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Car goes off Red Mountain Pass, driver cited for careless driving

A driver and a passenger escaped with no injuries after driving off a section of U.S. Highway 550’s Red Mountain Pass last weekend, according to Colorado State Patrol. Trooper Joshua Lewis said...

DATE: Oct. 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hickenlooper wary about adding Supreme Court justices

John Hickenlooper did not rule out an effort to expand the number of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court, but was less than enthusiastic about supporting a so-called court-packing effort should...

DATE: Oct. 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Gardner, Hickenlooper remove gloves in final debate

U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner and former Gov. John Hickenlooper swung at each other over a number of issues this week during the final debate of their Senate race. The candidates slung frequent barbs...

DATE: Oct. 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Local loan program helps small businesses in Southwest Colorado overcome COVID-19

When Momentum Fitness needed some tender loving financing to carry it through the COVID-19 pandemic, it turned to the Rapid Response and Recover Fund offered by First Southwest Community Fund....

DATE: Oct. 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Another Durango restaurant dealing with novel coronavirus

East by Southwest, a popular sushi, sashimi and Asian diner, is closing for several days after a waiter-trainee tested positive for COVID-19. Chef-owner Sergio Verduzco said the trainee last worked...

DATE: Oct. 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos passing game shines during lopsided win at Norwood

After bludgeoning its way to five rushing touchdowns during a season-opening victory over Hayden, the Mancos High School football team took to the air in its second game and produced five passing...

DATE: Oct. 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Hundreds honor Ginsburg at Durango Women’s March

The Durango Women’s March on Saturday, which drew about 200 people, was a mixture of commemoration, protest and campaigning. The national Women’s March organization decided to hold the October...

DATE: Oct. 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Accident causes traffic delays on U.S. Highway 550 south

A head-on collision with no fatalities caused traffic delays Saturday on U.S. Highway 550, 10 miles north of the Colorado-New Mexico border. The occupants were able to extricate themselves from the...

DATE: Oct. 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Animas Museum launches online exhibits during pandemic closure

The Animas Museum, a repository of everything historical in La Plata County, including its people, places and events, has been closed to in-person visits since the onset of COVID-19. In the...

DATE: Oct. 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Living

Chance Curiosities: Cortez artist Keith Williams turns the ordinary into art

Local artist Keith Williams takes the ordinary – an old cabinet, a postage stamp, a wine coaster – and assembles them into whimsical 3-dimensional art pieces. He calls his body of work “Chance...

DATE: Oct. 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

K-9 Search and Rescue trains as calls increase

The whooshing roar of the San Juan Regional Medical Center’s AirCare helicopter greeted Dolores on Saturday morning as it landed for an annual training session with K-9 Search and Rescue and the...

DATE: Oct. 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

After 45 years, have race relations improved in Farmington?

In summer 1974, Farmington was engulfed in racial justice protests after teenagers murdered three Navajo men. This summer, with racial justice movements spreading across the nation, government...

DATE: Oct. 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

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