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Colorado State Patrol trooper hospitalized after suspected impaired driver runs stop sign

A Colorado State Patrol trooper was hospitalized Saturday afternoon after a Durango man suspected of impairment ran a stop sign and clipped her vehicle on Colorado Highway 172 near Oxford. According ...
DATE: Apr 20, 2026 CATEGORY: Local News

Planning fire: Inside a Boggy Draw prescribed burn

Fighting wildfires is so often described in the language of war. Crews react to changing conditions, stopping fire by removing ground fuels, such as oak and vegetation, and where a dozen or more firef...
DATE: Apr 20, 2026 CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado House bill aims to protect older adults against scamming

Earlier this month, a “Rex Martin” texted an older couple pretending to be Apple. The account was supposedly locked, and he provided a phone number for assistance, (603) 704-1863. The man managed to s...
DATE: Apr 20, 2026 CATEGORY: Local News

$600,000 available for flood and drought resiliency projects in Southwest Colorado

While much of Southwest Colorado is suffering extreme drought, The Nature Conservancy is offering grants between $25,000 and $100,000 for projects that enhance flood and drought resilience in the regi...
DATE: Apr 20, 2026 CATEGORY: Local News

Ute Mountain Ute Tribe installing fiber internet

The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe announced the arrival of high-speed, fiber-optic internet to homes throughout the Towaoc and White Mesa communities this summer, with crews now beginning free installation o...
DATE: Apr 20, 2026 CATEGORY: Local News

Firefighters respond to multi-structure fire northeast of Durango

EDGEMONT – Firefighters responded Monday to a multi-structure fire in the Edgemont Highlands subdivision northeast of Durango. The fire was reported at 2:06 p.m. in a cluster of houses on Red Canyon a...
DATE: Apr 20, 2026 CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County to pay $5 million to settle jail death lawsuit

La Plata County plans to pay $5 million to settle a wrongful-death lawsuit brought by the estate of Daniel Foard, who died in jail custody in 2023. The county’s insurance will cover the settlement. T...
DATE: Apr 20, 2026 CATEGORY: Local News

Former teacher brings final financial stewardship workshop to Cortez

A free, faith-based financial workshop led by a former local educator aims to help community members reduce debt, build stability and apply biblical principles to money management during its final ses...
DATE: Apr 20, 2026 CATEGORY: Community

What lurks in pawn chains

Black to move and win Javokhir Sindarov of Uzbekistan won the open division of the Candidates Tournament in historic fashion and will play India’s Gukesh Dommaraj for the World Chess Championship late...
DATE: Apr 20, 2026 CATEGORY: Chess Corner

‘Vince the Sign Guy’ brings levity to Vallecito

La Plata County resident Vince Rozmiarek believes his purpose lies in making people laugh. His avenue to fulfilling that purpose? Displaying daily puns on a homemade sign near Vallecito. The sign, wh...
DATE: Apr 20, 2026 CATEGORY: Local News

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