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Man pleads guilty to fentanyl distribution in Montezuma County

A New Mexico man, Manuel Nester Vargas, has pleaded guilty to a charge of illegal drug distribution, a Class 3 felony, under a plea agreement with the 22nd Judicial District Attorney’s Office....

DATE: Jan. 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado lawmakers split along party lines on impeachment vote

Colorado’s seven representatives split along partisan lines Wednesday as President Donald Trump was impeached for the second time. The Senate is expected to hold a trial in coming weeks to...

DATE: Jan. 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Agile Space Industries gains recognition for bringing jobs to Durango

A Washington, D.C., ideas laboratory recognized Agile Space Industries, a Durango-based aerospace company, Tuesday for its efforts to support and diversify the city’s economy. The bipartisan...

DATE: Jan. 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Business

Durango, La Plata County prepare for potential unrest on Inauguration Day

Law enforcement in Durango is holding out hope that any possible protests leading up to President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration next week will remain peaceful, but authorities are also preparing...

DATE: Jan. 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Drought causing issues for Durango’s fish hatchery

Prolonged drought in Southwest Colorado is now affecting Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s fish hatchery in Durango. Joe Lewandowski, spokesman for CPW, said the Durango Fish Hatchery, along the banks...

DATE: Jan. 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hundreds apply for PPP loans at Durango bank

By Thursday afternoon, 300 applications for the latest round of the Paycheck Protection Program had already been received at First Southwest Bank in Durango. First Southwest and Native American...

DATE: Jan. 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bath & Body Works at Durango Mall to close

Citing slow sales, the Bath & Body Works shop at the Durango Mall plans to close Jan. 23. Shanice Medina, store supervisor, said store sales have slowed to a point where the store is no longer...

DATE: Jan. 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Six COVID-19 deaths, outbreak reported at Cortez and Mancos nursing homes

Six residents of a nursing home in Cortez have died because of COVID-19, and seven people have tested positive at a nursing home in Mancos, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and...

DATE: Jan. 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

EPA to drill into mine west of Silverton at risk of blowout

The Environmental Protection Agency plans this summer to drill into the collapsed entrance of a mine near Silverton that’s at risk of a blowout. If the situation sounds familiar, it is. The EPA in...

DATE: Jan. 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Trump impeached after Capitol riot in historic second charge

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House for a historic second time Wednesday, charged with “incitement of insurrection” over the deadly mob siege of the Capitol in a...

DATE: Jan. 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico reaches $11 million settlement with mining company over Gold King spill

The state of New Mexico has reached an $11 million settlement with Silverton-based Sunnyside Gold Corp. over costs related to the 2015 Gold King Mine spill, the state announced Wednesday. The...

DATE: Jan. 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico man arrested for allegedly decapitating family kitten

A Jicarilla Game and Fish officer has been arrested on suspicion of extreme cruelty to animals after authorities say the officer decapitated a family kitten. The Bloomfield Police Department said...

DATE: Jan. 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

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