Sports
Former Durango football players reflect on Colorado football experience
Tagert Bardin, Ben Finneseth are part of bowl-bound Buffaloes squad
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Local News
32nd Street extension in northeast Durango to reopen Wednesday
Curb and gutter construction could continue during winter
Local News
Photos: Pets with Santa
La Plata County Humane Society holds its annual fundraiser Pet Photos with Santa at Creature Comforts in Durango
Regional News
Colorado wolf advocates launch $50,000 anti-poaching reward
FILE – In this photo provided by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, wildlife officials release five gray wolves onto public land in Grand County, Colo., Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. (Colorado Natural…
Regional News
The Western Slope just asked for federal climate dollars to buy crucial water rights. Trump wants to roll back the funding
The Dolores River was flowing at 3,400 cfs on May 10, 2023. (Jason Blevins/The Colorado Sun) A $99 million plan to buy and permanently preserve some of the oldest water…
Local News
How American Rescue Plan funding is panning out for Durango and La Plata County
Did a nearly $16 million cash injection stave off COVID-19’s economic impacts?
Arts and Entertainment
Alice Brock, who helped inspire Arlo Guthrie’s classic ‘Alice’s Restaurant,’ dies at 83
In lengthy posts on his Facebook page and website, 73-year-old folk singer Arlo Guthrie announced Friday he is retiring from performance immediately. He’s canceled numerous shows next year and says…
Sports
Fall sports All-RMAC awards: What Skyhawks were recognized?
FLC football, women’s soccer, men’s soccer, volleyball players recognized
Local News
Manna soup kitchen resumes Thanksgiving Day meal pickups, deliveries
Delivery order deadline for La Plata County residents is 11:45 p.m. Wednesday
Local News
La Plata County considers scrapping 30-year jail agreement with Durango
City attorney says move would be a ‘disservice’ to community
Regional News
Colorado marijuana sales – and tax dollars – are still falling
Sales peaked in the 2020-21 budget year, netting $424 million in taxes for the state
Regional News
Jeff Hurd wants to bring the BLM back to Grand Junction
Trump moved agency to Colorado in 2020, but Biden moved it back to Washington D.C.
Local News
Bayfield Town Hall getting video security upgrade
System will provide 360 view of parking lots, lobby and board chambers
Local News
Ska Fabricating’s production operations to leave Durango
11 local jobs to be eliminated as company focuses on expanding market segments
Regional News
Colorado funeral homeowners who let nearly 190 bodies decay plead guilty
Jon Hallford and Carie Hallford, owners of Return to Nature Funeral Home. (Muskogee County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)dur-i-syn COLORADO SPRINGS – The owners of a Colorado funeral home who…
Education
Photos: MCHS’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ makes history
Play was sold out for its final three nights
Community
Dolores Christmas Craft Bazaar prepares to spread holiday cheer
The annual bazaar features local artisans and vendors
Regional News
Some head to the mountains for Christmas trees – others let the Eastern Plains come to them
Little junipers are cut like a traditional Christmas tree and don’t come with any roots
Courts and Crime
Isaac Sanchez held on bond in 22nd Judicial District; next court date set
Sanchez allegedly violated a restraining order and assaulted a woman
Business
Colorado hits the top 10 in the country’s $1.2 trillion outdoor recreation economy
Bureau of Economic Analysis counted 132,594 outdoor recreation workers in Colorado in 2023
Sports
Over 800 runners expected for Durango Turkey Trot
Discounted fee for 5-mile race available until end of Sunday
Local News
Four months after their capture, Durango bear cubs return to the wild
Triplets were orphaned after sow was euthanized following a home break-in
Local News
Pancake breakfast to raise money for Bayfield Middle School teacher who had brain surgery
Woman making steady recovery, preparing to start physical therapy
Local News
Photos: New traffic flow at 14th, Main and Camino
Normal traffic flow has resumed at the intersection of Camino del Rio, 14th Street and Main Avenue. A redesign of the intersection created two dedicated southbound turn lanes from Main…
Local News
Forensic audit of Visit Durango reveals flawed expense reporting
Destination management nonprofit proposes merger with city
Local News
Bennet introduces bipartisan carbon dioxide removal tax credit bill
Reimbursements could be issued for direct and indirect capture methods
Local News
Want to learn how to make professional-looking Christmas decorations?
Cinder and Pine Weddings will teach finer points of exquisite bows and centerpiece decorations on Dec. 15 at Weminuche Woodfire Grill in Vallecito
Education
Sunflower Theatre to host eighth grade poetry performance
Poetry helps students reflect about their lives, teacher says
Arts and Entertainment
Local holiday shopping is here
Bazaars, other Yuletide activities kick off this weekend
Sports
FLC roundup: Michaela Thompson wins collegiate national championship
Women’s basketball, volleyball, football were also in action