Regional News

Forced medication recommended for Danish suspect in Colorado wildfire

A psychiatrist has recommended that Jesper Joergensen, the mentally ill Danish man accused of starting a Colorado wildfire that burned…

August 23, 2021

Regional News

Live round found next to bed of Colorado woman presumed dead

Investigators said in a court hearing Monday that an unused .22-caliber round was found next to the bed of Suzanne…

August 23, 2021

Health

U.S. regulators give full approval to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

U.S. gave full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on Monday. (Robert F. Bukaty/Associated Press file)Robert F. Bukaty WASHINGTON – The…

August 23, 2021

Regional News

Supporters back Mesa County clerk, who is in hiding after voting system breach

GOP representative calls investigation a ‘false-flag operation’

August 23, 2021

Regional News

Weekly planner for Aug. 23-27

0123 calendarcca Information and agendas about local meetings: City of Durango: www.durangogov.org or call 375-5000. La Plata County: www.co.laplata.co.us or…

August 22, 2021

Regional News

Silenced by COVID-19, mariachi Mass returns to Tucson cathedral

TUCSON, Ariz. – A blast of festive trumpet flourishes and guitarrón bass breaks the solemn hush of Mass on a…

August 21, 2021

Regional News

The Blotter

Blotter lightscca Durango Police Department Thursday 10:15 a.m. A possible assault was reported in the 200 block of East Eighth…

August 20, 2021

Regional News

A new strategy in the season ski pass war: medical insurance policies

Telluride passes will cover up to $25,000 in medical bills

August 20, 2021

Regional News

La Plata County joins others in asking for investigation into state tax official

complaints from mountain counties spur probe of state Division of Property Taxation

August 20, 2021

Regional News

Business records tie Rep. Lauren Boebert to husband’s natural gas consulting firm

Boebert reported nearly $1M in payments over two years

August 20, 2021

Regional News

This tribal elder helped remove 157-year-old proclamations used to incite Sand Creek Massacre

Rick Williams stumbled on a horrifying fact, he set out to change it

August 20, 2021

Regional News

The Blotter

Blotter lightscca Durango Police Department Wednesday 11:16 p.m. A bike was stolen from a parking lot in the 2200 block…

August 19, 2021

Regional News

‘A lot of complex feelings’: How 3 Colorado veterans feel about Afghanistan’s collapse

40 Coloradans died in the 20-year war

August 19, 2021

Regional News

Colorado U.S. Sen. Hickenlooper tests positive for COVID-19

Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., speaks to reporters Aug. 3 amid continuing talks around the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill on…

August 19, 2021

Regional News

Colorado’s Boebert discloses husband’s work for energy firm

was not reported last year

August 19, 2021

Southwest Life

First water cuts in U.S. West supply to hammer Arizona farmers

Will Thelander, a partner in his family’s farming business, looks into a dry irrigation canal on his property July 22,…

August 19, 2021

Regional News

The Blotter

Blotter lightscca Durango Police Department Monday 8:08 a.m. A man was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a staff member in…

August 18, 2021

Regional News

Mesa County treasurer to oversee election; FBI joins investigation into leaks

Commissioners say Colorado secretary of state is ‘out of her lane’

August 18, 2021

Regional News

Colorado Supreme Court ends decade-long fight over teen skier’s death in Vail inbounds avalanche

argued resort failed to properly close run when slide danger was high

August 18, 2021

Regional News

Woman seriously injured in moose attack in western Colorado

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – An elderly woman is recovering from severe injuries after she was attacked by a cow moose outside…

August 18, 2021

Regional News

Mudslide damage closes Hanging Lake Trail indefinitely

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – Forest Service officials said Wednesday that Hanging Lake Trail, a popular tourist destination in western Colorado, will…

August 18, 2021

Regional News

Lobbying spending at the Colorado Capitol set another record. Here’s how much was spent

Opposition to public option health care bill drove spending in fiscal year 2021

August 18, 2021

Regional News

Denver police: One killed, one wounded in carjacking spree

DENVER – Denver police say a man was shot and killed near an Orthodox Jewish academy during a crime spree…

August 18, 2021

Regional News

Colorado governor voids 1864 order to kill Native Americans

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signs an executive order that rescinds proclamations from Colorado Territorial Gov. John Evans in 1864, at…

August 17, 2021