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Urine is hurting Colorado’s high country lakes

Researchers use some human insight – and some cultural markers – to find out where the waste is coming from…

December 27, 2021

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Judge to consider bid to lower trucker’s 110-year sentence

People hold signs in support of truck driver Rogel Aguilera-Mederos during a rally on the west steps of the state…

December 27, 2021

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Here’s what it takes to actually get on the ballot in Colorado

Candidates may start gathering petition signatures in mid-January

December 27, 2021

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Colorado Gators started as a natural garbage disposal. Now it’s a tourist attraction

Young’s San Luis Valley oasis offers tourists close-up encounters with gators, snakes, turtles and lizards

December 26, 2021

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Colorado women creating modern version of the Green Book

Crystal Egli, left, and Parker McMullen Bushman recently launched a new Inclusive Guide through their new company, Inclusive Journeys. The…

December 26, 2021

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Colorado lawmakers still have $2.6 billion in federal COVID-19 stimulus to spend

Legislative task forces have been meeting for months to discuss how to make a dent on issues like affordable housing…

December 26, 2021

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Avalanche kills backcountry skier near Cameron Pass on Colorado’s Front Range

occurred in an area with ‘considerable’ risk

December 25, 2021

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Officials weary as Mesa County election breach probe continues

Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters was elected to the position in 2018. (Gretel Daugherty, Special to the Sun)cca…

December 25, 2021

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‘Unabomber’ Ted Kaczynski moved from Colorado to prison medical facility

pleaded guilty to setting 16 explosions that killed three people and injured 23 others

December 23, 2021

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Supporters rally for trucker sentenced to 110 years in crash

An emotional Oslaida Mederos, center, speaks to members of the media during an impromptu press conference for members of the…

December 22, 2021

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Omicron has arrived in Colorado: Studying aerosols shows how COVID-19 spreads in the air

of aerosol emissions like the way cigarette smoke can hover and build up, researcher says

December 22, 2021

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Colorado confirms first wolf kill of livestock in decades

carcass found on ranch in North Park

December 22, 2021

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Geographic naming board agrees to scrape offensive name from Chaffee County gulch

recommends renaming derogatory Chinaman Gulch as Yan Sing Gulch, which translates to ‘resilience’ in Chinese

December 20, 2021

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Colorado representative tests positive for breakthrough COVID-19

senators also report positive tests

December 20, 2021

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Weekly planner for Dec. 20-24

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…

December 19, 2021

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Trucker’s sentence in fatal crash spotlights sentencing laws

Workers clear debris from the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 on April 26, 2019, in Lakewood, after a deadly pileup…

December 18, 2021

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Bureau of Land Management’s relocation plans becoming clear amid Republican objections

The Forest Service road leading to Dolores Canyon Overlook, on public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, northwest…

December 17, 2021

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Colorado’s fiscal outlook gets even better, with larger TABOR refunds on horizon

projections hold, taxpayers will get money back for the next three years

December 17, 2021

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Manitou Springs Cliff Dwellings spark conversation about preservation and Indigenous history

Dwellings were taken from their original site in Southwest Colorado

December 17, 2021

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Colorado seeks to bolster fentanyl fight amid overdose crisis

Fentanyl is finding its way into other products, as well. Heroin, cocaine and even marijuana are being laced with the…

December 16, 2021

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Colorado dog that was missing for 2 weeks rescued from ledge

Jessie Lee went missing for two weeks and was rescued from a ledge about 50 yards above a creek and…

December 16, 2021

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Sen. John Hickenlooper says ‘time to change the filibuster’ to protect voting rights

Democrats raise alarm over moves to disenfranchise voters in some states

December 16, 2021

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As climate vote nears, communities worry it will reduce funding for road projects

Proposed rule is part of state’s plan to reduce emissions

December 15, 2021

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Colorado Rockies, plains pummeled by powerful wind storm

DENVER – High winds whipped across the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday, knocking out power, closing roads and highways and forcing…

December 15, 2021