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Winter weather advisory in effect for Tuesday storm

Forecasters calling for 3 to 5 inches of snow in Montezuma County

January 15, 2019

Drivers can expect lengthy closures Tuesday on Red Mountain, Wolf Creek passes

Purgatory Resort reporting 12 inches of new snow

January 7, 2019

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Third semi overturns on Wolf Creek Pass

Driver suffers minor injuries

December 21, 2018

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CDOT begins enforcement of Halloween DUI program

du1-i-syn Beginning Friday, Oct. 26 through Nov. 1, the Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado State Patrol and law enforcement throughout…

October 26, 2018

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U.S. Highway 550 realignment construction planned for late 2019

$98.6 million project would finally connect to the Grandview Interchange

October 23, 2018

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Police arrest Towaoc man in hit-and-run east of Durango

Towaoc man is arrested after fleeing on foot

October 2, 2018

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Cortez man dies in head-on collision on U.S. 491

Third vehicle crashes into debris

July 15, 2018

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One person injured in crash on Lebanon Road in Cortez

Cortez police investigating accident Tuesday afternoon

May 8, 2018

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Crash closes U.S. 160 south of Cortez; driver faces DUI charge

U.S. Highway 160 was closed Thursday for about 45 minutes after a two-vehicle crash at County Road C south of…

April 26, 2018

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As La Plata County grows, ‘rush hour’ may become a real concern

Traffic may not be an issue today, but growth will change that

April 21, 2018

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Nonprofit, backed by funding, looks to reduce DUIs

4 deaths in La Plata County in 2017 involved drugs or alcohol

April 17, 2018

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Wolf Creek Pass reopens after fatal crash near scenic overlook

A webcam shows snow-covered roads and traffic backing up on Wolf Creek Pass, where police and medics responded Thursday afternoon…

March 16, 2018

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Southwest Colorado sees increase in auto thefts

State Patrol offers training to local law enforcement

March 12, 2018

Pickup runs off Road G, rolls over; driver injured

A driver was injured in a rollover Thursday on County Road G after running off the road and crashing at…

March 1, 2018

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Highway 491 north of Dove Creek opens

Several minor accidents reported; no injuries

February 23, 2018

Person reportedly hit by vehicle on Colorado 184

Injuries include possible broken leg

February 19, 2018

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Cortez crews repairing water pipe on Main Street

Maintenance crews with the city of Cortez are conducting emergency repairs on a broken water pipe at the intersection of…

January 15, 2018

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Driver eludes officers in stretch from Cortez to Shiprock

Speeds in excess of 100 mph

January 15, 2018

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Crash on County Road G injures two men; one airlifted

Speed and alcohol may be factors in crash, state patrol says

January 4, 2018

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Man arrested for DUI after Christmas Eve crash in Cortez

Two injured in Cortez rollover

December 28, 2017

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Increased DUI patrols begin tomorrow

The Journal The Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado State Patrol and local law enforcement agencies will increase DUI enforcement during…

December 28, 2017

Man arrested, woman injured in collision near Towaoc

Woman treated for injuries

December 12, 2017

Driver arrested after brief police pursuit in Cortez

Suspect nearly caused collisions, officer says

November 22, 2017

UPDATE: Two men in fatal crash off County Road G are ID’d

Two men in crash are identified

November 21, 2017