Local News
Durango seeks long-term funding for stormwater management
Sediment unloading, flooding and failed infrastructure need attention
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Sports
Durango boys soccer, volleyball lose in playoffs
Boys soccer loses in quarterfinals, volleyball in regionals
Local News
Where will LPEA get power after it leaves Tri-State? Partly, from Tri-State
Cooperative signs purchase agreement to buy solar electricity from wholesaler
Local News
Colorado Sen. Chris Hansen to lead La Plata Electric Association
Denver senator who just won reelection will likely resign by Jan. 9
Local News
Woman found two months ago in Animas River died from accidental drowning
Toxicology report indicates alcohol could have been a factor in death of Joni Allred
Local News
A perennial sunflower planted in Yellow Jacket holds promise
Silphium is in early breeding stages to be a low-input, alternative forage crop
Local News
Bayfield Middle School club raising historical, cultural awareness of Indigenous tribes
November is Native American Heritage Month
Local News
In La Plata Mountains, possibility of copper mining has neighbors anxious
Metallic Minerals faced stiff opposition at a community meeting in Breen
Regional News
Kent Thiry on the failure of Prop. 131 – which he spent $6M supporting
‘Does it hurt to spend $6 million on an initiative and lose? You’re damn right it does’
Local News
Hundreds gather to honor veterans at annual Durango parade
Event celebrates service, camaraderie and offers therapeutic relief for some
Local News
Despite late surge, Colorado’s 2024 election turnout rate lowest in decades
Barely half of voters had returned ballot as of Friday prior to Election Day
Regional News
Colorado voters come full circle on supporting – and refunding – police
Prop. 130 will require state lawmakers to funnel $350 million to law enforcement agencies
Gallery
Photos: Veterans Day Parade on Main Avenue in Durango
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Action Line
Bicyclists’ safety on the line on U.S. Highway 550?
Dear Action Line: I’m concerned about the recently repaved and restriped area on U.S. Highway 550 between County Road 250 near the top of Shalona Hill and the turnoff to…
Local News
Durango boy’s vision salvaged through years of treatment
Children’s Hospital Colorado ophthalmology doctor treated patient all his life
And the West is History
And the West is History: Jackson Hardware & Novelty Carriage Works – ca. 1920
Arriving in Durango while working as a blacksmith and following the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad as it laid track from Alamosa to Durango in 1881, Harry Jackson opened his…
Local News
What do Tuesday’s election results say about voters in La Plata County?
Democratic candidates in big-ticket races performed better than those locally
Sports
Skyhawks offense proficient in dominant 44-22 home victory
FLC finishes with 499 yards of offense against New Mexico Highlands
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Photos: Fort Lewis College football defeats NM Highlands
FLC wins its last home game of the season against New Mexico Highlands on Saturday at FLC
Local News
Some residents want end to Durango’s fluoridation of drinking water
Health experts defend nearly 80-year practice
Local News
Durango Olympians, top class athletes honored at City Hall
Mountain biking community represented on global stage since sport’s Olympic introduction in 1996
Local News
Photos: Purgatory bonus days
Purgatory Resort opens its slopes with bonus days thanks to recent storms
Regional News
Governor’s proposed Colorado budget cuts personnel funding to prepare for tighter spending
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, seen here on May 24, released his 2025-2026 state budget proposal, which prepared for tighter spending given decreasing inflation this year. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)dur-i-syn Colorado Gov.…
Regional News
Here’s how $7 billion in local school funding requests did across Colorado
Thirty-three of Colorado’s 178 districts, representing more than half of all Colorado students, went to voters this year asking for nearly $7 billion in tax measures. (Adobe stock)cca Thirty-three of…
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The Pine Cone, a burger and ice cream eatery in Bayfield, is under new ownership
Bayfield residents Wendell and Holly Heck took over restaurant Sept. 14
Sports
Biko Johnson’s strong second half propels Fort Lewis to 66-55 win
Johnson hit four of his five 3-pointers in second half
Sports
Scrappy Skyhawks win opener against Western New Mexico due to strong defense
FLC moves on to play Eastern New Mexico on Saturday
Tri-Cities
What’s with the big hole in Bloomfield?
B8D LLC in Bloomfield looking to provide sand to area industries
Local News
Ignacio schools using program to gradually improve protocols
Educators travel to different rural Colorado schools for new ideas via Student-Centered Accountability Program