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Mancos residents concerned about Marshal’s Office, ICE

Recent law enforcement activity in Mancos has led some residents to raise concerns that the Marshal’s Office has been unfairly targeting local residents based on race or immigration status. Around...

DATE: June 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Prosecutors request new sex assault trial in Durango

Prosecutors said Friday they plan to retry a Durango man suspected of sexual assault after jurors failed last month to reach a unanimous decision. Devin Bond, 22, appeared Friday in District Court...

DATE: June 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango prepares to celebrate Pride

It’s time for the Four Corners Alliance for Diversity’s Durango Pride celebration, and starting Wednesday, there will be plenty of events to keep you busy. Jake Riggs, a new main organizer, said...

DATE: June 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Man sentenced for role in death of 2 girls

A man charged with crimes connected to the deaths of two children in Norwood in 2017 was sentenced June 4, according to the San Miguel Sheriff’s Office. Ashford Nathaniel Archer was sentenced to 24...

DATE: June 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

FCC clears way for Denver satellite TV in Southwest Colorado

La Plata and Montezuma county residents are a step closer to receiving Denver television stations via satellite. The Federal Communications Commission issued a memorandum opinion and order Thursday...

DATE: June 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Break out the hiking shoes at Barnroof Point

It is time to hit the dirt. It has been a big, long winter, and the lofty mountains of Southwest Colorado are inaccessible. But there is one open for business, one you probably have not thought of....

DATE: June 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Police identify victim, suspect in downtown Durango shooting

Police arrested a Durango man in connection with an early morning shooting Thursday in downtown Durango. Anthony Pappas, 22, is being held in the La Plata County Jail on suspicion of attempted...

DATE: June 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Forest Service axes decision to use chain saws in wilderness, for now

The U.S. Forest Service rescinded its decision to allow chain saws in two Southwest Colorado wilderness areas, at least temporarily, because of heavy snowpack that will keep trail crews out of...

DATE: June 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

To thrive, gardeners need to know their microclimate

It’s not easy gardening in Southwest Colorado – with its erratic temperature fluctuations, whipping winds and snowstorms that could hit pretty much at any time. But people make it happen. “Hell...

DATE: June 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Living

Flood watch issued for upper Dolores River

The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for the Dolores River from Rico to just below the Taylor Creek confluence beginning Thursday evening and ending Sunday afternoon. A flood watch...

DATE: June 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Benton Yazzie: Art as therapy

For Benton Yazzie, art is a therapy which has seen him through difficulties, solitude, and mistreatment. Yazzie, a Navajo artist who now lives in Cortez, grew up on a reservation in western New...

DATE: June 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Chatham County Line to perform in Dolores and Cortez

The bluegrass Americana band, Chatham County Line, will perform at the Dolores River Brewery at 8 p.m. June 19. On June 20, they will play a free show in Cortez at Montezuma Park at 5 p.m. as part...

DATE: June 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

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