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How to care for your new plant

DATE: Mar 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango immigrants condemn war but disagree on events leading up to Russia-Ukraine conflict

Man worries for future of separatist country; others believe Putin’s crusade is justified

DATE: Mar 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma Hospital District asking voters to drop sunset on sales tax and reduce mill levy

Ballot initiative would allow financing for hospital upgrades and maintenance

DATE: Mar 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Storm expected to deliver mild snow amid unseasonably warm weather

Cortez nears record-high temperatures; storm could dump up to 2 feet in mountains

DATE: Mar 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Towaoc woman suspected in Walmart bomb, death threats is arrested

Raelena Kuebler suspected of continuing threats to store employees

DATE: Mar 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Human-bear conflicts down in 2021 in Southwest Colorado

Abundant food and bear-proof trash cans helped limit interactions

DATE: Mar 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wildlife officers search for mountain lion that scratched man near Cortez

Close encounter came after a commotion on porch on Road 24; trap is set

DATE: Mar 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

N.M. Supreme Court rules non-navigable water rule is unconstitutional

Ruling allows for rafting, fly fishing and other uses on rivers that cross private property

DATE: Mar 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico increases focus on race in K-12 despite backlash

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s K-12 students will see a greater focus on race and ethnicity, including Native American history, in their curriculum over the next two years under new standards aimed...

DATE: Mar 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico Gov. signs education bills, $10k teacher raise

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor signed law four bills into law that will increase funding for education, including major hikes to teacher salaries.

DATE: Mar 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico lowers cap in interest rates for storefront loans

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed legislation aimed at underwriting loans to local startup companies with taxpayer dollars and a consumer protection bill that lowers the maxi...

DATE: Mar 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Harassment complaint against New Mexico legislator advances

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An attorney for a woman who alleges she was sexually harassed by a prominent New Mexico state legislator says an investigation by the Legislature is moving forward after an initial vetting of the complaint.

DATE: Mar 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico