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Local task force assists in Boulder County area’s Marshall Fire

CDOT escorts five fire engines over Wolf Creek, La Veta passes

DATE: Jan 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

COVID deaths increase in Montezuma County; outbreaks reported at Walmart, nursing home

Number of cases in county decline; 61% fully vaccinated

DATE: Dec 31, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Subzero temps expected to kick off the new year in Southwest Colorado

A week of storms boosted snowpack to above average in San Juan Mountains

DATE: Dec 31, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango McDonald’s reopens after six-month remodel

Fast food restaurant maintains previous footprint, but otherwise was rebuilt from the ground up

DATE: Dec 31, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

A good time to be a cop? Trainer says positive reforms are underway

10 cadets graduate from Southwest Regional Law Enforcement Academy

DATE: Dec 31, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Good snowpack opens up trails for cross-country skiing and fat biking

Mancos Chicken Creek trails are groomed for skiers; Dolores Boggy Draw trails are groomed for fat biking

DATE: Dec 31, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico advocates renew push for juvenile justice bill

ALBUQUERQUE – It seemed likely that Michael Brown, 44, would die in prison. He was tried as an adult in 1995 and convicted by a jury on first-degree murder and other charges in the stabbing ...

DATE: Dec 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New access to BLM lands attracts horses and hikers

Summit parcel has winter closure Dec. 1 to April 30

DATE: Dec 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wife thanks deputies for their Christmas kindness

Right before Christmas, my husband, Chris, who is 88, had an anxiety episode related to his dementia. When I called for help, the Sheriff’s Office sent deputy Alan Phelps and (his elf) Thoma...

DATE: Dec 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: Thank You Letters