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A La Plata County man who was shot and killed Tuesday south of Durango was identified Wednesday as George Sands. Sands was homeless and worked for a family in exchange for meals and a place to...
DATE: Nov. 25, 2020 | UPDATED: 5 days 7 hours ago | CATEGORY: Local News
During the middle of the night, the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office towed seven vehicles belonging to residents staying at the Purple Cliffs homeless camp south of downtown Durango. The Sheriff’s...
DATE: Nov. 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
A suspected drunken driver careened through a “bump-out” Wednesday night on Main Avenue in Durango, sending four people to the hospital, according to the Durango Police Department. The crash...
DATE: Sept. 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
La Plata County Clerk and Recorder Tiffany Parker announced Wednesday she is changing her party affiliation from Republican to unaffiliated. The shift doesn’t represent a change in political...
DATE: Aug. 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
Farmington drivers have developed a bit of a lead foot during the coronavirus pandemic. Overall traffic volume was significantly reduced in late March and most of April when New Mexico issued a...
DATE: Aug. 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico
Isolated thunderstorms caused flash flooding Sunday north of Durango, including mud and debris flows across at least three La Plata County roads. The storm materialized about 3:20 p.m. when the...
DATE: Aug. 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
The Cox Canyon fire burning near the Colorado-New Mexico line north of Aztec was about 130 acres in size as of Sunday morning, according to the San Juan County Fire Department. The blaze started...
DATE: July 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
La Plata County Search and Rescue spent four hours Friday helping a man with a broken ankle out of the backcountry north of Durango. The man was mountain biking on the Pinkerton/Flagstaff Trail...
DATE: July 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
The Durango Police Department released additional details Friday about an officer-involved shooting that occurred earlier this week, including the name of the officer who killed a burglary suspect....
DATE: July 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
An inexperienced motorcyclist hit a “bump-out” and crashed onto a sidewalk Thursday evening on Main Avenue in downtown Durango, according to police. The crash occurred about 7 p.m. in the 1000...
DATE: July 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
Gov. Jared Polis this week previewed a new phase in his statewide coronavirus response effort, called “safer at home,” which paves the way for his stay-at-home order to be lifted and certain...
DATE: April 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
The Durango Police Department is investigating a suspicious death that occurred Sunday behind Walmart in Durango. Police and medics were notified at 2:50 p.m. of an unconscious man not breathing...
DATE: April 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
