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Law gives Southwest Colorado’s Ute tribes a voice at state Capitol

Gov. Jared Polis declares April 11 Ute Day at Capitol

DATE: Apr 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wildfire briefing: Cortez area faces fire watches this week

Air quality could decline; parts of Four Corners face ‘extreme drought’

DATE: Apr 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Truck crash snarls morning commute on U.S. Highway 160 east of Durango

Vehicle ‘dropped a couple tires off the road’ and rolled near Elmore’s Corner

DATE: Apr 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado governor, Dems unveil plan to advance TABOR refund checks

Individual taxpayers would receive $400 under the plan; families would get $800

DATE: Apr 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Peak Colorado wildfire season may start earlier and last longer

Projections suggest peak of the fire season will start in mid-May

DATE: Apr 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

What 3 million little kokanee salmon can tell us about Colorado’s drought

The celebratory release of kokanee salmon from Roaring Judy hatchery ensures that the fish so popular with anglers continue to propagate – even in drought-ravaged waters

DATE: Apr 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Emergency declaration for multiple wildfires in New Mexico

20 wildfires burn in half the state’s drought-stricken 33 counties

DATE: Apr 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Report: Fire training, equipment lacking at U.S. nuclear dump

ALBUQUERQUE – The U.S. government’s nuclear waste repository in New Mexico has major issues in fire training and firefighting vehicles, with its fleet in disrepair after years of neglect, ac...

DATE: Apr 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico