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Xcel files plan to close coal-fired power plant in Pueblo

DENVER – Xcel Energy has proposed a tentative agreement to close Colorado’s largest coal-fired power plant by 2035, well ahead…

November 24, 2021

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Hiker finds remains of fourth, final victim of Colorado flood

FORT COLLINS – A hiker found the remains of the fourth and final person who died during flooding and mudslides…

November 24, 2021

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Denver imposes mask mandate in indoor public places

DENVER – Denver is joining other nearby counties in imposing a mask mandate in public places, a move which officials…

November 23, 2021

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Tina Peters appears with militia supporters in video call that included endorsement of violence

Election denier Shawn Smith warns ‘it’s going to get very dangerous’

November 22, 2021

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Colorado state workers to get pay raises for the next three years

The new contract sets a minimum wage of $15 per hour

November 22, 2021

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KC Becker, former Colorado House speaker, appointed to lead regional EPA office

The Democrat was a prime sponsor of Senate Bill 181 in 2019, a measure that rewrote Colorado’s oil and gas…

November 22, 2021

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3 teens arrested in shooting at suburban Denver high school

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

November 22, 2021

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Weekly planner for Nov. 22-26

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…

November 21, 2021

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Denver suburb to pay $15M to settle Elijah McClain lawsuit

DENVER – The Denver suburb of Aurora has agreed to pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the…

November 20, 2021

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GAO: BLM headquarters vacancies more than doubled with move

GRAND JUNCTION (AP) – The number of vacant Bureau of Land Management headquarters positions more than doubled as the agency…

November 20, 2021

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Police: 3 students shot in Denver-area school parking lot

Edgar James, center, hugs his daughter, Mia, right, and his wife, Olga Aguirre, left, as they are reunited outside Hinkley…

November 19, 2021

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Colorado voters will decide whether to further decrease the state income tax rate

Initiative seeks to reduce tax rate to 4.4% from 4.55%

November 19, 2021

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Snow may not be piling up at Colorado ski resorts this season, but anxiety sure is

Coronavirus is still a worry, but now ski hill operators must wrestle with too few workers and not enough places…

November 19, 2021

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Infrastructure bill to aid water projects on Navajo Nation

Raynelle Hoskie attaches a hose to a water pump to fill tanks in her truck outside a tribal office on…

November 18, 2021

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Pilot death is second amid late season wildfires in Rockies

The Kruger Rock fire continues to burn in Estes Park on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. A wildfire in the town…

November 17, 2021

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Cops search four Colorado locations in election security probe

Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters reads an update about the June 30, 2020, election in Grand Junction. A multiagency task…

November 17, 2021

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New Mexico agency investigating killing of bear near Taos

TAOS – New Mexico authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of a bear with arrows along a road near Taos.…

November 16, 2021

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Pressure grows on Gov. Jared Polis to issue a statewide mask order

Public health leaders across state have sent letters asking for a mandate

November 16, 2021

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Colorado governor funds positions in his office with money from private donors

Five positions are full time while one is part time

November 16, 2021

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The Blotter

Blotter lightscca Durango Police Department Monday 6:56 a.m. A man reportedly threatened to shoot someone in the 2700 block of…

November 15, 2021

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6 teens injured in drive-by shooting near Denver area school

Law enforcement officials survey the scene of a shooting in which six teenagers were injured in a park, Monday, Nov.…

November 15, 2021

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Former youth corrections campus eyed for homeless center east of Denver

Ridge View Academy is seen in this Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, photograph taken in Watkins, Colo. The 450-acre campus holds…

November 15, 2021

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Weekly planner for Nov. 15-19

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…

November 14, 2021

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Police: Teen set fatal Colorado house fire after phone theft

On Aug. 5, 2020, investigators stand outside a house where five people were found dead after a fire in suburban…

November 13, 2021