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Passengers departing from the Durango-La Plata County Airport may have noticed something new: The Transportation Security Administration has reinstalled a body scanner. “It allows TSA to process...
DATE: Jan. 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business
A series of winter storms that dumped up to 6 feet of snow over four days in the San Juan Mountains led to several road closures in the region, but receiving up-to-date information of those...
DATE: Dec. 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
A pack rat that made its home under the hood of a 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee emerged startled but alive Wednesday after its nest ignited, causing a fire that engulfed the vehicle. The incident...
DATE: Nov. 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
It is now the iconic photo of a mine cleanup gone wrong - a photo that has been seen by countless people and one that defines the enormity of an environmental disaster. Since the photo of three...
DATE: Aug. 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News
The Environmental Protection Agency said Monday it doesn't anticipate any decisions on whether to reopen the Animas River in Durango until at least Aug. 17. Local, state and tribal governments will...
DATE: Aug. 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News
It is now the iconic photo of a mine cleanup gone wrong – a photo that has been seen by countless people and one that defines the enormity of an environmental disaster. Since the photo of three...
DATE: Aug. 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
The Environmental Protection Agency typically responds to disasters caused by private interests; it doesn’t cause them. So the agency finds itself in an unusual position of accepting blame for the...
DATE: Aug. 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
A bear with a nose for trash tore through a metal garage door and made off with several bags of garbage early Thursday in the Edgemont Ranch subdivision northeast of Durango. The bruin gained entry...
DATE: July 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News
A bear with a nose for trash tore through a metal garage door and made off with several bags of garbage early Thursday in the Edgemont Ranch subdivision northeast of Durango. The bruin gained entry...
DATE: July 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
A Towaoc man was sentenced Wednesday in federal court to 55 years in prison for shooting another man three times. The victim survived. Matthew Dewayne Jaramillo, 29, rolled his head and looked at...
DATE: Aug. 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News
The La Plata County Sheriff's Office announced Thursday it has identified the remains of the body of Dylan Redwine, a 13-year-old boy who went missing in November north of Vallecito Reservoir. The...
DATE: June 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News
An electrical storm that blew into the region Monday afternoon sparked several wildfires in Southwest Colorado, and more are expected this week. "We're just trying to get to them as soon as we can...
DATE: June 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - News
