eyes

Shirley Isgar prepares her Tall Bearded German Irises for sale at Blue Lake Ranch. The 20th annual Iris Festival and…

June 14, 2013

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Crash sends three to hospital

Vehicle went down steep embankment

June 14, 2013

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150-acre blaze burns near Pagosa Springs

The West Fork Fire, seen Thursday, was started by a lightning strike June 5 and had burned about 150 acres…

June 14, 2013

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Train starts small wildfires

D&SNG takes numerous precautions to minimize danger in fire season

June 13, 2013

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Backcountry users asked to keep eye out for signs of missing boy Dylan Redwine

Dylan Redwinedu1-i-syn Dylan Redwine had a black backpack, black shirt, black shorts, black Air Jordan shoes, a Duke Blue Devils…

June 13, 2013

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Searchers: No signs of missing Texas man

Stehlingdu1-i-syn Fifty searchers scoured the uneven terrain earlier in the week, but as of Thursday morning, 20 remained. The search…

June 12, 2013

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Durango’s weather now from Durango

obvious, but data used to come from airport

June 12, 2013

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Swift Energy gearing up to construct new well site

executives are saying fracking may not be needed

June 12, 2013

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‘Opening our arms and our hearts’

Rev. Koenigsfeld is leaving St. Columba after 10 years

June 12, 2013

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EPA cleans up Rico’s mineral legacy

Settling ponds and wetlands help clean contaminated water from mines near Rico. An abandoned water treatment tank sits in the…

June 12, 2013

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Fire bans may soon be here

City’s July 4th fireworks is still a go – for now

June 12, 2013

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Beating the heat

A father and son escape the extreme heat by taking their paddle boards out on the Animas River. Durangoâ€™s high…

June 11, 2013

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No doubt: It’s a bad drought

Southwest Colorado counties declared disaster areas

June 11, 2013

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Chopper retrieves injured cyclist

mountain bike crash, man is taken to Durango hospital

June 11, 2013

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Hiker missing in Mesa Verde

The hiker, Mitchell Stehling, told his wife and parents he was going to visit Spruce Tree House, a cliff dwelling…

June 11, 2013

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Medical marijuana farm approved for Hesperus

The permit for the Hesperus Mountain Healers optional premises was unanimously approved by the La Plata County Board of County…

June 10, 2013

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Bayfield native gets ‘chopped’ – literally and figuratively

He passed the appetizer round by making a chilled black radish key lime broth with marinated tuna belly. His entrée…

June 10, 2013

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Hold your horses

Lucas Robbins, 13, carries the ball away from Henry Haggart, 12, in an afternoon game of bike polo at Buckley…

June 10, 2013

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Searchers look for missing hiker

man told relatives he was going to Mesa Verde site

June 10, 2013

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Electricity future dim in Colo.?

engineers give state a ‘D’ for future planning

June 10, 2013

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Photographing of city records may be banned

cameras cutting into Durango’s copying fees

June 10, 2013

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Special-needs camp kicks off

Participants do everything from playing kickball and basketball to going on a rafting trip with Adaptive Sports Association. Quite a…

June 9, 2013

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Riverhouse adds elbow room

welcome spaces open, but doesn’t solve lack of child care

June 9, 2013

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Lawmaker starts cleaning uranium mines

Rep. Don Coram bought four mining operations in 1998

June 9, 2013