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TV network to film Ignacio family building earthen home

Shalina Luna and her daughter, Joli Galvan, residents just south of Ignacio, are embarking on a warp-speed project to build the 18-year-old an off-grid, earthen house in four weeks – with film...

DATE: Sept. 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

AeroAngel flies sick children to critical medical care

For families with sick children who need medical care outside their community, AeroAngel, a nonprofit that provides free flights to distant medical centers, truly lives up to its name. “There’s...

DATE: Sept. 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Orphaned mountain lion cub rehabbed, sent back into the wild

Two orphaned mountain lion cubs rescued by Colorado Parks and Wildlife last winter were recently released into the wild outside Durango. CPW spokesman Joe Lewandowski said a cub was spotted back in...

DATE: Sept. 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

EPA announces Colorado-based office to clean abandoned mines

The Environmental Protection Agency is creating a new office in Lakewood that will focus on cleaning abandoned hard-rock mining sites west of the Mississippi River, including the Bonita Peak Mining...

DATE: Sept. 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Florida Mesa Elementary student tests positive for COVID-19

A student at Florida Mesa Elementary has tested positive for COVID-19, and the student and classmates have begun a 14-day self-quarantine. The student was placed in an isolation room Tuesday after...

DATE: Sept. 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

$2M into internet access for rural Coloradans

Colorado will invest $2 million in federal coronavirus relief funds in school districts trying to make sure all of their students have a reliable internet connection while learning at home. ...

DATE: Sept. 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Snow, yes snow, enters forecast for Southwest Colorado

After weeks of highs in the 90s, Southwest Coloradans can expect to see a frosting of snow in the San Juan Mountains on Wednesday morning – there’s even a chance for a dusting in Durango and...

DATE: Sept. 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Motorcyclist flown to Mercy with serious injuries

A 30-year-old motorcyclist from Lakewood was flown to Mercy Regional Medical Center with serious injuries after going off U.S. Highway 550 north of Durango about 5:20 p.m. Saturday. Chris Gonzales,...

DATE: Sept. 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Motorcycles rumble into Durango for Four Corners rally

Shining motorcycles, leather jackets and some COVID-19 face coverings: The Four Corners Motorcycle Rally kicked into gear after a permitting stumble and event cancellations this week. Motorcyclists...

DATE: Sept. 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Signs around Cortez remind residents to be kind

The weight of political division in the community sat heavily with the Wolf sisters, co-owners of The Doobie Sisters in Cortez. When they were young, they scrawled “Humankind: Be both” in chalk on...

DATE: Sept. 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Southwest Memorial Hospital getting medical helicopter service

Southwest Health System Inc., which owns Southwest Memorial Hospital, has partnered with Classic Air Medical to create a medical transport air base in Cortez. A flight team based at Southwest...

DATE: Sept. 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Resident puts end to rogue driving range

Frustrated by golf balls whizzing through the air and pelting the eight-unit townhouse complex where he lives, one resident decided to take action. Joe Lewandowski searched the location on the...

DATE: Sept. 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

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