Potentially hazardous rock was brought down Thursday on a steep hillside above U.S. Highway 160 about two miles west of Wildcat Canyon (County Road 141). The Colorado Department of Transportation…
Pagosa man wants to turn forest debris into electricity
Train rural residents as first responders, Hickenlooper suggests
During the Durango Education Center’s GED graduation ceremony Thursday night at Durango Public Library, graduate Sarah Logan offers a “thank you.” Teresa Malone, behind Logan, is the center’s executive director.…
Bumper-to-bumper traffic continued Wednesday afternoon on Main Avenue as gas-line work closed the center and one northbound lane. Atmos Energy is upgrading utility lines under the road. The left northbound…
La Plata County aims to write rules by next spring
The Boulevard Neighborhood Association invites the community to participate in its annual Christmas Eve Luminaria display on the center median of East Third Avenue on Tuesday. This year’s Luminaria chairman,…
Sorrel Sky piece worth $4,300 taken
4G LTE wireless system now available in Durango
Flat rate based on average use sends one woman’s bill soaring
Durango High Noon Rotary meeting, noon, DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio, www.durangohighnoonrotary.com. Kiwanis Club of Durango meeting, noon, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Line dancing, 1:30-4 p.m.,…
Wildlife Preserve to close later this month until June 30, 2014
The La Plata County Salvation Army has volunteer bell ringing shifts available up through Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. The local, all-volunteer unit prohibits unfair or discriminatory practices against anyone because…
A house near the top of Farmington Hill along U.S. Highway 550 sustained damage from a fire Tuesday evening.STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald On Tuesday night, Karola Hanks, fire marshal with Durango…
There’s still time before Christmas, but don’t delay too long
Funding will be renewed until August 2014, at which point stakeholders are expected to have a more sustainable method of funding, Udall spokesman Mike Saccone said. “(The current funding) is…
Animas River Stakeholders no longer enough, ex-member says
Area high schools carefully track athletes before and after concussions
Colorado has issues with vaccination levels
The fire was reported at 9:57 a.m. by a passerby in the 28600 block of U.S. Highway 160 at a white, two-story house on the north side of the highway…
Cooper Mason Ventures, also known as Silverpeak Apothecary, operates a 2,800-square-foot grow facility at 444 Conestoga Way. The company’s sole owner is Jordan Lewis of Aspen, according to a county…
1:10 p.m. A driver in a red Jeep with New Mexico license plates was all over the road and almost caused two head-on collisions in the 5800 block of Main…
