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Fort Lewis College names new provost

A new Fort Lewis College provost who will help promote student success and retention has been hired and will begin July 1. FLC’s first-year retention rate, at 66% for 2015, the last year for which...

DATE: April 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Missing Durango man found dead off Smelter Mountain

A Durango man who had been missing for weeks was found dead Friday after authorities found him inside his car several hundred yards down Smelter Mountain. Jann Smith, La Plata County coroner, said...

DATE: April 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cabin near Silverton ‘obliterated’ by avalanche

An avalanche destroyed a cabin near Silverton last month. Jim Donovan, director of San Juan County’s Office of Emergency Management, said the cabin was hit by a slide during the height of...

DATE: April 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Pueblo Community College purchases synthetic cadaver

Pueblo Community College has purchased a synthetic cadaver, which faculty say will ultimately save the school resources. The cadaver is constructed using synthetic fibers and water, and it is built...

DATE: April 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Heavy snowfall expected in Southwest Colorado mountains

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for the San Juan Mountains of Western Colorado that includes 8 to 14 inches of snow from 6 a.m. Monday until 6 p.m. Tuesday....

DATE: April 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

BP to start aerial inspections Monday

BP American Production Co. will start aerial surveys to inspect its pipelines over four counties in the Four Corners. Bill Winters, a GIS specialist with BP, wrote in an email that helicopter...

DATE: April 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado seeks overseas visitors

International visitors to Colorado increased almost 8% in 2017 compared with 2016, and according to a study conducted for the Colorado Tourism Office, Southwest Colorado is in a good position to...

DATE: April 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fort Lewis College class of 2019 on its way out

This was a big weekend for the Rodriguez family. Ashley and Analeshia, 22-year-old twins, each earned Bachelor of Science degrees Saturday in organismal biology. Ariel, their 26-year-old big...

DATE: April 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Eli Tomac crashes twice in New Jersey Supercross, finishes third

Eli Tomac crashed twice after a strong start Saturday in the 450 Supercross race in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and finished third to remain No. 2 in the series standings with one race to go....

DATE: April 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

BLM proposes new trails, parking in Montezuma County

The Bureau of Land Management Tres Rios Field Office is seeking public comment on a proposal for new motorized and nonmotorized trails in Montezuma, La Plata and Archuleta counties. In Montezuma...

DATE: April 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Recall efforts seek to reverse Democratic gains in state Legislature

DENVER – Juli-Andra Fuentes decided this spring to join a fledgling effort to recall Gov. Jared Polis when she heard about a controversial sex education bill being debated in the Legislature. The...

DATE: April 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

BLM proposes trail changes across 100,000 acres in Southwest Colorado

The Bureau of Land Management is proposing changes to trails across an estimated 100,000 acres of public land in Southwest Colorado, including nearly 35 miles of trails in La Plata County. Earlier...

DATE: April 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

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