Local & Regional News

In daylight, train riders see full moon

Partiers’ nudity not a pretty sight to all passengers

Lawmaker extols school-finance reform

But will voters approve $900M in new taxes for public schools?

Summer on the mountain

Dana Labiak, 13, and her mother, Joanne Labiak, both of Chicago, were visiting Durango and Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort for the first time Tuesday afternoon. Dana stayed dry while…

Bag debate hits OT

Councilors want research on application of 10-cent fee

Ignacio picks new mayor in special election

Cox says she wants to promote unity after a difficult year

Marijuana citations increase

‘Everything is not legal by Amendment 64’

Lightning sparks several fires

Conditions are ripe for more blazes over the next few days

Hepatitis outbreak spares S.W. Colorado

Local health workers remain concerned about Costco-linked outbreak

If you build it …

Getting ready for Monday night lights, Brendon Tacke with the Durango Parks and Recreation Department helps prepare fields at Fort Lewis College for kickball and softball Monday afternoon. Women softball…

River trail stretch closing for repair

Pedestrians, area business see need for maintenance

Audit finds gaps in state personnel system

The state’s various departments do their own performance reviews and keep track of employee data at their home offices. But the information is supposed to be entered into the centralized…

Durango teachers, staff up for raise

Health-insurance costs are expected to be lower for families

First comes baby, then … ?

More women opt for motherhood ahead of marriage

Bear-aware time

Bicyclists pause for a young bear along the Animas River Trail on Thursday evening. The first bear reported out of the den this year was in April, said Bryan Peterson,…

City paves way for cyclist-friendlier grid

More bicycle lanes planned

Old Spanish Trail

Western trade routes may be thousands of years old

Roybal family history set in stone in Durango

‘Book Case’ at library memorializes past, present residents

‘Here, fishy, fishy!’

Five-year-old Marina Bridge and her brother Tayton, 4, learn to appreciate nature, as well as how to be patient, while fishing with their father, Jimmy, at Huck Finn Pond on…

‘From Habitat to Honda’

Erwin retires from Habitat for Humanity

A home for downhill bikers?

Proposed course at Logchutes generating debate

Board could shrink to five

Durango district voters to decide in November

The smell of success

Caleb Gonzales, left, accosts fellow Durango High School graduate Whitney Simon with a carnation as they prepare for the commencement ceremony on Friday evening at DHS. Caleb is the son…

Suspect nabbed after plunge in Animas River

21-year-old arrested in connection with assaults

It’s a wrap

Taking aim at invasive weeds

Battles won, but not the war

Humane Society to hold adopt-a-thon

“They’re all sweet. There’s not one bad cat here,” said volunteer Karen Sprague, who visits the La Plata County Humane Society several times a week. Jonell Jones, Humane Society marketing…

The finishing touches

Zak Fleming finishes the trim on the window sills of the Strater Hotel under Thursday’s brilliant blue skies. Keep the sunglasses ready. Sunny skies are in the forecast through Monday.…

Teachers frustrated as lawsuit defeated

Cortez district on record: Budget allocations unfair

School’s out! Now what?

Options abound, from summer camp to crime-scene investigation

Just showin’ off

Three-year-old Benjamin Andrea and a dozen or so other kids competed in the push-bike category of the Junior DEVO Super Duper Fun Race on Wednesday at Buckley Park. Organizer Chad…