Teenagers

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Teen tribal members invited to apply for Colorado Youth Advisory Council

40 students connect with Colorado lawmakers to influence state policy

July 4, 2026

$10,000 grant to enhance Cortez Public Library’s teen tech space

New programming rolls out next year

October 17, 2025

Polis opposes effort to ban flavored tobacco, nicotine products

House Bill 1064 would siphon as much as $25.2 million from universal preschool program

April 20, 2022

17-year-old’s death ruled an overdose

Teenager died five days before 18th birthday

May 11, 2021

Durango High School junior starts hand-sanitizer business

With COVID-19 closing restaurants, Samantha Newcomer created her own summer job

August 15, 2020

Teen Maze prepares eighth graders for a healthy road ahead

Interactive Teen Maze provides ‘hard information’ in a positive way

November 21, 2019

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Teen birth rates decline, but sexually transmitted diseases rise in Southwest Colorado

Some contraception may lead to unsafe sexual behavior

April 9, 2019

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Mancos library plans ‘Zombie Apocalypse’ survival course

Teens invited to two days of training

March 4, 2019

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Report says La Plata County teens lacking meaningful relationships with adults

State study looks at risks, barriers to suicide prevention

January 15, 2019

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Cortez council plans to start youth commission

Teenage volunteers would conduct city projects

April 11, 2018

Escalante Middle School student found dead

Durango School District 9R offers resources for families

May 2, 2017

State budget proposal cuts youth surveys on drugs, sex

Lundbergdu1-i-syn DENVER – Colorado schoolchildren may not be asked about their drug use and sex habits in anonymous surveys anymore,…

March 28, 2017

Durango schools integrating restorative justice into discipline

Using behavior as a learning tool

March 6, 2017

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No spike in teen marijuana use after legalization

Colorado reports that there’s been no spike in marijuana use among youths since state legalized it

June 22, 2016

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Colorado pot report: More adults smoking

Kids not smoking more since legalization

April 19, 2016

Arts and Entertainment

Ute students’ film wins award in Los Angeles

Ute Mountain Ute council member DeAnne House, actresses Tayanita Hatch, Destiny Whiteman, Kamea Clark and Leslie Lang and director Alex…

December 17, 2015

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Ute Mountain Ute teens tackle filmmaking

World premiere held at Sunflower Theatre

October 5, 2015

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Colorado teen-pregnancy program shows results

The use of intrauterine devices, IUDs, and other long-acting reversible contraceptives played a major role in reducing the number of…

May 14, 2015

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Ute taskforce to tackle teen drug use

Through two grant programs, Ute Mountain Ute officials hope to reduce the number of tribal teenagers that use drugs. With…

May 13, 2015

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Dumb luck cracks burglary spree

Suspects leaving restaurant as investigators entered

April 16, 2015

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Judge ends arbitrary shackling of youths

Judges, officers retain discretionary authority

March 31, 2015

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Judge orders end to indiscriminate shackling of youths

Judges, officers will have discretionary power

March 27, 2015

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Judge to sentence convicted killer

Plea deal calls for 30-year term

September 1, 2014

Teen Maze teaches youths life lessons

Annual event stresses decisions and consequences faced by young people

May 9, 2013