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Expect to see snow Monday and Tuesday in Southwest Colorado

A snowstorm that could leave up to 2 inches of snow in Cortez and more than 2 feet on Wolf Creek Pass over 2½ days is expected to move through Southwest Colorado late Sunday night or early Monday morn...
DATE: Dec 27, 2020 CATEGORY: Local News

Property owner wins tax battle with La Plata County

La Plata County has lost a legal battle against a property owner accused of using the agricultural-exempt tax status for its tax break, but not actually using the land for any ranching or farming acti...
DATE: Dec 27, 2020 CATEGORY: Local News

A student of snow retires from decadeslong career in high country

When you’ve lived most of your life above 11,000 feet in elevation, you’re going to have some stories to tell. And Chris George has no lack of them. “My life has been so diverse,...
DATE: Dec 26, 2020 CATEGORY: Local News

Durango backcountry skiers likely triggered fatal avalanche, report says

A final report on a fatal avalanche that killed two Durango backcountry skiers last weekend says it appears the skiers likely triggered the slide while climbing up an avalanche path. The tw...
DATE: Dec 26, 2020 CATEGORY: Local News

Landscape expert offers tips for sustainable gardening in Southwest Colorado

It’s not too soon to start thinking about next year’s garden – particularly when it comes to creating an environmentally sustainable space. Ross Shrigley, executive director of Plant Select...
DATE: Dec 26, 2020 CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado to ramp up messaging after avalanches kill three skiers in two days

Ethan Greene’s team at the Colorado Avalanche Information Center on Friday capped a week of warnings detailing an increasingly touchy snowpack with three dire social media blasts pointing to spiking a...
DATE: Dec 26, 2020 CATEGORY: Local News

Are tiny homes an affordable housing solution?

For Sandra Brooks, living in a tiny home was an easy, affordable way to spend her retirement. “I wanted a place I felt I could live the rest of my life,” said Brooks, a resident at Escalant...
DATE: Dec 26, 2020 CATEGORY: Local News

Arizona migrant border deaths on track for record amid heat

DOUGLAS, Ariz. — Heat exposure killed 19-year-old Cesar de la Cruz on an Arizona trail in July during his trek up from southern Mexico. The body of Juan Lopez Valencia, another young Mexican man, was ...
DATE: Dec 25, 2020 CATEGORY: Local News

Some Utah experts support sage grouse protection rollbacks

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) – An iconic bird species known for dramatically puffing up “bulbous yellow air sacs” on its chest and producing “weird pops and whistles” to attract mates across western sagebrus...
DATE: Dec 25, 2020 CATEGORY: Local News

Premium oil and gas tracts in short supply in New Mexico

SANTA FE – There are fewer premium tracts available for leasing by oil and gas developers on state trust land in the Permian Basin, and New Mexico land managers say that’s having an effect on revenues...
DATE: Dec 25, 2020 CATEGORY: Business

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