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Clearnetworx internet outage reported in Durango, Cortez, Farmington and Pagosa Springs

Service went down for about 3½ hours Monday, affected roughly 4,300 customers

DATE: Apr 6, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Record warm, dry March shrinks water supplies

The warmest day reached 86 degrees, with just 9% of normal precipitation – marking one of the driest months in decades

DATE: Apr 6, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma County decides to postpone fire ban

Sheriff cites recent moisture and possible rain; commissioners say decision could come in a week

DATE: Apr 6, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fentanyl deaths rise in the Four Corners despite national decline

Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona see increases in synthetic opioid overdoses as communities struggle to contain cross-border trafficking.

DATE: Apr 6, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico enacts sweeping statewide fire restrictions to prevent wildfires

Smoking, fireworks and campfires all banned

DATE: Apr 6, 2026 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Montezuma County apple enthusiasts help rediscover lost apple variety

Montezuma Orchard Restoration Project plays a key role in a decade-long search for the Walbridge apple

DATE: Apr 6, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

DeFlock Durango proposes ordinance regulating use of automated license plate readers

Councilor Shirley Gonzales endorses proposed law

DATE: Apr 6, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

After overturned arson conviction, Durango man recounts six-year nightmare

Former FLC professor accused of setting fire to City Market working through repercussions

DATE: Apr 6, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado State University to host Native Education Forum for high school students

Students will spend five days at CSU

DATE: Apr 5, 2026 | CATEGORY: Education

Pope Leo urges peace in first Easter Mass as Christians celebrate in Jerusalem, Gaza and Tehran

VATICAN CITY – Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff Sunday with a call to lay down arms and seek peace through dialogue, departing from the tradition of naming specific g...

DATE: Apr 5, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

21-year-old Olympian with Durango roots meets fans at Purgatory Resort Downtown

Charlie Mickel says discipline is key to high-level competition

DATE: Apr 5, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango sculpture being repaired by original artist

‘Endurance’ was damaged when a car smashed into it at the Florida Road roundabout

DATE: Apr 4, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Clearnetworx internet outage reported in Durango, Cortez, Farmington and Pagosa Springs

Record warm, dry March shrinks water supplies

Montezuma County decides to postpone fire ban

Fentanyl deaths rise in the Four Corners despite national decline

New Mexico enacts sweeping statewide fire restrictions to prevent wildfires

Montezuma County apple enthusiasts help rediscover lost apple variety

DeFlock Durango proposes ordinance regulating use of automated license plate readers

After overturned arson conviction, Durango man recounts six-year nightmare

Colorado State University to host Native Education Forum for high school students

Pope Leo urges peace in first Easter Mass as Christians celebrate in Jerusalem, Gaza and Tehran

21-year-old Olympian with Durango roots meets fans at Purgatory Resort Downtown

Durango sculpture being repaired by original artist

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