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Southwest Memorial Hospital ramps up testing

Southwest Memorial Hospital set up a drive-thru flu clinic Wednesday to help screen for state testing of potential coronavirus cases. The flu clinic will be at 1413 N. Mildred Road, and will be...

DATE: March 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Background check requests for gun sales in Colorado double in past week

Toilet paper. Hand sanitizer. Canned soup. And guns. Colorado Bureau of Investigation background check numbers between March 10 and Monday indicate firearms are flying off the shelves the same way...

DATE: March 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

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Colorado governor closes restaurants, bars to in-person dining

Gov. Jared Polis on Monday afternoon ordered the closure of all Colorado restaurants and bars to in-person dining in a dramatic effort to slow the spread of the new coronavirus as it rapidly...

DATE: March 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Holed up in the U.S.: Coronavirus shutdown threatens jobs

Millions of Americans holed up at home against the coronavirus Monday, with many of them thrown out of work until further notice, as authorities tightened the epic clampdown and the list of...

DATE: March 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: State Nation World

Coronavirus is running rampant in Colorado’s mountains

People who live in or recently visited four Colorado mountain counties should “minimize their contact with other people” because the new coronavirus is spreading so rampantly in those areas, state...

DATE: March 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

State adds nurses, will open testing site in Telluride

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment announced Monday that it plans to open a coronavirus testing site in Telluride. The health department will operate the facility in a...

DATE: March 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado hospitals postpone surgeries, reuse masks to prepare for coronavirus surge

Some Colorado hospitals are postponing elective surgeries, imposing greater restrictions on visitors and telling staff to reuse protective respirator masks that are intended for one-time use. The...

DATE: March 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Local public health emergency declared amid coronavirus outbreak

A public health emergency was declared Monday morning by several entities in Southwest Colorado amid the spread of the coronavirus. San Juan Basin Public Health, La Plata County and the city of...

DATE: March 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘Kill or be killed:’ Colorado deputy recounts mountain lion attack

FORT COLLINS — When a 91-pound mountain lion exploded from its crouched position under a trailer and launched at Larimer County sheriff’s deputy Michelle Ross, she had a split second to fire a shot...

DATE: March 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango inventor builds a better dispenser

If persistence pays off, William Holden should soon be in inventor and entrepreneurial heaven. By April, he plans to be selling 500 units of his paper towel and toilet paper dispensers, trademarked...

DATE: March 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

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Runs remain strong for toilet paper, hand sanitizer and dry goods at Durango grocery stores

Several shelves remained bare Sunday at Durango grocery stories as runs continued on toilet paper, hand sanitizer and dry goods. Lisa Williams, customer service supervisor with Albertsons in...

DATE: March 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Leader of state Energy Office touts clean power in Durango

State legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote clean electricity has made Colorado a leader in environmental protection. That was the optimistic message brought to Durango on...

DATE: March 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

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