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Ron LeMaster, beloved ski coach, killed in collision at Eldora Mountain Resort

72-year-old was skiing Tuesday when he collided with a snowboarder

DATE: Dec 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Durango police identify driver in fatal crash; alcohol suspected

Vehicle slammed into a trolley stop shelter on north Main Avenue

DATE: Nov 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

One killed in crash on north Main Avenue in Durango

Witness says vehicle swerved sharply before crashing into trolley stop

DATE: Nov 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Residents ask Purgatory Resort to honor longtime ski lift attendant

Online petition seeking to name run after Barry ‘Carmine’ Kemler has more than 2,000 signatures

DATE: Nov 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Head-on crash causes fatality south of Cortez, says state patrol

Crash happened Sunday on U.S. 491

DATE: Nov 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Friends, family pay tribute to woman killed while working at Bayfield service station

Jadah Willmett, 21, was the only person on duty early Aug. 2

DATE: Oct 31, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Friends, family remember lifelong learner Emma Shock

La Plata County resident was involved with 4-H for about 70 years

DATE: Oct 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Update: Cyclist who died of heart attack south of Cortez is identified

Cyclist found unresponsive on Road G; cause of death listed as heart attack

DATE: Oct 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cyclist who died while competing in Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race is identified

Christopher Wood’s death marks second-ever fatality in event history

DATE: Oct 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Missing Durango man found dead on Blanca Peak

Vaughn Fetzer was a nurse at Mercy Regional Medical Center and an experienced mountain climber

DATE: Sep 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hospice of Montezuma awarded grant for remodel project

Hospice of Montezuma has been awarded $5,000 in grants to improve the client entrance to its facility at 512 N. Broadway in Cortez. The grants were awarded by concessionaire Aramark of Mesa ...

DATE: Sep 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Arrest affidavit reveals details of fatal hunting incident in Dolores County

Pennsylvania man faces charge of criminally negligent homicide

DATE: Sep 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News