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Students walk out of vigil for Colorado school shooting victims

A vigil commemorating the victims of a Colorado school shooting ended in protest Wednesday evening after students said they refused to be used as pawns to promote gun control. Hundreds attended the...

DATE: May 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Barefoot clothing shop opens on Main Avenue in Durango

Barefoot Durango, a clothing and household goods shop, will open next week in a space formerly occupied by Schlotzsky’s, a sandwich shop in the 800 block of Main Avenue. All evidence of...

DATE: May 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Business

Catholic missionaries woo ‘nones’ on college campuses

More than 20% of all adults and over a third of millennials in the United States are not affiliated with a religion. For at least a decade, this number has been on the rise. Sexual abuse by clergy...

DATE: May 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Faith

Colorado lawmakers set aside $38 million for affordable housing

The Colorado Legislature passed two measures this session that will provide millions of dollars each year to help ease the state’s affordable housing crisis. In 2020, the two bills could set aside...

DATE: May 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango parents accused of comatose daughter’s abuse are sentenced

A Durango man who pleaded guilty to abusing his 4-year-old daughter – to the extent that she may remain in a coma the rest of her life – was sentenced Friday to 12 years in prison. Sixth Judicial...

DATE: May 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Call for equal women’s pay answered by Iron Horse Bicycle Classic

The Iron Horse Bicycle Classic is an iconic event that has brought men and women from around the world to Durango each May to compete against each other and the train. Until 2019, the 48th edition...

DATE: May 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Will rural residents reap benefits from reinsurance plan?

DENVER – Colorado’s reinsurance plan, passed by lawmakers in the final days of the legislative session, promises to reduce individual insurance premiums on the Western Slope by 30%, bringing relief...

DATE: May 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Siblings unite to form record-breaking relays at M-CHS

During his 43 years coaching track at Montezuma-Cortez High School, Bob Archibeque has rarely witnessed the combination of grace, speed, character and competitive drive exhibited by Aryelle Wright,...

DATE: May 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Woman who hit school bus suspected of driving under influence

A Farmington woman was arrested Thursday on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs and crashing into a school bus south of Durango. The rear-end crash occurred about 7:30 a.m. south of...

DATE: May 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Catamount Energy offers $5,000 to Ignacio-area residents to waive county well regulations

A Denver-based energy company is offering a handful of Ignacio-area residents $5,000 to forgo their protections under La Plata County’s oil and gas regulations as the company seeks to drill a new...

DATE: May 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Business

Forest Service to allow chain saws in two Southwest Colorado wilderness areas

The Forest Service’s Rocky Mountain Regional forester, Brian Ferebee, approved the use of chain saws to clear bark beetle-killed trees obstructing access to the Weminuche and South San Juan...

DATE: May 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rain moves into Southwest Colorado

DATE: May 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

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