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Two years of sanctuary for Rosa Sabido

MANCOS – This weekend, Mancos community members marked two years of Rosa Sabido living in sanctuary at the United Methodist Church. The Saturday vigil and fundraiser featured food, face-painting,...

DATE: June 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Drug probe leads to arrests in Montezuma County

Five police vehicles drive up fast and stop suddenly at a commune-style residence in Montezuma County south of Cortez. A dozen officers with the Southwest Drug Task Force spill from the vehicles...

DATE: June 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

City awards contract for new Cortez park

DHM Design will design the park being built on the south side of Cortez. The Cortez City Council approved a $92,753 contract to design the park in a 6-1 vote during its regular meeting Tuesday,...

DATE: June 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Man dies after car goes off road, into Animas River north of Silverton

A 45-year-old Silverton man died earlier this week after his car went off the road and into the upper Animas River. San Juan County Coroner Keri Metzler said Gerardo Acosta went for a drive Sunday...

DATE: June 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Summer construction underway on Mancos campus

Summer construction is underway on the Mancos school expansion and remodeling project. The campus along Grand Avenue will be busy and dusty while it is being prepared for the new school year....

DATE: June 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Doe Canyon Fire grows to 540 acres

The Doe Canyon Fire southeast of Dove Creek grew this week, but at low intensity. By Tuesday, the fire had scorched 210 acres in the San Juan National Forest east of the Lower Dolores River...

DATE: June 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Whitewater boating continues on Lower Dolores River

There is still time to boat the Dolores River below McPhee Dam. A whitewater release might continue into early July while the last of the remaining snowpack comes off the high peaks. Managers are...

DATE: June 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Man hit by train in ‘serious’ condition; may face trespassing charges

A man hit Monday evening by a Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad train was in “serious” condition Tuesday at St. Anthony Hospital in Denver. Police said Max Benally, 46, and another man were...

DATE: June 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango police identify man found dead in stairwell

Police on Tuesday released the identity of a man found dead in a stairwell last week on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. Ferlando James, 32, was found Friday morning in the stairwell of a business...

DATE: June 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Judge refuses to toss Ignacio murder case

A Colorado senior judge overseeing a La Plata County homicide retrial denied a motion this week to dismiss the case based on what defense lawyers called “outrageous governmental conduct,” court...

DATE: June 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sheriff: Aztec mother brutally killed pets, forced kids to watch

ALBUQUERQUE – A woman beat and tortured at least some of her 15 children and forced them to watch as she brutally killed their pets, authorities said in New Mexico, the latest place where the woman...

DATE: June 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

What can be done about Durango’s Whitewater Park?

For the safety of boaters entering Durango’s Whitewater Park, it’s “imperative” the city fix two new features recently installed above the park, according to one of the project’s lead designers....

DATE: June 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

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