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The Department of Energy is launching a new research lab in Colorado; A wildfire broke out on Friday about six miles southwest of Mancos, near Weber Mountain.

The Mount Weber Fire burning southwest of Mancos is now at 50 percent containment as a team of scientists and emergency responders say that Colorado’s wildfire mitigation efforts have some flaws and need reform; Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser says three officers and two paramedics have been indicted on manslaughter and other charges in the death of Elijah McClain.

Health officials are marking international drug overdose day at the Colorado state Capitol on Wednesday morning by pledging to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to tackle the overdose issue in the coming years; The Mount Weber Fire continues to burn about six miles southwest of Mancos, near Weber Mountain, and is at 10% containment.

The 69th annual Miss Navajo Nation Pageant concluded on Saturday with the crowning of Niagara Rockbridge. According to tradition, Miss Navajo represents womanhood and fulfills the role of “grandmother, mother, aunt, and sister to the Navajo people and therefore she can speak as a leader, teacher, counselor, advisor and friend.”

Members of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and the Navajo Nation led a march on Saturday in protest against the operation of the only running uranium mill in the United States.

Southwest Health System in Cortez announced that it will require its staff to get vaccinated against COVID-19; The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment posted a new system on its website for users to view and compare data on breakthrough cases of COVID-19; For the second time in a week, officials with the Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife recovered the body of a drowning victim from the waters of a state reservoir.

By a margin of just three votes, former Montezuma County Commissioner Larry Don Suckla has officially won the Republican primary for state House District 58. And the City of Cortez and Cortez Police Department have launched a project to improve safety for all forms of transportation in the city.

Recent rains prompted the Montezuma County commissioners Tuesday to choose not to reinstate a county fire ban at present. And a lawsuit over Montezuma County’s rejection of a high-impact permit for a Dollar General store on Road N is moving forward.

A morning lunar eclipse is on the way, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife shares updates on big-game license applications and hunting regulations.

Measles has come to Montezuma County.A school-aged child who was not vaccinated against the disease reportedly came down with symptoms after traveling to a place outside Colorado where an outbreak is going on.