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Kids in deadly Colorado crash didn’t wear seat belts

Driver cited, and 3 people remain hospitalized

DATE: Apr 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Environmental questions present challenge for Durango airport

Consultants will study wetlands, endangered species, archaeological sites

DATE: Apr 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Weekend storm improves vital Colorado snowpack

Associated Press DENVER – A powerful weekend storm dropped welcome snow into the Colorado mountains ahead of the critical spring runoff that determines how much water flows into r...

DATE: Apr 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado pot report: More adults smoking

Kids not smoking more since legalization

DATE: Apr 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

In Washington, the Nooksack 306 fight to stay in their tribe

An internecine battle rages over tribal membership and identity

DATE: Apr 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Will states find other revenue streams to weather the fossil fuel bust?

Powerhouses like Wyoming and Alaska are shrinking budgets, not looking for new sources of income

DATE: Apr 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Pain pills give rise to heroin in West

Near Sacramento, California, nearly a dozen people died from opioids in recent weeks

DATE: Apr 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bison recovery starts with small herds

New approach to conservation focuses on small herds on a patchwork of land

DATE: Apr 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Jackson Gulch reservoir gets new jet valve

The Mancos Water Conservancy District is getting the Jackson Gulch Reservoir ready to fill and release water. That should happen in the next few weeks, said MWCD superintendent Ga...

DATE: Apr 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos school board approves 2016-17 calendar

Mancos school board members on Monday approved the district calendar for the 2016-2017 school year. The first day for students will be Wednesday, Aug. 17. Thanksgiving Break will ...

DATE: Apr 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos park will get $60,000 uplift

Cottonwood Park, off of Spruce Street on the southwest side of Mancos, will get about $60,000 worth of improvements this spring, Town Administrator Andrea Phillips said. About $42...

DATE: Apr 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Catching up with the guys in the fire truck

By Mac Neely Whenever we hear a firetruck or an ambulance go by, or we slow down and stop on the highway for one, do you wonder where they are going or what they might have to do?...

DATE: Apr 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News