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Man accused of chaining woman in sex slave case gets 6 years

GRAND JUNCTION — A Colorado man accused of keeping a woman chained in his basement over the course of several months has been sentenced to six years in prison and three years of parole in exchange...

DATE: March 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: State Nation World

Community Calendar: A look at coming events

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DATE: March 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Living

Montezuma, La Plata counties rank high for two STDs

Montezuma and La Plata counties rank in the top 20 among Colorado counties for chlamydia and gonorrhea. Montezuma County had the second highest rate of chlamydia and the third highest rate for...

DATE: March 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

DNA evidence links suspect to Pagosa Springs murder

DNA evidence found at a murder scene in Pagosa Springs positively links a deceased suspect to the shooting death, police announced this week. Investigators said Michael Moats, 29, who was found...

DATE: March 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez Council moves forward with broadband pilot

The Cortez City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the fees and costs for a broadband pilot program. Through the program, dubbed the Cortez Community Network Pilot, the city will...

DATE: March 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Retired Towaoc nurse receives Nightingale award for advocacy

Former Ute Mountain Ute nurse Nancy Cole was one of four people in Southwest Colorado honored with this year’s Nightingale Luminary awards in Durango. The Nightingale awards, sponsored by statewide...

DATE: March 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Should Durango High School close its campus?

Closing Durango High School’s campus, a debate that springs up about once a decade, has been rekindled – returning this year after a rash of shootings at schools across the country, including in...

DATE: March 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

School board discusses trimester system, mill levy

The Montezuma-Cortez school board on Tuesday decided to consider a mill levy for the November ballot and discussed replacing the semester system with a trimester system in the high school and...

DATE: March 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos planning and zoning commission prepares for fresh start

As part of its reorganization of the Planning and Zoning Commission, the town of Mancos is accepting applications for new commissioners. On March 14, the Town Board voted to reduce the size of the...

DATE: March 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico officials: Be prepared for a severe fire season

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico is dry, the spring winds are already in full force and there’s plenty of grass that’s ready to burn, resulting in what authorities said Tuesday is the perfect recipe for a...

DATE: March 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

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