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Funds for birth control sought

LARC program failed to receive support in 2015

December 6, 2015

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Gun control gains steam

But is the climate right for Colorado?

December 6, 2015

Education

Bennet lauds progress on education bill

Legislation revamps ‘top-down’ approach to education

December 6, 2015

Local News

Guardrail to be installed on Lightner Creek Road, site of school bus accident

Crews have been working since Tuesday to widen the shoulder about 5 feet on a 300-foot stretch of the roadwayâ€™s…

December 6, 2015

Local News

Crime student arrested in theft

About 2 p.m. on Dec. 1, a Dollar Tree district manager called the Cortez Police Department to report an employee…

December 6, 2015

Local News

Colorado Supreme Court denies Gov. Hickenlooper’s request to weigh in on attorney general’s air-standards lawsuit

Coffman’s power to sue in question

December 6, 2015

Local News

Cortez school district to interview board appointees

Submitting a letter of interest to serve for District G is Kara Suckla. Sheri Noyes submitted a letter of interest…

December 6, 2015

Local News

Holiday spirit starts to shine in Cortez

Piñon Project collecting donations for local families

December 3, 2015

Local News

Woman, 66, gets 4 years in meth case

Defense notes 60 law-abiding years

December 3, 2015

More Sports

Iron Horse Classic registration opens Friday in Durango

Those who can’t come in person can register Saturday

December 2, 2015

Local News

When are you too intoxicated for a night in jail?

In La Plata County, drunken inmates are sadly common and medically needy

December 2, 2015

Local News

Another wolf killed in Utah

This gray wolf in the Grand Canyon is the first time the animal has been seen in Arizona in 70…

December 2, 2015

Local News

Pre-trial date set for man suspected of killing Durango native

Farmington man accused in Aztec

December 2, 2015

Local News

Fishermen fear Frankenfish will hurt salmon industry

Fishermen fear AquaBounty’s creation will collapse salmon prices

December 2, 2015

Local News

Rogue attorneys general defy governors, sue feds

Attorneys general suing the federal government, despite governors’ objections

December 2, 2015

Local News

Pot growers pressure the grid

Industry could soon buy $11 billion a year in electricity

December 2, 2015

Local News

Boyfriend’s letter to inmate goes to pot

Jail test determines envelope included marijuana

December 1, 2015

Local News

Utes request added diplomacy with Re-1

“We seem to be an afterthought, or in some instances, not even a thought at all,” Ute Mountain Ute education…

December 1, 2015

Local News

Data reveal racial disparity in Cortez special education

About 40 percent of Native students in special ed, Carter says

December 1, 2015

Local News

Colorado troopers remind drivers of ‘move over’ law

The Colorado State Patrol is reminding drivers they must slow down and move over when approaching all stationary emergency vehicle.Jerry…

November 30, 2015

State Nation World

Budget, voting reforms urged

Coalition looks at TABOR conflicts

November 30, 2015

Business

Activists campaign against GMO label ban

Federal bill would keep consumers in the dark, Colorado critics say

November 30, 2015

Business

Golden years

Purgatory Resort an economic driver that changed a community

November 30, 2015

Business

Incoming state tourism director, Cathy Ritter, keenly aware of being positive

Promoting rural Colorado could help counter image of Gold King Mine spill

November 30, 2015