Local & Regional News

Wolf Creek Pass closed

Evacuations ordered ahead of extreme fire

Swinging for the fences

Compromise on Senate immigration plan hopeful

Sen. Bennet pushing bill on behalf of ‘Gang of 8’

Longtime Durango officer dies of heart attack

Tony Archuleta, 62, spent 33 years on force

Montezuma County undersheriff under review for misconduct

Cronk investigated for credit-card discrepancies

Durango airport gets 2nd security line

Lounge expansion delayed

Wolf Creek Fire puts up large column

Windy Pass Fire burns closer to ski area

Body of man discovered in tent west of city

The man’s identity was not released Wednesday evening pending notification of next of kin. He was described as a “middle-aged” man who lives in La Plata County. Authorities learned of…

LPEA board nearing long-range energy plan

Goal for co-op is more alternative power to augment energy plan

Man suspected of burglary stopped by Durango police

Couple hid in Main Ave. apartment bedroom

When fire breaks out, who pays?

County, state, feds all take part, and it ain’t cheap

12,000 BLM acres back on market for drilling

San Juan Citizens Alliance questions transparency of agency’s leasing decisions

Officials impose fire limits

County, Southern Utes, agencies set restrictions for Southwest Colorado

Small plane aborts takeoff

Reasons are unknown

Protesters: Improve access

Activists with disabilities make their case downtown

Senate committee passes San Juan Wilderness Act

Bill would allow heli-skiing to continue on Sheep Mountain

Fire activity slows in Wolf Creek blazes

“We did have a good day today,” Pam Wilson, spokeswoman with Durango Interagency Fire Dispatch Center, said Tuesday evening. “We had less fire activity than expected because we had pretty…

Four Corners Gay Pride Festival starts tonight

More than 1,200 expected to be in attendance

Car flip closes Hwy. 160

Durango Fire & Rescue Authority firefighter Lou Vito surveys the scene after a single-vehicle rollover on U.S. Highway 160 in the Grandview area Tuesday morning. The accident forced the closure…

Power plant powerwash

Steve Scheid of Vivid Color Painting of Durango powerwashes the smokestack Monday at the old power plant that is now part of Durango Discovery Museum. The wash was part of…

Traffic to be detoured away from Main Avenue

All northbound traffic will be detoured to East Second Avenue so construction crews can make repairs to the storm drainage system before the start of the monsoon season in July.…

Déjà vu: ‘Paddy’ Lynch arrested in dog incident

Second arrest for trespassing at a shelter in five years

Firefighters to safeguard ski area at Wolf Creek

Windy Creek Fire burning in dead spruce causes worry

Fireworks expected for Fourth

Phone-camera photos of city documents banned

Our civic doody

Dog owners leaving bagged-up waste on Durango trails

Car triggers natural-gas leak

Firefighters with Durango Fire & Rescue Authority and a Durango police officer responded Monday afternoon to a natural-gas leak at Cubby Hole Storage on Florida Road (County Road 240). Repairs…

Blaze erupts to the west of Breen

West Fork Fire jumps from 471 acres to 1,700 acres

Targeting health care’s 1 percent club

Hot-spotting aims at the few who cost us a lot

2-car crash kills Ohio woman

Colorado State Patrol Capt. Adrian Driscoll said the woman was a passenger in a Dodge Avenger that was side-swiped by an eastbound extended-cab Ford that was partially in the westbound…

Police cite driver for hitting pedestrian

16-year-old ticketed