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Needles Fire at Purgatory Resort north of Durango 100% contained

The 6-acre Needles Fire was listed as fully contained Sunday night with firefighters continuing to mop up and monitor the burn area. Esther Godson, spokeswoman with the San Juan National Forest,...

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

Hickenlooper and Gardner to debate Tuesday in Fort Collins

U.S. Senate candidates Cory Gardner and John Hickenlooper are set to debate Tuesday evening in Fort Collins in what is the last scheduled debate before the Nov. 3 election. The debate is scheduled...

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

COVID-19 slowed economy, not yet impacting property tax collections

About the same number of people were delinquent on their property taxes in 2019 as compared with 2018 – the number of delinquencies not yet affected by the havoc wreaked on the economy beginning in...

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

Eli Tomac’s late-season comeback puts champ on motocross podium

Eli Tomac of Cortez wrapped up his motocross season with a second-place finish Saturday at Fox Raceway in a late-season charge that took him from a distant fourth place in the standings to third...

DATE: Oct. 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Needles Fire near Purgatory Resort’s Lift 2 at 80% containment

Some 20 firefighters worked to complete and secure fire lines and to began mop up operations Sunday around the 6-acre Needles Fire, burning near Lift 2 of Purgatory Resort. The wildfire was listed...

DATE: Oct. 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango woman seriously injured in Jeep rollover near Telluride

A Jeep rolled off and down several switchbacks on Black Bear Pass onto Bridal Veil Road near Telluride on Saturday, seriously injuring a 23-year-old Durango woman who was in the passenger seat. The...

DATE: Oct. 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado candidates for U.S. Senate both have records on bipartisanship

Colorado voters are preparing to choose between two longtime names in state politics to represent them in the U.S. Senate. Incumbent Republican Sen. Cory Gardner is facing off against former...

DATE: Oct. 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Update: Shooting amid Denver protests leaves man dead; 9News guard ID’d

A shooting Saturday afternoon in Denver amid chaotic political protests left a man dead and police have taken a security guard working for a television station into custody as a suspect. Denver...

DATE: Oct. 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

COVID-19 outbreak reported at popular burger joint in downtown Durango

A popular burger joint in downtown Durango reported an outbreak of COVID-19 cases, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The health department said two people on...

DATE: Oct. 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Needles Fire near Purgatory Resort 65% contained

Fire crews reached 65% containment on the Needles Fire near Purgatory Resort as of Saturday. The Needles Fire broke out Wednesday afternoon in 3 to 5 acres of mixed conifer near Lift 2 at...

DATE: Oct. 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Walk for Justice invites Indigenous speakers

The Walk for Justice and Peace organized a walk on Saturday afternoon that culminated with speeches from Indigenous people at the Cortez Cultural Center. Members of the Montezuma County Patriots...

DATE: Oct. 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Several Freedom Ride participants fly Three Percenter flags

Several people participating in the Montezuma County Patriots’ Freedom Ride on Main Street in Cortez incorporated Three Percent flags on their vehicles on Saturday, a flag that has signified an...

DATE: Oct. 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

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