Local & Regional News

Red Mountain Pass is still impassable

Climbers working to mitigate rockslide

County home sales jump in 2013

Realtor says market healthiest it has been in 7 years

Dayplanner Tuesday

Terry Rickard, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 375-7150. Dustin Burley, 6 p.m., Derailed Pour House, 725 Main Ave., 247-5440, www.derailedpourhouse.com. Cribbage, open play, all levels welcome, 6…

Passionate about winter sports

Four-year-old Marguerite, daughter of Sarah and Ross Douglas, hangs on to the towrope with her father’s help Monday afternoon at Chapman Hill. Chapman Hill hosted a free ski day which…

Sheriff: Child porn, pot seized in raid

Mancos home is subject of FBI, state officer sting

Ute Mountain Ute council now has female majority

Women say shift is the change needed for tribe

Mercy making plans for new Bayfield clinic

Possible April opening for branch

Sled-dog racers eye comeback

Local musher says it’s possible to revive sport

Silverton girl conquers Kilimanjaro

Nine-year-old Helen Berenyi of Silverton on Jan. 10 summited Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest spot in Africa. Here she stands at the Kersten Glacier.Courtesy of Cokie Berenyi But check this out:…

Broncos keep Durangoans smiling

AFC title win launches Denver into Super Bowl

No law degree? No problem

Silverton judge dispenses justice like any other

Money tussle begins in District 59

McLachlan ahead of Brown in fundraising

County to look at rules for cell towers

New regulations would require setbacks, cap height

Mexican poverty a rich topic for students

4 from local University of Denver program tell about their recent trip

CDOT has plans for major projects for Montezuma County

In April, a 31-mile repaving project will begin on U.S. Highway 491 from the New Mexico border to Towaoc. Guardrail and bridge work also will be done on the stretch.…

FLC: Crossroads for adventure and higher learning

College highlights skiing and its outdoor program

This rockslide won’t quit

Road to Ouray still closed as rocks stream off mountainside

Fire destroys new resident’s home

Farmhand was in the process of moving in when blaze began

Push for sales tax increase dropped

Group decided ‘this isn’t the time’ to aid transportation

Town mulls 1% sales tax hike

Voters would need to OK

Colorado launches bid for 2016 GOP convention

If they succeed, it would be eight years after the Democrats held their quadrennial gathering in the Mile High City. Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, is cooperating with the effort.…

Kiss for good luck

Gov. John Hickenlooper kisses Denver Broncos mascot Thunder on Friday at a rally on the steps of the state Capitol. Legislators and their staff members wore all manner of orange…

Fire district reduces its debt

Bond refinancing helps Upper Pine

Tad Elliott falls short of Olympic goal

Mononucleosis strikes at worst possible time

Gessler’s budget blame misplaced

Fee cuts, not Dems’ election bill, cost Secretary of State’s Office

Proposed trail would link Cortez, Mesa Verde, Mancos

Steering committee being formed to consider 17-mile recreation path

Letting the locks talk

Some locals let their hairdos speak themselves

Dayplanner Friday

Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385. Four Corners Peace and Justice Coalition of Durango peace vigil,…

Here’s pie in your face

Mancos trustees weigh pot tax

Measure would take effect in 2015