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Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019

Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019

Heavy snow will welcome state ski championships to Durango

More than 300 skiers expected to slide into town this week

By John Livingston Regional sports editor

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Monica Lewinsky to share story of surviving cyberbullying in Durango

Film and TV

Movies playing in Durango Feb. 22-28

Southwest Life

Harvey Weinstein and a broken promise in Indian Country

Local News

A tale of two forecasts: Weather observers offer different predictions for snowfall this week

Local News

Update: Backcountry skier found dead in Telluride’s Bear Creek

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Collaboration Festival brings together beer makers from across Colorado

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Are local businesses hurting or benefiting from storms?

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The price of shame

Snowstorm buries La Plata County

A winter storm early this week left Durango, Bayfield and La Plata County residents digging out.

DPD body camera footage

The Durango Police Department equipped all officers with body cameras on Jan. 14, 2019. During the first month of using the cameras, officers documented 2,414 encounters, adding up to 507 hours of... Read more

John Simpson at City Council

Durango resident John Simpson has been adamant that the city of Durango has enough money and doesn't need a tax increase. City councilors believe otherwise.

Silverton Skijoring

Skijoring returns to the town of Silverton

Durango High School boy's and girl's basketball play Grand Junction

Durango High School boy's and girl's basketball take on Grand Junction High School on Friday night at DHS.

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Ryan Maye Handy

Purple Mountain Politics

Bill would require mining companies to demonstrate they can mitigate pollution

Mike Smedley

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Roads could be fixed with tax on trikes, skateboards

Mark Pearson

Thinking Green

Land conservation overcomes congressional gridlock

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Are you in favor of allowing Durango businesses to use sidewalk sandwich-board signs?

Related article: City Council to vote on sign code update

The Business Improvement District is encouraging business owners to offer their views about the sign code update at the Durango City Council meeting Tuesday.

Tim Walsworth, BID executive director, said two...

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A tale of two forecasts: Weather observers offer different predictions for snowfall this week

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Body, blood found on County Road 201

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Durango approves new sign code

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City Council gives first approval to new camping rules

Heavy snow will welcome state ski championships to Durango

Bear breaks into SUV, then takes it for a short drive

Fort Lewis College responds to graffiti incident

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