Durango Colorado

Still Too Sexy For Yearbook? Teen Talks Pic Scandal On 'Today'

Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Miki Spies, Video, Yearbook Photo, Matt Lauer, Durango High School, Today Show, Durango Colorado, Durango High School Yearbook, Sexy Yearbook Photo, Durango, Sydney Spies, Colorado, Denver News

Aspiring young model Sydney Spies of Durango appeared on the "Today Show" with her mom Monday to discuss what they see as a censorship issue. Spies ha...

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Ground Zero Law Firm Sues Over Colorado Drilling

David Frey | Posted 05.28.2011

Read More: Natural Gas Drilling, Diana DeGette, Fracking, Oil Drilling, Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Durango-Colorado, Denver News
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A New York law firm that won a major settlement for World Trade Center rescue workers is representing residents of Colorado's Western Slope who say th...

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Durango Lifts Goatee Ban For Cops; Beards Still Barred

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Durango Police Facial Hair, Durango Goatees, Durango Police, Durango Goatee Ban, Durango-Colorado, Denver News

DURANGO, Colo. — Full beards are still banned, but police in the Colorado mountain town of Durango are now allowed to have goatees, though the d...

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Mechanic Finds Snake Wrapped Around Car Engine

The Durango Herald | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Snake Car Engine, Snake in Engine, Durango Colorado, Bull Snake, Denver News

A 4-foot-long bull snake sought refuge, and possibly warmth, in the engine block of a car that was serviced last month at the Durango Walmart....

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Small plane crash in Durango injures 2

Fox 31 | Fox 31 | Posted 05.25.2011

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DURANGO, Colo. - Two people sustained minor injuries after a single engine Cessna-172D was forced to make an emergency landing Sunday morning, officia...

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Fiddling With Your Turkey

Shan Wells | Posted 10.05.2011

Read More: Thanksgiving Recipies, Durango Colorado, Thanksgiving, Shan Wells, Thanksgiving Commentary, Colorado, Thanksgiving Canada, Denver News
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White and dark meats on the turkey cook differently. Dark meat takes longer. When you defrost your turkey, ace bandage two ice packs on the breasts...

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Department Of Energy Eyes Solar Array Atop Radioactive Mine Tailings Near Durango

Durango Herald | Dale Rodebaugh | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Smelter Mountain, Bodo Canyon, Department of Energy, Radioactive Waste, LPEA, Durango-Colorado, Renewable Energy, Mine Tailings, Solar Power, Denver News

The Department of Energy is seeking comments on an initial study to gauge the environmental impacts of installing a photovoltaic array atop or near bu...

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Colorado Division

The Durango Herald | By Patrick Young | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Durango Colorado, Bear Attack, Colorado DIvision of WIldlife, Colorado State University, Denver News

The Colorado Division of Wildlife killed a bear early Saturday morning after it bit a man near the Manna Soup Kitchen, 1100 Avenida del Sol in Durango...

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BP Picks Up Tab For Durango Fireworks Show

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Durango Colorado, Fireworks, British Petroleum, Bp, Denver News

DURANGO, Colo. — The fireworks display in the city of Durango will go on thanks to embattled oil giant BP. The company stepped forward to pay f...

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Durango Residents' TV Continues To Air ONLY New Mexico Programming

Durango Herald | Garrett Andrews | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Local TV, New Mexico Broadcasters Association, Tv Programming, New Mexico TV, Bresnan Communications, Denver TV, Durango-Colorado, Colorado Broadcasters Association, DISH Network, Direct TV, American General Media, Denver News

A few twists popped up in this week's episode of the ongoing serial drama that is the effort to bring Denver TV to Montezuma and La Plata counties. ...

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Durango Bicyclist Hit Bay Cannon Fire

AP | By Shane Benjamin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cannon, Biker Hit by Cannon, Bicyclist Hit by Cannon, Durango Colorado, Denver News

DURANGO, Colo. — A bicyclist riding in a multiple sclerosis fundraiser was bombarded by cannon blast in what authorities suspect was a teenage p...

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Anthoney L. Buckner, Denver Man, Survives 496-Foot Drop Off Cliff Near Durango

AP | Shane Benjamin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Red Mountain Pass, Durango Colorado, Anthoney L. Buckner, Colorado State Patrol, Mineral Creek, Denver News

SILVERTON, Colo. (AP)— Authorities say a 33-year-old Denver man survived after he lost control of his car and it dropped almost 500 feet off the...

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Drug Dealer Robbed, Suspects Located Via Parole-Mandated GPS Ankle Bracelet

Durango Herald | Shane Benjamin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Parole, Ankle Bracelet, Poliquin, Burglary, Durango-Colorado, Vaughan, Man on Parole, Drug Dealer Robbed, Beck, Gps, Provencio, GPS Tracker, Denver News

Four men broke into a Durango home earlier this month with masks and guns to rob a suspected cocaine dealer of his cash and supplies, according to an ...

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ConocoPhillips To Pay $175,000 Fine For

Durango Herald | Chuck Slothower | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Epa, Durango Colorado, Southern Ute Indian Reservation, Conoco Phillips, Phillips-Conoco, Environmental Protection Agency, Clean Air Act, Denver News

ConocoPhillips Co. has agreed to pay a hefty fine and install pollution-control equipment to settle alleged Clean Air Act violations on the Southern U...

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Ballroom Roof Collapses In Durango Under Weight Of Snow

The Durango Herald | Dale Rodebaugh | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iron Horse Inn, Snow, Blizzard of 2010, Durango, Roof Collapse, Durango-Colorado, Denver News

The roof of the 7,000-square-foot ballroom/conference center at the Iron Horse Inn collapsed from the weight of snow early Thursday. A night auditor...

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Iron Horse Ballroom In Durango Collapses Under Weight Of Snow

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bob Weir, Iron Horse Inn, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Rita Marley, Roof Collapse, Durango-Colorado, Ballroom, Colorado Snow, Denver News

The roof of Durango's Iron Horse Inn ballroom/conference center collapsed Thursday morning, under the weight of more than 3 feet of snow that fell las...

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Durango Snow Death: 74-Year Old Man Found In Snow Drift Outside Home

Durango Herald | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Durango Colorado, Snow, 74-Year Old Man Snow Drift, Snow Drift, Dead Body in Snow Drift, Denver News

A 74-year-old Durango man was found dead in a snowdrift Monday in front of his home, said Durango police Capt. Micki Browning. Police did not relea...

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Orbitz Ski Resort List: Half Of Top Ten Ski Resorts In Country Are In Colorado

Denver Business Journal | Mark Harden | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Durango Colorado, WInter Park, Colorado Ski Resorts, Breckenridge, Vail, Orbitz, Denver News

There's good news and bad news for Colorado in Orbitz's latest list of the nation's top 10 ski-resort destinations. The good news: Five of the 10 r...

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CU student's body found at Wolf Creek Ski Area

Vail Daily. | Vail Daily | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Durango-Colorado, Chappaqua-New York, Home News

DURANGO, Colo. - A 22-year-old University of Colorado student from Chappaqua, N.Y., has died after an accident at Wolf Creek Ski Area in sout...

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Durango pot shop reports break-in, but no theft

Grand Junction Free Press | GJ Free Press | Posted 05.25.2011

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Durango pot shop reports break-in, but no theft Staff Writer DURANGO, Colo. (AP) - A medical marijuana dispensary in Durango says a pers...

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Michael Bennet:

Durango Herald | Shane Benjamin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Durango Colorado, Economic Recovery, Michael Bennet, Savings Rates, Economy, False Recovery, Denver News

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, speaking Sunday in Durango, said it will take new investments in education, energy and small businesses for America to fully...

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CU student's body found at Wolf Creek Ski Area

Sky Hi Daily News | SkyHi Daily | Posted 05.25.2011

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DURANGO, Colo. (AP) - A 22-year-old University of Colorado student from Chappaqua, N.Y., has died after an accident at Wolf Creek Ski Area in...

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Person in chicken suit ruffles feathers in Durango

Vail Daily. | Vail Daily | Posted 05.25.2011

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Person in chicken suit ruffles feathers in Durango Associated Press newsroom@vaildaily.com Vail, CO Colorado DURANGO, Colorado - A person...

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Another delay in plans to reopen Colorado gold mine

Grand Junction Free Press | GJ Free Press | Posted 05.25.2011

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DURANGO, Colo. (AP) - Plans to reopen an old gold mine in La Plata County have hit another delay. Wildcat Mining Corp.'s application to reo...

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Colorado ski resort yanks woman's pass after complaints

Vail Daily. | Vail Daily | Posted 05.25.2011

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Colorado ski resort yanks woman's pass after complaints Associated Press Durango, CO Colorado DURANGO, Colorado - A company that operates...

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