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Dems apologize for taking suicide remark out of context

A spokesman for the Colorado Democratic Party apologized Friday for launching a misleading attack against Sen. Don Coram (R-Montrose.) State party spokesman Eric Walker attacked Coram for a remark...

DATE: May 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bill seeks park status for White Sands

A vast expanse of shifting white sand dunes in southern New Mexico would be elevated from a national monument to a national park under legislation proposed by one of the state’s senators. U.S. Sen....

DATE: May 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Monster truck that broke world record stops in Cortez

Kids and adults scrambled up into the cab to get behind the wheel of the record-holding Raminator monster truck, on display Friday and Saturday at New Country Auto Center in Cortez. The Raminator...

DATE: May 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Four Corners Motorcycle Rally plans a return this year to Durango

The Four Corners Motorcycle Rally will return to Durango over Labor Day weekend, and the organizer said Durangoans can count on a revitalized and more family-friendly event. Trevor Bird, owner of...

DATE: May 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Warren Jeffs’ Utah home converted into sober living house

SALT LAKE CITY — A sprawling 44-bedroom house surrounded by towering brick walls that was the home base for polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs has been converted into a sober living center by...

DATE: May 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Maria’s Bookshop, mainstay on Durango’s Main Avenue, is for sale

Maria’s Bookshop in Durango is for sale. However, Peter Schertz, the shop’s co-owner, said Thursday that book lovers shouldn’t be concerned: Maria’s isn’t going anywhere. “There will still be a...

DATE: May 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business

Colorado state senator accused of misconduct is sanctioned

DENVER – Colorado Senate Democrats protested what they call light punishment for a Republican senator repeatedly accused of sexual and workplace harassment, saying Thursday they’d keep demanding...

DATE: May 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

How a community-based program aids Native assault victims

A few years ago, while trying to help a sexual assault victim in St. Paul, Alaska, Kristie Traver, 46, found herself in an awful position. The victim needed a forensic exam — all the intrusive,...

DATE: May 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Youths and families raft the upper Dolores River

The city of Cortez Recreation Center and The Dolores River Boating Advocates partnered to provide a youth and family rafting trip on the upper Dolores River on April 28. The two partnered to...

DATE: May 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Phil’s World serves up new entree – the Poquito Burrito

Long-awaited new trail construction has begun at Phil’s World, despite a pending appeal of the project. The Tres Rios office of the Bureau of Land Management approved 22.5 miles of additional...

DATE: May 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bill to allow voting-by-district in small counties defeated

A bill that would allow small counties in Colorado to decide how to elect county commissioners was shot down by a 5-to-4 party-line vote Wednesday in the House State, Veterans and Military Affairs...

DATE: May 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Housing prices, sales go up in Montezuma County

Home sales in Montezuma County have gone up since early 2017, and so have prices, according to the Four Corners Board of Realtors. The board’s most recent data show 125 houses were sold by April 30...

DATE: May 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

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