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An investigation has turned up empty as to why a longtime Durango man crossed the center line of U.S. Highway 550 in August, causing a head-on crash that killed him and a mother of two. On Aug. 23,...
DATE: Dec. 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
Work to connect the “Bridge to Nowhere” to U.S. Highway 550 atop Farmington Hill is scheduled to begin in spring and be completed in up to three years, the Colorado Department of Transportation...
DATE: Dec. 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
A “very, very large” boulder fell onto U.S. Highway 550 near Coal Bank Pass on Monday afternoon, and though no one was injured, the Colorado Department of Transportation says it is a good reminder...
DATE: Dec. 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
A driver and his passengers escaped injury after hitting a cow Saturday night on U.S. Highway 550 north of Aztec. According to New Mexico State Police, a 2008 GMC pickup, driven by a 76-year-old...
DATE: Dec. 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
A Bayfield man was airlifted with serious injuries after being involved in a head-on crash Friday night on U.S. Highway 550 north of the Colorado-New Mexico line. The crash was reported at 7:42...
DATE: Nov. 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
A motorcycle crash Wednesday afternoon on U.S. Highway 550 just north of the New Mexico line sent two Bloomfield residents to the hospital, including a woman who was airlifted with a head injury,...
DATE: Oct. 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
Traffic will be decreased to one lane in each direction for the remainder of the year on the High Bridge on South Camino del Rio, just north of the Walmart in Durango. Drivers will experience...
DATE: Oct. 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
Taxpayers will have to foot the bill to clean up the lingering mess of a crashed truck on U.S. Highway 550 near Cascade Creek after the Texas-based trucking company responsible for the incident...
DATE: Sept. 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
New construction typically doesn’t bulldoze through a graveyard, so why is it OK for the Colorado Department of Transportation to destroy and pave over a large settlement of Native American ruins...
DATE: Sept. 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
Night work on U.S. Highway 550/Camino del Rio, near Town Plaza, will result in traffic lane closures and delays next week. Lisa Schwantes, spokeswoman for CDOT, said the work is part of the...
DATE: Aug. 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
A 32-year-old Texas man was cited with careless driving after driving off U.S. Highway 550 at the base of Coal Bank Pass on Thursday, causing his truck to catch fire. Colorado State Patrol Capt....
DATE: Aug. 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
A home on Jenkins Ranch Road sold for $3.1 million on Dec. 31, 2019, making it the most expensive sale within Durango city limits in recent memory, according to a local real estate agent. The 7,567-square-foot home has six bedrooms, seven full bathrooms and one half bathroom, and sits on 3.81 acres.
