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‘Exceptional’ drought now plagues parts of Western Slope

Colorado’s drought conditions have worsened this week. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, nearly 90 percent of the state is in a severe drought, and more than half is considered in extr...
DATE: Oct 02, 2020 CATEGORY: Local News

Archuleta County reports its first COVID-19 outbreak

Archuleta County reported its first COVID-19 outbreak at a hunting outfitter company called HG Guide Services. Claire Macpherson with San Juan Basin Public Health said three confirmed cases...
DATE: Oct 01, 2020 CATEGORY: Local News

Quarantine begins for 19 Durango School District 9-R students

Nineteen students at Animas Valley Elementary began a quarantine Thursday after a potential exposure to a person displaying symptoms of COVID-19. Because of the severity of the symptoms the...
DATE: Oct 01, 2020 CATEGORY: Local News

Ute Mountain Ute official leaves post amid Facebook disputes

The chairman of the election board for the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe has left his post after engaging in contentious exchanges with Towaoc and Cortez-area residents on social media over political issues....
DATE: Oct 01, 2020 CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez driver faces homicide charge, $500k bond after woman dies

A Cortez woman died Tuesday evening on Colorado Highway 145, after falling from the roof of a moving vehicle, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The deceased victim was identified as A...
DATE: Oct 01, 2020 CATEGORY: Local News

DA’s Office disqualified from prosecuting Bayfield child sex assault case

The 6th Judicial District Attorney’s Office has been disqualified from further prosecuting a Pagosa Springs man accused of child sex assault after District Attorney Christian Champagne broke a policy ...
DATE: Oct 01, 2020 CATEGORY: Local News

Drivers urged to use caution as big game start migrations

Drivers are urged to use extra caution this fall as deer and elk begin to migrate from the high country. Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesman Joe Lewandowski said deer have already started...
DATE: Oct 01, 2020 CATEGORY: Local News

First case of West Nile virus in La Plata County confirmed

The year’s first human case of the West Nile virus was reported Thursday in La Plata County, according to San Juan Basin Public Health. West Nile virus is a mosquito-borne illness that can ...
DATE: Oct 01, 2020 CATEGORY: Local News

2 of 4 debris piles removed from Colorado Trail

Several public lands groups have helped clear avalanche debris from a large section of the Colorado Trail near Elk Creek, near Molas Pass. The slide occurred during the heavy snowfall durin...
DATE: Oct 01, 2020 CATEGORY: Local News

Road Apple Rally is a go this year, in a virtual format

Even though there won’t be the excitement of a final sprint between riders or a crowd to cheer on cyclists, the 40th annual Road Apple Rally mountain bike race will proceed this year, albeit in an alt...
DATE: Oct 01, 2020 CATEGORY: New Mexico

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