Tri-Cities
Molotov cocktails used to start house fire in Bloomfield
Woman arrested in connection to Aug. 7 incident
Headlines
Local News
World’s longest track of dinosaur footprints near Ouray is now open to public
We go on a tour with the grown-up boy who discovered them
Regional News
Judge reverses course, lifts prohibition on meeting to consider ouster of Colorado GOP chairman
Arapahoe County District Court Judge Thomas Willard Henderson IV rescinded his temporary restraining order
Local News
Nextdoor post about Dove Ranch subdivision causes stir in Bayfield
Post claims neighborhood being excluded from town’s stormwater plan, which Mayor Tom Au vehemently denies
Local News
Durango appoints new 911 dispatch director
Emergency communications center earns public safety accreditation
Local News
Disunity persists at La Plata County GOP meeting
Divisions between Hope Scheppelman, party leadership ‘sucked all the oxygen out of the room’
Arts and Entertainment
Durango Arts Center mounts award-winning musical ‘Drood’
Audience determines the ending for each performance
Local News
Bayfield High’s Natalie Wright named state FFA officer
Wright was BHS FFA Chapter’s first-ever officer chosen for state position
Local News
La Plata County Fair bridges divides, brings all together
76th annual celebration keeps alive old traditions; annual derby will be held different weekend
Local News
La Plata County Fair schedule of events
Mackenzie Swanemyr, 13, blow dries her Hereford mix cow, CJ, on Thursday in the pavilion at the La Plata County Fair. It is the fifth year Mackenzie has shown cattle…
Local News
Residents blast city of Durango for its (lack of) public process in neighborhood development decisions
About 40 neighbors near library grilled planners
Tri-Cities
Gunfire erupts at San Juan Plaza; up to 30 bullets recovered
No injuries reported; businesses damaged
Local News
Fundraising for state, La Plata County offices ramps up ahead of November election
In three contested races, two incumbents and four newcomers are rustling up donations
New Mexico
At least 95 Indigenous children died in federal boarding schools in New Mexico
At least 3,500 children from dozens of tribal nations attended New Mexico schools
Local News
Photo: Let it flow
Workers pour footings for a concrete retaining wall Tuesday at the east end of County Road 251, which is being widened as part of an extension of 32nd Street in…
Local News
15 wolves aren’t coming to Colorado after Southern Ute Tribe’s concerns go unresolved
CPW has yet to conduct ‘necessary and meaningful consultation with potentially impacted tribes’
Local News
Durangoans sponsor Nicaraguan couple seeking refuge from repression
Wanda Ellingson’s and John Condie’s time in Peace Corps inspired them to help
Local News
Six candidates running for LPEA board of directors, including four in contested elections
Transparency, move away from Tri-State among top issues
Regional News
Proponents of 8 proposed Colorado ballot measures fail to turn in signatures
Many of proposals that failed Monday were being pursued by conservative activists
Regional News
Dozens of new state laws poised to take effect in Colorado
Transparency in ticket sales, towing regulations, biological data privacy among new statutes
Nation & World
Ex-Trump attorney Jenna Ellis to cooperate in Arizona fake electors case
In exchange, fraud, forgery and conspiracy charges being dropped
Outdoors
Llama drama in San Juans: 2 pack animals on the lam after they were attacked by a sheep dog
Should you find the best friends Rones and Vio, off-lead, please call your local sheriff
Courts and Crime
Man arrested after throwing his bike at passing cars, resisting arrest
The man also allegedly attempted to fight with other pedestrians
Local News
Embattled La Plata County GOP member cries foul at attempts to oust her from leadership
Fellow board members will try to unseat Hope Scheppelman on Tuesday
Local News
La Plata County seeks input on fairgrounds master plan
Planners will make recommendations for attainable improvements this year
Local News
Ranch Rodeo at the Montezuma County Fair: Cow House takes home top prize
Cow House and Rogers Ranches round out the top 3
Action Line
Let’s leave no steppingstone unturned
This stone block from more than a century ago was a step to assist riders up into a carriage seat. Might have been handy for penny farthings (high-wheeled bikes), too,…
Local News
A same-sex couple bought a marriage license in Silverton. They got a civil union instead
San Juan County Clerk relied on relic leftover from fight for marriage equality
New Mexico
FEMA reaches $1 billion in payouts, settles seven lawsuits for northern NM fire victims
At least six other lawsuits about wildfire or claims process still winding through courts