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La Plata County reports first human case of West Nile virus for 2025
The first human case of West Nile virus in La Plata County was reported to the La Plata County Health Department in July, ...
The Durango Herald27m
Fire danger may worsen as monsoons fail to appear
Apart from a smattering of light rain storms in recent weeks, the downpours of the monsoons have failed to appear in and ...
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Elkhorn and Rim Road fires force evacuations in La Plata County
The Rim Road fire, on Southern Ute Indian tribal land in southern La Plata County, has burned around 114 acres near oil and ...
The Durango Herald4d
First case of West Nile virus in La Plata County this year reported in July
The first case of West Nile virus in La Plata County in 2025 was reported to La Plata County Public Health Department in July ...
Colorado Public Radio11d
Former La Plata County jail commander charged with unlawfully viewing strip-search videos of female inmates
Edward Aber resigned last year while being investigated for sexual harassment of his colleagues and unlawful sexual contact ...
Evacuations ordered for southwest Colorado residents due to wildfires burning in La Plata County
Colorado officials issued evacuation orders for some residents in La Plata County on Saturday due to two wildfires burning in ...
Former La Plata County Jail Commander charged with 117 counts of invasion of privacy
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has charged a former La Plata County Jail Commander with over 100 counts of ...
Former county jail commander in Colorado charged with over 100 counts of invasion of privacy
A former county jail commander in Colorado has been charged with over 100 counts of invasion of privacy for sexual ...
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‘Orphan counties,’ and a battle over what local news really means
He won in a blue wave election year for Colorado, earning about 4,000 more votes in La Plata County than his opponent. (He lost neighboring Montezuma, Colorado’s only other orphan county.) In March, ...