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BLM warns campers about planned fires on Dolores West Rim

The BLM Tres Rios Field Office plans to continue with prescribed burning on the West Rim Prescribed Burn Project beginning through May 1 if conditions allow, a Bureau of Land Management...

DATE: April 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

BLM reviews proposed Gypsum Valley grazing, sage grouse project

The Tres Rios Office of the Bureau of Land Management will host an informational field trip May 18 on two proposed projects. BLM wildlife and range conservation officials will lead tours of the Dry...

DATE: April 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado Parks and Wildlife releases film ‘Lynx: Shadows of the Forest’

A film released Wednesday by Colorado Parks and Wildlife showcases the “Shadows of the Forest” in Colorado’s high-elevation wilderness – the Canada lynx. The film was published on CPW’s YouTube,...

DATE: April 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango High School senior achieves dream of invitation to West Point

Ford Kavu Pitts found out in the middle of an anatomy test at Durango High School that he had achieved his goal since middle school: He will be one of 1,200 new cadets at the U.S. Military Academy...

DATE: April 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hemp company asks Montezuma County to lift ban on commercial marijuana farms

A hemp grower has requested that Montezuma County commissioners lift the ban on commercial marijuana operations in the unincorporated parts of the county. Green Lynx Farms near Mancos hopes to...

DATE: April 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County denies license for marijuana dispensary

Border Buds, the proposed dispensary on the Colorado-New Mexico border, lost its bid for a La Plata County marijuana business license Tuesday. The county’s Marijuana Licensing Authority, made up of...

DATE: April 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Largest firefighting plane may be sold for COVID response

DENVER – As Western states prepare for this year’s wildfire season, the world’s largest firefighting plane has been grounded and could be converted to help fight against another crisis, the...

DATE: April 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango offers paid opportunities for artists

It’s time for Durango’s artists to freshen up their paints: The Durango Art Brigade is offering paid work opportunities this spring. The collaborative group has at least 18 art projects available...

DATE: April 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Education

New Mexico tourist wins $10.5M Las Vegas casino slot jackpot

LAS VEGAS – A visitor from New Mexico won a $10.5 million slot machine jackpot early Tuesday at a Las Vegas casino, the property reported. The South Point Hotel Casino & Spa said the Megabucks...

DATE: April 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Prison worker alleges retaliation for report of rodents

SANTA FE – A mental-health worker at a state prison in western New Mexico says she was harassed and threatened by superiors after reporting details of an apparent rodent infestation, under a...

DATE: April 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Man arrested after girlfriend’s kids give note to bus driver

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A Las Cruces man was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence-related charges after his girlfriend asked her children to give their school bus driver a note saying she was in...

DATE: April 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Top-tier management team assigned to New Mexico wildfire

OTERO, N.M. – A top-tier management team and additional air tankers and ground crews have been assigned to a wildfire burning in the Sacramento Mountains of south-central New Mexico. The fire near...

DATE: April 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

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