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Death And Dying

What happens to those who die and have no family or money for burial in La Plata County?

After exhaustive search for next of kin, abandoned remains end up in Durango’s Greenmount Cemetery

DATE: Jan 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Celebration of life for former Durango city councilor set for Jan. 21 at Fort Lewis College

Business owner and musician Chris Bettin to be honored at Community Concert Hall

DATE: Jan 5, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bayfield man dies in snowmobile crash

Sled left road and fell down a 100-foot slope on Blue Ridge Drive

DATE: Jan 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Investigation under wraps in October deaths of two Fort Lewis College students

Drugs eliminated as cause of death for two sisters, ages 18 and 19

DATE: Nov 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Celebration of life held for missing Durango runner David Lunde

La Plata County Search and Rescue suspended search after failing to find a single trace of the 29-year-old

DATE: Nov 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Trial begins for muzzleloader accused of shooting, killing bowhunter in San Juan National Forest

Pennsylvania man charged with criminal negligent homicide and hunting in a careless manner

DATE: Oct 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Two women killed in head-on crash south of Cortez on U.S. Highway 160

Driver hit deer and crossed into oncoming lane, according to Colorado State Patrol

DATE: Oct 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Telluride mourns Hilaree Nelson, its ‘Athena in Gore-Tex’

Nelson died last month on a Himalayan expedition after triggering an avalanche on Mount Manaslu

DATE: Oct 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Fort Lewis College reports one student dead, another in critical condition

No cause of death given, but ‘toxic substance was likely involved’

DATE: Oct 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Human remains found on Middle Mountain north of Vallecito

Colorado Bureau of Investigation says bones are those of an adult

DATE: Sep 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado sees record number of drownings, many related to alcohol or ignoring life jackets

Recent accidents put 2022 total at 36 water-related deaths

DATE: Sep 13, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Bayfield man found dead in home

Marshal’s Office investigating gunshot death; no foul play suspected

DATE: Sep 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

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