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Star party Saturday at Mancos State Park

Members of the Four Corners Stargazers Astronomy Club will host a star party at dark Saturday at Mancos State Park. For those who want to learn more about the night sky over Color...

Police looking for seat belt violations

Southwest Colorado law-enforcement agencies will be alert tonight through Sunday night for drivers or certain passengers not using a seat belt. It’s the annual Click It or Ticket ...

Health care information for Hispanics

The Colorado Consumer Health Initiative has a new online site to guide Spanish-speakers through the process of signing up for health care. Anyone who feels more comfortable in Spa...

Railroad buffs to work on Emma Sweeney

Members of the Durango Railroad Historical Society are scheduled to do restoration work Tuesday and Friday on the Emma Sweeney, a replica of an 1899 Rio Grande Southern Railroad steam locomo...

Strict fire limits in place in Mesa Verde

National park is bone-dry; San Juans, Durango face no ban

State’s national parks boost economy

Mesa Verde alone generated $45M in tourism from 460,237 visitors

Online school making presentation

A representative from Colorado Connections Academy, a virtual or online K-12 school, will be at the Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave., on Tuesday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. to chat with ...

9-R superintendent chairs state task force

Dan Snowberger, superintendent of Durango School District 9-R, was elected to chair the new Standards and Assessments Task Force looking at the state’s testing system. The task fo...

Google taking 360s of local businesses

Google Maps has provided a marketing opportunity for local businesses to showcase their facilities through an interactive tool, according to a news release issued by the Durango Business Imp...

Utah fires bring haze to Western Slope skies

The U.S. Forest Service’s Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center reports that smoke in western Colorado is drifting in from numerous wildfires in Utah and the Pacific Northwest. ...

Durango to Grand Junction bus off and running

The first Road Runner Stage Lines bus left the Durango Transit Center at 7 a.m. Tuesday, arriving in Grand Junction at 12:37 p.m., according to a Durango Business Improvement District news r...

Old S.W. Colo. rail lines subject of Saturday talk

Local historian John Porco will talk about old railroad lines in Southwest Colorado at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Navajo State Park Visitors Center near Arboles. Porco specifically wi...