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Increase in Colorado’s property crime rate bucks national trend, report says

Democratic state lawmakers dispute claim that pretrial reforms are to blame

December 13, 2021

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Trucker gets 110 years in prison for fatal Colorado pileup

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

December 13, 2021

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Veteran reunited with bracelet stolen during World War II

These items belong to Joe Esquibel and were stolen in Czechoslovakia during World War II. They were recently returned to…

December 13, 2021

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Weekly planner for Dec. 13-17

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 12, 2021

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‘Panther’ the cat rescued after dayslong utility pole perch

Aurora firefighters rescue Panther, a local cat who’s been stuck on top of a 36-foot-high light pole for days, possibly…

December 11, 2021

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Indigenous name change approved for Colorado mountain

A federal panel on geographical names has approved the renaming of a Colorado peak after a Cheyenne woman who facilitated…

December 10, 2021

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Denver sees first snowfall after breaking 87-year-old record

A woman walks her dog after a storm swept over the region and deposited the first snow of the season…

December 10, 2021

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The Blotter

Blotter lightscca Durango Police Department Wednesday 4:22 a.m. A woman reported that a man was coming to her house and…

December 9, 2021

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Muslim state lawmaker says Boebert-style rhetoric fuels hate

U.S. House resolution lacks support from Colorado’s congressional delegation

December 9, 2021

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Boebert challenger calls on congresswoman to resign over Islamophobic comments

‘This latest stunt is just another chapter in a long book of disqualifying actions’

December 8, 2021

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‘Harassment, vitriol and violent threats’: Colorado’s top elections official is asking for security

Colorado secretary of state has requested funding for guards and threat monitoring

December 8, 2021

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Rocky Mountain National Park ranger, driver hurt in shootout

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK – A shootout during a traffic stop at Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park wounded a ranger…

December 8, 2021

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Fourth teen charged in suburban Denver high school shooting

Edgar James, front center, battles with tears as he hugs his daughter, Mia, front right, and his wife, Olga Aguirre,…

December 8, 2021

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2 skiers die at Colorado resort in just over a week

BOULDER – A 60-year-old skier died after crashing into a tree at Eldora Mountain in northern Colorado, the second death…

December 7, 2021

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The final phase of restoration in Glenwood Canyon turns to debris-choked Colorado River

Colorado Department of Transportation is orchestrating the removal of hundreds of thousands of tons of debris flushed down the walls…

December 6, 2021

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Turning outrage into power: How far right is changing GOP

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., shown Dec. 3, appears to have settled on a strategy to deal with a…

December 6, 2021

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Audit: Colorado paid $73 million in bogus unemployment aid

DENVER – A state audit has found that Colorado likely or potentially paid $73.1 million in fraudulent unemployment claims during…

December 6, 2021

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Two Colorado Republican candidates will limit their campaign spending

Voluntary spending caps allow gubernatorial and secretary of state candidates to sidestep limits on receiving donations

December 6, 2021

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‘Stretch that rope’: Colorado conservative leader suggests Gov. Polis should be hanged

United’s Joe Oltmann spoke on podcast of ‘a line of executions of traitors,’ including U.S. senators

December 6, 2021

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Meticulous restoration underway at Air Force Academy chapel

U.S. Air Force Academy campus architect Duane Boyle stands amid 14 floors of scaffolding inside the Cadet Chapel on the…

December 6, 2021

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Weekly planner for Dec. 6-10

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 5, 2021

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Passenger jumps out of plane taxiing at Phoenix airport

PHOENIX – A passenger on an arriving Southwest Airlines flight taxiing at Phoenix’s main airport opened a galley door, jumped…

December 4, 2021

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Colorado supermarket shooting suspect incompetent for trial

Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, accused of killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in March, is led into a courtroom…

December 3, 2021

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Where’s the snow? Rockies winter starts with a whimper

The downtown Denver skyline is seen on Friday. The Mile High City has already shattered its 87-year-old record for the…

December 3, 2021