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Facebook rendezvous takes a violent turn after couple meet in Shiprock

Shiprock man arrested after meeting doesn’t go as planned

Former Durango couple are changing lives in Ugandan orphanage

Facility for special needs children houses 49 kids, reunites 14 with their families

Rowland, Campbell named all-state for soccer

Six Demons named all-league

Photos: Animas River Days

SOIL lab and community garden reenters fundraising mode after ribbon-cutting celebration Saturday

Plot beside Riverview Elementary serves as learning space for students, growing place for visitors

Departing public health director says communication most powerful tool agency possesses

Liane Jollon reflects on her 10 years at the helm of San Juan Basin Public Health

Photos: A smooth road ahead

Four Corners Materials paves the southbound lanes of what will be part of the realignment of U.S. Highway 550 just south of Durango. The subcontractor started on Tuesday laying a…

Photo: Celebrating Animas River Days

A kayak sits on the pedestal at the site of the former Arc of History sculpture at the intersection of U.S. Highways 550 and 160 to celebrate Animas River Days…

Durango police investigating death of homeless man found near X-rock

52-year-old was living in an illegal camp obscured by trees near north Main Avenue

At least 17 people died at Colorado ski areas during the 2022-23 winter season

Two of those deaths occurred at Purgatory Resort

And the West is History: Baker’s Bridge Commemoration – 1930

The bridge we know today as Baker’s was opened in 1930. It replaced the original bridge constructed by the Baker Party in 1861. It was located about 300 feet upstream…

Ghost guns banned under new Colorado law signed by governor

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill Friday banning so-called ghost guns, build-at-home firearms without serial numbers. Ghost guns, which have exploded in popularity in recent years, allow buyers to…

Trimble Lane river access would be a boon to recreation, environmental sustainability

More access points would ease pressure on existing Animas River put-ins

Creede Repertory Theatre opens 58th season and celebrates the well-made play

‘Mountain Octopus’ commissioned by Creede for the post-pandemic era

Have you been keeping up with local headlines? Test your knowledge in Quiz No. 212

About 100 people participated in last week’s quiz. Participants scored highest on a question about what was in the tanker truck that tipped over on Coal Bank Pass, with 77%…

Police find shooter’s arsenal from Farmington rampage that killed 3 and wounded 6

Suspect discharged more than 190 rounds, had more guns and ammo hidden nearby

Flying dinosaur exhibit lands at Powerhouse Science Center in Durango

Visitors will learn about behavior and eating habitats of pterosaurs

Lose your boat on the river? Call 911

Dispatchers hope to avoid unnecessary responses to overturned watercraft

‘The possibilities are endless’: Seven walk in Durango’s GED graduation ceremony

36 have successfully completed program so far this year

La Plata County Humane Society hosts annual adopt-a-thon Friday and Saturday

Staff hope to free up shelter space for new animals

Durango girls place second at state golf

Mestas and White earn first-team all-state honors

Navajo Lake is filling up fast

Lake is highest it has been in six years

Photos: Wet times ahead

Mason Hargrove, from Phenix City, Ala., sponsored by Jackson Kayaks and NRS, plays in Smelter Rapid on Thursday at the Durango White Water Park while practicing to compete in Animas…

Ex-GOP candidate indicted in connection with shootings at lawmakers’ homes

Solomon Peña was defeated in his bid midterm election bid for New Mexico House of Representatives

Laser show, dance coming to Durango

A Rave New World will be held at fairgrounds

Working group acquires resources to decrease human-bear conflict in La Plata County

A resource officer will help enforce ordinance, and a hotline will help monitor sightings

How Colorado’s U.S. House delegation voted on the federal debt ceiling bill

The hard-fought deal pleased few, but lawmakers assessed it was better than the alternative

Adult Education Center in Durango to host 5k and 10k fundraiser

GED, English as second language programs receive up to half of funding from community donations

Over 250 nonprofits signed up for Rural Philanthropy Days next week in Southwest Colorado

Conference aims to connect local organizations with Front Range donors

La Plata County announces two finalists for health department director

Public invited to meet candidates June 8