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Citizens Fire Academy taking applications
Starting April 30, citizens can get a taste of being a firefighter. The Cortez Fire Protection District is accepting applications for its Citizens’ Fire Academy. Applications are due by April…
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Earth Briefs
Birding festival features several tours Several tours offered during the 11th annual Ute Mountain-Mesa Verde Birding Festival will focus on the Dolores River’s various habitats. Birding enthusiasts who register for…
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Budget debate begins
Most of Colorado’s $25 billion budget for next year is set in stone, but lawmakers will get a chance to make tweaks before they approve it and send it to…
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Now, state is at odds over police reform
Arrest recordings, unlawful orders are on agenda
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Gardner aims to bolster water rights
Gardner WASHINGTON – In a speech on the U.S. Senate floor Wednesday, Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., proposed an amendment to the Senate budget aimed at protecting privately held water rights…
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Backcountry booms
Lift-ticket sales descend, but a budding ski genre heads for the summit
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Background-check repeal wins Senate’s approval
Senate initially backs eliminating law, but it faces a climb
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Cortez preservation board close to signature goal
Cortez is on the cusp of getting its first official historic district, as the local entity going after the designation reports it is just a few signatures shy of the…
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Marijuana DUIs: Hard to identify, prosecute
Numbers rise, but enforcement is rare for driving high