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Durango police create ‘Family Feud’ parody to catch fugitives

In a new twist on the popular game show “Family Feud,” community members can have fun while helping the Durango Police Department locate wanted fugitives. On DPD’s Facebook page, people can play...

DATE: Jan. 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Man wanted in Texas woman's death caught in Colorado

ROUND ROCK, Texas  — A suburban Austin police chief says a 44-year-old man identified as a person of interest in the death of a woman and abduction of her two daughters has been caught in Colorado...

DATE: Jan. 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez, Durango consider impacts of higher minimum wage

The minimum wage in Colorado increased from $9.30 to $10.20 an hour on New Year’s Day, but it is unlikely to change pay for many employees in Durango, where the entry-level wage for a job is higher...

DATE: Jan. 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Galloping Goose schedules winter excursions

The Galloping Goose No. 5 will be running the rails again this winter in the Animas Valley. The second annual winter excursion will take place over two weekends in February on the Durango and...

DATE: Jan. 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Elementary students bring Dolores history to life

Dolores third-graders relived the local history of the Rio Grande Southern railroad and the mining, logging and ranching industries during a well-attended performance Dec. 19. Dozens of parents...

DATE: Jan. 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Most big public colleges don’t track suicides, AP finds

BOSTON – Most of the largest U.S. public universities do not track suicides among their students, despite making investments in prevention at a time of surging demand for mental health services....

DATE: Jan. 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Utah’s Hatch to retire, opening door to Romney

WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah said Tuesday he will not seek re-election after serving more than 40 years in the Senate, opening the door for former GOP presidential nominee Mitt...

DATE: Jan. 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma County Christmas party ends in scuffle

Montezuma County Sheriff’s deputies responded Dec. 23 to a home in Lewis after receiving a report of three men who had caused a disturbance at a Christmas party. Just after midnight, a man reported...

DATE: Jan. 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mercy’s first baby of 2018 arrives half-hour into new year

The first baby of 2018 to arrive at Mercy Regional Medical Center came just 30 minutes after the clock struck midnight. Born at 12:31 a.m. Monday, Ariel Skye Vaughn came in at 6 pounds, 1 ounce and...

DATE: Jan. 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Investigators seek cause of deadly bus crash in Utah desert

SALT LAKE CITY — Investigators on Tuesday were combing through a mangled Greyhound bus to determine whether any mechanical problems caused it to careen from a road in the Utah desert on New Year’s...

DATE: Jan. 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Gunman made videos calling 911, confronting deputies

DENVER – The gunman who killed a Colorado sheriff’s deputy escaped from the mental health ward of a VA hospital in Wyoming in 2014 but was returned, according to a Veterans Affairs document...

DATE: Jan. 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Habitat for Humanity helps low-income families find a home

Habitat for Humanity of Montezuma County ended 2017 by renovating a fixer-upper that was purchased by a family in need. And Habitat will jump start 2018 with its first new home construction...

DATE: Jan. 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

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