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In first signed bill of 2020, Polis includes tribal youth on teen advisory council

The youth advisory council helping Colorado lawmakers draft bills at the state Capitol will soon include tribal representation – a dozen years after the group was first formed. That’s thanks to...

DATE: Feb. 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lawmakers repeal death penalty; three men on death row

The Colorado General Assembly on Wednesday sent a bill to Gov. Jared Polis’ desk eliminating the state’s death penalty, forcing him to decide what comes next for the three men who are on death row...

DATE: Feb. 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Man falls from Purgatory lift

A man fell about 30 feet from the Purgatory Village Express lift about 1 p.m. Friday, but details of the incident and the extent of the man’s injuries have not been released by officials. The man’s...

DATE: Feb. 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Tribal College Journal partners with national film festival

The Mancos-based Tribal College Journal is shining a spotlight on Native American filmmakers by again partnering with the Pocahontas Reframed Storytellers Film Festival. Tribal College Journal is...

DATE: Feb. 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores school board tables calendar approval

The Dolores school board debated the school calendar at length Feb. 13, then tabled a decision until community input could be gathered. The board approved a three-year calendar last year , but it...

DATE: Feb. 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bayfield Wolverines stun Montezuma-Cortez in Intermountain League tournament

With 45 seconds left in a thrilling Intermountain League District Tournament contest between Montezuma-Cortez High School and Bayfield High School, members of the host Panthers’ student section...

DATE: Feb. 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Mercy’s withdrawal casts health alliance in doubt

Durango-area residents demonstrated outside the front doors of Mercy Regional Medical Center on Tuesday as the CEO of Centura Health, Mercy’s parent company, met with hospital executives,...

DATE: Feb. 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

The trials of Thweatt: Resiliency through injuries leads to race for Olympics

Laura Thweatt was two spots away from making the Olympics in 2016. She vowed to get back to work and make another run at the Summer Games in 2020. Saturday, she will get her second chance. Thweatt,...

DATE: Feb. 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: More Sports

Durango postal worker caught on video throwing mail from vehicle

Sometimes, U.S. Postal Service mail makes it into the mailbox. Other times, the ground nearby seems close enough. The Postal Service is investigating an employee after a Durango-area resident...

DATE: Feb. 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Body found in Arizona confirmed as missing Farmington woman

FARMINGTON – The body of a woman discovered last week in Arizona has been identified as a Farmington woman who had been missing for more than a month, the Coconino County (Arizona) Sheriff’s Office...

DATE: Feb. 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

FLC looks for free online replacements for textbooks

Students at Fort Lewis College will increasingly benefit from open educational resources offered free online that replace often-costly textbooks with the assistance of a $31,000 grant from the...

DATE: Feb. 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Education

Award-winning Lizardhead Cyclery closes in Dolores

The iconic lizard sculpture made of bike parts in Dolores has pedaled into the sunset. After eight years in business, Lizardhead Cyclery in Dolores has closed its doors, said owner Nicholas Tyson...

DATE: Feb. 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

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