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A wildfire erupted Wednesday near the HD Mountains about 12 miles southeast of Bayfield.The fire, dubbed the Sambrito II Fire, was about 50 acres in size as of 4:30 p.m. and had grown to more than...
DATE: Aug. 24, 2011 | CATEGORY: Local News
Firefighters on Friday monitored the burn area of a 5-acre wildfire that threatened structures in southwestern La Plata County.The fire started Thursday afternoon near the base of a canyon east of...
DATE: July 22, 2011 | CATEGORY: Local News
CHERRY CREEK - Firefighters on Wednesday were working to suppress a wildfire that sparked in western La Plata County.No structures were in immediate danger, said Butch Knowlton, director of La...
DATE: July 20, 2011 | CATEGORY: Local News
A splash of rain, a bolt of lightning and a spark of fire.These were the results of a weak thunderstorm that passed overhead Wednesday afternoon in Durango.The short-lived storm dumped less than a...
DATE: June 29, 2011 | CATEGORY: Local News
Several fire agencies in Southwest Colorado have sent crews to assist with wildfires in Arizona.Durango Fire & Rescue Authority sent a three-person crew Thursday to the massive Wallow Fire in...
DATE: June 9, 2011 | CATEGORY: Local News
La Plata Archuleta Water District officials recently pitched a plan to build a joint water-treatment plant with Bayfield.Dick Lunceford, president of the water district, told the town board that a...
DATE: Aug. 5, 2010 | CATEGORY: Local News
DENVER Democrat John Hickenlooper picked the president of Colorado State University-Pueblo as his running mate in the governors race Thursday.Joe Garcia has led CSUs Pueblo campus since 2006....
DATE: Aug. 5, 2010 | CATEGORY: Local News
Veterinarian, champion shooter and life-loving cowboy known as the Durango Kid Larry Cohen died from a heart attack suffered Monday morning in his Durango-area home. He was 66.Known to clients as...
DATE: Aug. 5, 2010 | CATEGORY: Local News
WASHINGTON Its not a check from Uncle Sam, but it is something. After months of fighting for policy and funding to address Colorados bark beetle epidemic, a bill authored by Sen. Mark Udall...
DATE: Aug. 5, 2010 | CATEGORY: Local News
DURANGO HILLS An early-morning electrical storm played havoc in some parts of La Plata County on Thursday, starting a house fire and causing a rockslide along the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge...
DATE: Aug. 5, 2010 | CATEGORY: Local News