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Speedy trials or pandemic protections? Colorado faces a court logjam

Andy Starrett’s teenage daughter was murdered in a hotel room almost three years ago. The man accused of the crime, his daughter’s ex-boyfriend, fled to Mexico. It took more than a year to...

DATE: May 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma-Cortez seniors graduate after parade to high school

In a unique ceremony that followed social-distancing guidelines and took over the south side of Cortez, the Montezuma-Cortez Class of 2020 graduated from high school. All the while remaining in...

DATE: May 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Construction begins on Dolores playground

A new playground at Joe Rowell Park will be built June 5-15, but the initial phase will not be a community build with volunteers as planned. State restrictions because of the coronavirus pandemic...

DATE: May 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Memorial Day draws small but dedicated crowd

Memorial Day in Durango felt a little different this year, with scaled-down events because of the coronavirus outbreak. But a handful of veterans were able to honor military personnel who died...

DATE: May 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Skiing to resume at A-Basin amid coronavirus pandemic

DENVER – Time to dust off those boots and tune those skis. At least one resort high in the Colorado Rockies is planning to reopen after a more than two-month hiatus caused by the coronavirus....

DATE: May 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sunrise tribute on Memorial Day honors veterans in Cortez

As the sun rose over the Cortez Cemetery, a small crowd gathered for a Memorial Day ceremony presented by the American Legion Post 75. “This morning, we honor all veterans who have served, and give...

DATE: May 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Vallecito Church offers drive-in Sunday service

VALLECITO – Christ’s message, do not judge lest you to be judged, seemed an appropriate theme for Pastor Fred Hewett to relate Sunday as warring camps on the wisdom or foolishness of wearing a mask...

DATE: May 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Poll: U.S. believers see message of change from God in virus

NEW YORK – The coronavirus has prompted almost two-thirds of American believers of all faiths to feel that God is telling humanity to change how it lives, a new poll finds. While the virus rattles...

DATE: May 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Faith

Protest over public health orders sweeps through downtown Durango

About 200 people gathered Friday evening in downtown Durango to protest public health orders aimed at reducing the spread of the coronavirus. What was originally said to be a peaceful walk down...

DATE: May 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

State budget committee proposes drastic cuts

To address a $3 billion shortfall, Colorado lawmakers made a series of drastic spending cuts and moved close to finalizing a state budget battered by the coronavirus and the paralyzed economy. The...

DATE: May 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

How has dating changed during the pandemic?

FARMINGTON – How has the dating world – from sexually transmitted infections to digital connections – shifted in the face of the pandemic’s social-distancing measures? With fewer in-person...

DATE: May 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez prepares for a scaled-back Memorial Day tribute

Dozens of volunteers spent Friday placing American flags at local cemeteries to honor veterans for the Memorial Day weekend. A ceremony will be held at 6 a.m. Monday at the entrance of the Cortez...

DATE: May 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

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