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The Blotter

Blotter lightscca Durango Police Department Monday 3:48 a.m. A naked man walked out of a hotel in the 600 block…

Colorado Democrats head into 2022 election cycle in position of strength, poll shows

big-name Republicans have announced bid to unseat Gov. Jared Polis or U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet

Denver Zoo to begin vaccinating animals for COVID-19

Kelsey Eggers, left, uses a spray bottle to send a stream of milk to Taji, a clouded leopard, at the…

County clerks recommend election-system changes to quash conspiracy theories

for greater transparency come amid demands for 2020 election audits

Polis signs climate bill, renews opposition to cap-and-trade program

Governor seeks to reduce emissions through voluntary agreements and targeted policies

New Mexico’s new state crime lab aims to boost efficiency

Construction has started on the New Mexico Department of Public Safety Forensic Laboratory in Santa Fe. The new building will…

Tribe becomes key water player with drought aid to Arizona

A canal system on the Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT) reservation is seen near Parker, Ariz. The tribe has played…

Polis vetoes bills dealing with off-highway vehicles, transportation funding

Colorado governor has nixed three measures during 2021 legislative session

Lawsuit: Man who hid treasure retrieved own loot from Southwest Colorado

Antiquities dealer and author Forrest Fenn, who has died, is accused in a lawsuit of retrieving his own treasure from…

Weekly planner for July 5-9

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…

July 4, 2021

Local News

San Juan Basin Public Health surpasses White House goal of vaccinating 70% of adults by July 4

San Juan Basin Public Health 0123du1-i-syn San Juan Basin Public Health announced it has surpassed the federal goal of delivering…

July 2, 2021

Drought forces Grand Junction to dip into Colorado River

Chemist Allison Dederick checks water quality in the lab at Ute Water Conservancy District in Grand Junction. The district began…

July 2, 2021

Local News

City of Durango announces Fourth of July schedule of events

Residents and visitors are invited to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday with a series of events Sunday in Durango:…

July 1, 2021

Colorado court expands access to internal police probes

FORT COLLINS – Colorado’s Supreme Court has ruled that people requesting copies of completed law enforcement internal investigations under state…

June 30, 2021

Southwest Life

Timber harvest project given green light by Dolores Ranger District

approval pending; work on 22,000-acre project would begin in 2023

June 30, 2021

The Blotter

Blotter lightscca Durango Police Department Monday 12:18 a.m. Four men were involved in a physical altercation in the 800 block…

June 30, 2021

Man pleads guilty in Ponzi scheme that defrauded athletes

DENVER – A Colorado man has pleaded guilty to defrauding investors, including multiple professional athletes, of millions of dollars in…

Navajo Nation: 3 COVID cases, no deaths for third day in row

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Tuesday reported three new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths for…

U.S. Supreme Court justice say cannabis ban ‘may no longer be necessary or proper’

Court declines to hear a lawsuit involving a Denver medical marijuana dispensary

I-70 reopens in western Colorado after mudslide cleanup

Crews make progress cleaning up the lower eastbound decks of Interstate 70 near MM120 after a mudslide swept down the…

Draft maps redraw, renumber state House, Senate districts Southwest Colorado

are a starting point for redrawing legislative boundaries

AP New Mexico

Teen’s death highlights free-roaming dogs on Navajo Nation

Navajo Nation Animal Control Officer Gregory Pahe resets a trap June 15 after capturing a young stray during a roundup…

June 28, 2021