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A 37-year-old New Mexico man fell and tumbled an estimated 2,000 vertical feet while skiing the north face of Wilson Peak, about 15 miles southwest of Telluride. The mishap was reported shortly...
DATE: April 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News
An 18-year-old La Plata County man who had been missing for two months was found dead Wednesday less than a half mile from a residence in the Rafter J subdivision southwest of Durango, according to...
DATE: April 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News
Two people were taken to Mercy Regional Medical Center with serious injuries after a head-on crash during the evening commute Monday on U.S. Highway 160 in west Durango. The crash occurred at 5:04...
DATE: March 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News
A 5-year-old boy drowned Sunday night at the Durango Hot Springs, said Bryan Yearout, co-owner of the springs north of Durango. The incident occurred about 6:10 p.m. in the large swimming pool, he...
DATE: Jan. 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News
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 | 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
