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Second effort to recall Jared Polis in two years fails

The long-shot bid to recall Gov. Jared Polis, the second in as many years, has fizzled after organizers didn’t turn in signatures that were due Friday to force a special election to oust the...

DATE: Nov. 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

In Southwest Colorado, high tech produces ecological architecture — and art

In the middle of Colorado’s San Luis Valley, a progressive architecture and design firm is proving that everything old is new again. Also, that the future is mud. Combining indigenous mud-based...

DATE: Nov. 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango yogurt shop vandalized; owner puts up sign threatening to shoot

The situation is growing more tense at a frozen yogurt shop in downtown Durango after the shop’s front window was broken earlier this week, prompting the owner to put up a sign that reads, “I shoot...

DATE: Nov. 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango gas station robbed at gunpoint

The Durango Police Department is searching for a suspect accused of robbing a gas station at gunpoint Thursday night. Cmdr. Jacob Dunlop said officers were called to the Circle K gas station at...

DATE: Nov. 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Trial accusing Durango railroad of starting 416 Fire to take place in Denver

A federal judge has ruled that a trial in which the U.S. government seeks to recover an estimated $25 million from the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad for fighting the 416 Fire will take...

DATE: Nov. 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Travelers to encounter stops on Colorado 145 north of Rico

The Journal Next week, Colorado Department of Transportation will perform the final installation of components for the remotely controlled avalanche mitigation equipment above Lizard Head Pass on...

DATE: Nov. 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Tri-State cutting greenhouse gases by adding wind and solar generation

Colorado’s second-biggest electricity provider – Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association – upped its goal for reducing its greenhouse gas emissions to an 80% cut by 2030 – putting itself...

DATE: Nov. 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Loungin’ Lizard closes amid COVID-19 outbreak, plans to reopen Nov. 19

The Loungin’ Lizard restaurant in Cortez, which temporarily closed this month after a COVID-19 outbreak, plans to reopen Nov. 19. A weekly report from the Colorado Department of Public Health and...

DATE: Nov. 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez woman arrested in shooting incident

A Cortez woman who allegedly stole a man’s truck at gunpoint, then shot at him south of Cortez has been arrested and is in custody, according to the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office. Kelsey Lynn...

DATE: Nov. 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Where do Colorado Republicans go from here?

Four years ago, before Donald Trump was president, Colorado Republicans had a place at the table. They held one of Colorado’s U.S. Senate seats and three statewide offices: attorney general,...

DATE: Nov. 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

BP reports uptick of spills in La Plata County

BP America Production Co. has reported four spills of produced water at oil and gas facilities in La Plata County since Oct. 28, according to state records, bringing the total to nearly 20 spills...

DATE: Nov. 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Health department reports first COVID-related death since July

La Plata County has reported its third death among people who had COVID-19 at the time of death, according to San Juan Basin Public Health. Since May, Colorado has provided two death statistics...

DATE: Nov. 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

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