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Trump, stricken by COVID-19, flown to military hospital

WASHINGTON — Stricken by COVID-19, a feverish and fatigued President Donald Trump was flown to a military hospital Friday night after being injected with an experimental drug combination in...

DATE: Oct. 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

What’s going on with skies hazy skies in Southwest Colorado?

There was a bit of a mystery Friday about what was causing the hazy skies across Southwest Colorado. San Juan Basin Public Health posted to social media that the skies were filled with smoke from...

DATE: Oct. 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Judge rules October trial for Mark Redwine remains a go

The trial for Mark Redwine, the Vallecito man accused of killing his 13-year-old son, Dylan, remains on track to begin later this month. In a recent motion, Redwine’s defense attorneys requested to...

DATE: Oct. 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico man suspected of coughing in clerk’s face at Durango hotel

A 26-year-old San Juan County, New Mexico, man is suspected of coughing in a hotel clerk’s face after refusing to wear a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic. Durango Police Department Cmdr. Jacob...

DATE: Oct. 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma-Cortez School District sees first COVID-19 case

A Montezuma-Cortez Middle School student or staff member tested positive for COVID-19 this week, causing the entire seventh grade and its teachers to go into quarantine. The school district learned...

DATE: Oct. 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

President Trump and first lady test positive for COVID-19

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Friday that he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, just a month before the presidential election and after having spent...

DATE: Oct. 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Archuleta County resident seriously injured in explosion near Allison

Medics responded Friday to a water heater explosion about 3 miles north of Allison near the La Plata-Archuleta line. The blast near Archuleta County Road 988 reportedly injured one person, causing...

DATE: Oct. 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘Exceptional’ drought now plagues parts of Western Slope

Colorado’s drought conditions have worsened this week. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, nearly 90 percent of the state is in a severe drought, and more than half is considered in extreme...

DATE: Oct. 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ute Mountain Ute official leaves post amid Facebook disputes

The chairman of the election board for the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe has left his post after engaging in contentious exchanges with Towaoc and Cortez-area residents on social media over political...

DATE: Oct. 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez driver faces homicide charge, $500k bond after woman dies

A Cortez woman died Tuesday evening on Colorado Highway 145, after falling from the roof of a moving vehicle, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The deceased victim was identified as Amy A....

DATE: Oct. 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Drivers urged to use caution as big game start migrations

Drivers are urged to use extra caution this fall as deer and elk begin to migrate from the high country. Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesman Joe Lewandowski said deer have already started their...

DATE: Oct. 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

First case of West Nile virus in La Plata County confirmed

The year’s first human case of the West Nile virus was reported Thursday in La Plata County, according to San Juan Basin Public Health. West Nile virus is a mosquito-borne illness that can cause...

DATE: Oct. 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

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