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Torrential rain floods Bayfield homes, prompting demands for improved stormwater management

Town Board examining storm management plan

DATE: Jul 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fatally injured New Mexico helicopter crew member called 911

ALBUQUERQUE – One of the four first responders killed in last weekend's New Mexico helicopter crash managed to call 911 before succumbing to his injuries, according to emergency dispatch rec...

DATE: Jul 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Dolores awarded multiple grants for town upgrades

Funding supports new bathroom, bear mitigation, emergencies and river access

DATE: Jul 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Crowd protests relocation of abortion clinic to New Mexico

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Anti-abortion activists from across the U.S. converged in southern New Mexico on Tuesday to protest relocation plans by the Mississippi clinic at the center of the court b...

DATE: Jul 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico tax changes benefit lower-income residents

SANTA FE – The tax burden for funding state government and public schools in New Mexico is shifting slightly toward wealthier residents as the state stops collecting taxes on most Social Sec...

DATE: Jul 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Firefighters reach full containment on Twin Buttes Fire; blaze measured at 4 acres

About 30 people remain on scene ‘fortifying’ lines

DATE: Jul 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

San Juan Forest approves land swap with billionaire landowner in Archuleta County

Controversial deal was opposed by environmental groups and triggered Freedom of Information Act lawsuit

DATE: Jul 19, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Prairie dog tests positive for plague in La Plata County

No known human exposure to the rodent, its colony or fleas in the area

DATE: Jul 19, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

In new book, Lauren Boebert chronicles upbringing and path to politics

‘My American Life,’ a 241-page biography, was released last week

DATE: Jul 19, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores boating group launches new river camp for young people

Dolores River Boating Advocates expand programs to meet demand

DATE: Jul 19, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Firefighters respond to ‘creeping’ wildfire west of Durango

Blaze scorched about 2 acres of oak brush east of Twin Buttes subdivision

DATE: Jul 19, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Animal bites from pets increasing in Montezuma County

Issue raises importance of rabies vaccinations for pets, livestock

DATE: Jul 18, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News