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First avalanche fatality of season reported this week near Red Mountain Pass

identified as 57-year-old Ridgway man

January 8, 2025

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How Durango Emergency Dispatch is turning tide on turnover

911 center pivots from 106% churn rate to zero in two years

January 8, 2025

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Colorado Republican leaders try to clinch power with bylaw amendments

Proposed changes are ‘detrimental to democracy,’ La Plata County Republican says

January 8, 2025

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Durango post office, some federal offices to close Thursday for national day of mourning

executive departments and agencies of federal government will close in honor of Jimmy Carter

January 7, 2025

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Winter system will bring snow to Southwest Colorado

Juan Mountains favored for 3 to 6 inches

January 7, 2025

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Charges dismissed in embezzlement case against former nonprofit director

Hein was not convicted; case sealed from public view

January 7, 2025

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Immersive murder mystery will return to Snowdown for a second year

House Bed and Breakfast offers a version of Clue steeped in local history

January 7, 2025

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Feds investigate ‘illegal killing’ of reintroduced Colorado wolf

Necropsy reveals ‘gunshot wound … led to the cause of death’

January 6, 2025

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Why is there a 2.6% processing fee applied to credit card purchases for city services?

Additional revenue goes directly to payment processor

January 6, 2025

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Durango to focus inward on existing projects, services in 2025

construction, park development and terminal expansion to continue next year

January 5, 2025

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Durango doctor goes where he’s needed – rural Honduras

Cares fundraising for 7,000-square-foot health clinic in El Rodeito

January 5, 2025

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Durango police clear campers from western city limits

‘We don’t know where we’re going,’ said one of a dozen residents told to pack it up

January 5, 2025

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Late Duane Smith honored with celebration of life at Fort Lewis College

Community remembers storied legacy of history teacher, Cubs fan and friend to all

January 5, 2025

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Newly elected U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd takes oath, ready to get to work

Swearing in took place after Mike Johnson’s narrow win as speaker

January 4, 2025

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Sustainable Goods, an eco-friendly retail store, is moving to larger location in downtown Durango

will be able to expand its product line and collaborate with Revival Goods

January 4, 2025

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La Plata County needs a surveyor, again

Applications accepted through Jan. 13

January 3, 2025

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Veterans eligible for free rides from Durango Transit thanks to $10,000 donation

Transportation director expects funds to last three years

January 3, 2025

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LPEA awards over $373,000 in grants to La Plata, Archuleta nonprofits through in 2024

Members can contribute through Round Up Foundation fund

January 3, 2025

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Photos: ‘Common Threads’ public art project lands at Durango airport

Common Threads, a community art project consisting of steel panels with patterns and images symbolic of the region, has been…

January 3, 2025

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2024 – by the numbers

A look at some of the stats that defined last year in Durango and La Plata County

January 3, 2025

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Fort Lewis College student dies on campus

Iker, 19, was a second-year engineering student

January 3, 2025

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Kidnapping suspect shocked with Taser after car chase through La Plata County

Douglas Palmer accused of domestic violence, felony eluding

January 3, 2025

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Photo: Taking in the view

A raven on a tin roof makes bird calls southeast of Durango. Forecasters are calling for a warming trend Friday,…

January 2, 2025

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Durango schools want to address ‘bad actors’ who wield transparency laws

of the district’s three legislative priorities focus on funding; the third addresses ‘paperwork terrorism’

January 2, 2025