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Destination Imagination teams from Lewis-Arriola Elementary win in Durango

Two teams qualified for a regional competition in Denver next month

DATE: Mar 10, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Free Land Holders challenge federal lawsuit over forest land near Mancos

They said the court has no jurisdiction over the land

DATE: Mar 9, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

PCC’s law enforcement academy enlists Cortez officers to prepare cadets

One instructor noted the need for more women in law enforcement

DATE: Mar 9, 2025 | CATEGORY: Education

Durango finalizes deal with Archuleta County to house municipal jail inmates

City says agreement is an improvement over what La Plata County offered

DATE: Mar 9, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

DAC hears concerns about potential Cortez elementary reorganization

Accountability Committee said there has hardly been any ‘community input’

DATE: Mar 8, 2025 | CATEGORY: Education

Residents lambaste federal firings, Musk at International Women’s Day March in Durango

‘You can't be head of a company and then go out in public and then talk bad about your people’

DATE: Mar 8, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Prosecutors to retry Ignacio cold case that resulted in hung jury last month

David Hendren, 39, accused of shooting, killing Larry Fuller

DATE: Mar 8, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Police blotter

Thursday, Feb. 27 12:36 p.m. A man was arrested on two warrants at City Market, 508 E. Main St. 2:26 p.m. A man was arrested near the Cortez Elks Lodge, 2100 N. Dolores Road, on suspicion of...

DATE: Mar 7, 2025 | CATEGORY: For the record

As measles outbreak grows in Texas, fears increase in Southwest Colorado

Public health officials say checking immunity status is a critical first step in preparation

DATE: Mar 7, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sheriff’s blotter

Thursday, Jan. 30 6:38 a.m. A camper caught on fire in the 6000 block of Road 23.6 in Cortez. No humans were injured, though a dog did not make it out. It appeared to have ignited accidenta...

DATE: Mar 7, 2025 | CATEGORY: For the record

Sen. Hickenlooper and experts discuss federal funding freeze over Zoom

‘What most Americans want is not what this government is doing,’ senator says

DATE: Mar 7, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Body of missing Durango woman found on Colorado Trail

Jacquline Chavez, 49, was discovered Thursday morning; cause of death remains under investigation

DATE: Mar 6, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News