Top Democrats, Republicans join together on 11th-hour property tax deal
Bill would permanently lower overall tax rates
The Blotter, May 3-6
Durango Police Department
Monday
1:45 a.m. A man spray painted a window in the 600 block of Main Ave.
Sunday
12:45 a.m. A plastic trash bin was on fire in the east 200 block of Eight...
DATE: May 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Bill to ban purchase, sale and transfer of so-called assault weapons in Colorado will be shelved
Sponsor of House Bill 1292 will ask for measure to be killed
DATE: May 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Colorado lawmakers reject push to prevent local short-term rental rules from applying to backcountry huts and cabins
Senate Bill 213, which was connected to the wealthy owner of a backcountry property outside Crested Butte, drew the ire of counties
DATE: May 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Littleton bus aide accused of assaulting disabled students appears in court, faces 10 additional charges
Arapahoe County prosecutors on Friday filed an additional 10 charges against a Littleton Public Schools bus aide who they allege repeatedly physically abused nonverbal autistic kids as they ...
DATE: May 5, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News
The deal behind Colorado’s oil and gas deal: No new drilling policies until 2028
A grand bargain Gov. Jared Polis announced last week isn’t only intended to avert the current showdown over oil and gas development in Colorado.
The political truce is engineered to prevent ...
DATE: May 5, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Analyzing 5 years of injuries, crashes and hit-and-runs at Colorado ski areas
The Colorado Sun spent two years assembling hard-to-get data
DATE: May 3, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News
The Blotter, May 1
Durango Police Department
Wednesday
6:18 a.m. A vehicle was broken into at Burger King, 1415 Main Ave.
9:41 a.m. A disgruntled man was harassing someone in the east 100 block of Seve...
DATE: May 2, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Colorado owes taxpayers $34M in refunds it never sent
Lawmakers have just days left in the 2024 legislative session to correct the error
DATE: May 2, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News
New blueprint for building up the force of Colorado construction workers
Colorado needs to build more housing. It also needs the people to build more housing. Denver’s BuildStrong Academy is trying to bridge the gap between those two needs.
The academy is backed ...
DATE: May 2, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Colorado cannabis businesses hope reclassification of drug will mean they pay fewer taxes
With U.S. officials considering loosening restrictions on marijuana companies, Colorado cannabis companies are looking forward to getting relief from the taxman.
The Justice Department recom...
DATE: May 1, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News
The Blotter, April 24-30
Durango Police Department
Monday
9:49 a.m. Someone was throwing trash everywhere at Spanish Trails Inn & Suites.
1:31 p.m. A woman was trying to cash a fraudulent check at Wells Farg...
DATE: Apr 30, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News
