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Ban on big cat hunting will be on Colorado’s fall ballot

Colorado voters will decide this fall whether to ban the hunting of bobcats and mountain lions. The Secretary of State’s office confirmed Wednesday that backers turned in enough valid signat...

DATE: Aug 1, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Trial begins for former elections clerk accused of tampering with voting machines

Hearings may provide deeper look into efforts by some Trump supporters to investigate stolen election claims

DATE: Jul 31, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Advocates blast Western Slope counties’ ‘grossly inadequate’ Dolores Canyon conservation plan

Proposal from Mesa and Montrose counties would reduce proposed monument area by more than 90%

DATE: Jul 29, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado’s recidivism rate is 28%. This job fair is hoping to change that

Jonathan Ogaz was getting a fresh haircut, like so many people do, on a Saturday. Ogaz wasn’t at a regular barbershop getting just an ordinary haircut. He, along with many other ex-convicts,...

DATE: Jul 28, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado farmers tell FTC head federal right-to-repair policy needed

Sen. Hickenlooper, Rep. Neguse join Chair Lina Khan for roundtable in Longmont The head of the Federal Trade Commission joined Colorado officials and farmers for a roundtable focusing on the...

DATE: Jul 27, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Here is everything you need to know about the bird flu outbreak in Colorado

Colorado is leading the nation in human cases of the H5 bird flu and millions of poultry in the state have been killed to stop the threat of the virus. It also has hit dairy cows in the stat...

DATE: Jul 27, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Judge blocks state GOP from meeting Saturday to potentially oust party chair

Ruling comes as multiple Republican nominees for Congress signed a letter demanding Dave Williams resign or be removed

DATE: Jul 26, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Mountain Time Zone guide to watching the Paris Summer Olympics

Subject to change, here's how to watch the opening ceremonies live and the initial appearances of Colorado-based athletes

DATE: Jul 26, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

It’s official: Larry Don Suckla wins GOP primary by 3 votes in District 58 House race

U.S. Postal Service failed to deliver 376 ballots in an area that heavily favored by eventual winner

DATE: Jul 23, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter, July 19-21

Durango Police Department Sunday 3:40 p.m. A mudslide was covering Colorado Highway 3 near Sawmill Road. 6:22 p.m. A drunken man was provoking customers near the grocery store entry ...

DATE: Jul 22, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Key Colorado Democrats react to Biden withdrawing from presidential run

Gov. Jared Polis, senators endorse Harris as new nominee

DATE: Jul 21, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Biden drops out of 2024 race after disastrous debate inflamed age concerns. VP Harris gets his nod

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised do...

DATE: Jul 21, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Photos: Hozhoni Days at Fort Lewis CollegeTribal members come together for two days of celebrating their Indigenous heritage

Tribal members come together for two days of celebrating their Indigenous heritage

Durango High School girls basketball wins bigDHS girls basketball defeat Montrose in Sweet 16 game at DHS on Wednesday

DHS girls basketball defeat Montrose in Sweet 16 game at DHS on Wednesday

Photos: Horsing around

Photos: Winter storm leaves over a foot of snow

Photos: FLC hoops at WhalenSkyhawks women’s and men’s basketball teams lose to Colorado Mesa

Skyhawks women’s and men’s basketball teams lose to Colorado Mesa

Photos: Fashion at its bestSnowdown Fashion Do’s and Don’ts

Snowdown Fashion Do’s and Don’ts

Photos: Snowdown on SaturdaySnowdown’s Canine Fashion Show and Outlaw Josie Pete’s Golf

Snowdown’s Canine Fashion Show and Outlaw Josie Pete’s Golf

Photos: Snowdown Rock-em-Sock-em Snowbots pillow fights

Snowdown Light Parade can boast another successful yearLights flashed, fire trucks wailed and a foam cannon spewed suds

Bright lights, screaming fire trucks and children bundled up so thoroughly it seemed like an army of Michelin men had taken over downtown Durango. Yep. It’s the much anticipated Snowdown light parade, this year distinguished by a crowd of onlookers peppered with scrabble tiles, Clue characters and playing cards.

Locals flocked to Main Avenue on Friday to get a look (and maybe a Smartie or two) at the floats parading through town on various, creatively decorated vehicles. There were some obvious standouts at this year’s board game-themed parade. After a fire truck’s opening sirens came the Purgatory car, toting a brightly lit ski bum moonlighting as a DJ, likely giving the women of Durango some unpleasant déjà vu. Best dressed had to go to the Colorado Department of Transportation’s bulldozer, wearing the most believable Hungry Hungry Hippos costume seen yet. Biggest crowd pleaser? The dancers boogieing to Chappell Roan’s “HOT TO GO!” while the crowd sang and wiggled along. But what got the biggest rise out of the onlookers was the white plumes of motorcycle exhaust, courtesy of the Harley-Davidson club. The smell of burning octane was a convincing enough reason for people to briefly unclutch the rails and step away from their coveted positions at the front of the fence. Last but not least, another machine spewing its interior into the crowd: a foam cannon, the first one to make an appearance in the history of Snowdown. Much better received than exhaust, it extracted gleeful screams from kids and adults alike. jbowman@durangoherald.com

Lights flashed, fire trucks wailed and a foam cannon spewed suds

Ban on big cat hunting will be on Colorado’s fall ballot

Trial begins for former elections clerk accused of tampering with voting machines

Advocates blast Western Slope counties’ ‘grossly inadequate’ Dolores Canyon conservation plan

Colorado’s recidivism rate is 28%. This job fair is hoping to change that

Colorado farmers tell FTC head federal right-to-repair policy needed

Here is everything you need to know about the bird flu outbreak in Colorado

Judge blocks state GOP from meeting Saturday to potentially oust party chair

The Mountain Time Zone guide to watching the Paris Summer Olympics

It’s official: Larry Don Suckla wins GOP primary by 3 votes in District 58 House race

The Blotter, July 19-21

Key Colorado Democrats react to Biden withdrawing from presidential run

Biden drops out of 2024 race after disastrous debate inflamed age concerns. VP Harris gets his nod

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