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Added crews making progress on Midwest, Southwest fires

OMAHA, Neb. – Beefed up fire crews made major progress on a large prairie fire burning near the Nebraska-Kansas line on Tuesday and lighter winds allowed firefighters to keep flames from adv...

Disease outbreak kills dozens of wild horses at BLM facility

CANON CITY – An outbreak of an undetermined and highly contagious disease has killed dozens of wild horses at a federal holding facility in southern Colorado. Bureau of Land Management offic...

The Blotter

Durango Police Department Monday 2:38 p.m. A man was screaming under the bridge at 350 W. Ninth St. 2:51 p.m. A woman was possibly shoplifting at Walmart, 1155 South Camino del Rio....

The Blotter

Durango Police Department Sunday 7:43 p.m. Two men were fighting in the 1200 block of Avenida del Sol. Saturday 4 p.m. Two men were fighting at the intersection of College Drive and ...

Boulder climate activist who set himself on fire is remembered as ‘just a great guy’

Wynn Alan Bruce, a 50-year-old photographer, died in Washington, D.C.

County employees would be able to collectively bargain – but not strike – under new measure

Republicans expected to fight the pared-back public workers unionization bill

Colorado state representative smelled of alcohol, refused breath test before DUI arrest

Matt Gray was trying to pick up his children when he was arrested, according to police report

State representative gets second chance at reelection after court order, assembly re-vote

Colorado Springs Rep. Mary Bradfield will face Karl Dent in June 28 Republican primary

Wildfires tear across several states, driven by high winds

OMAHA, Neb. – Firefighters across the country are battling growing wildfires as tinder-dry conditions and high winds whip up flames from Arizona to Florida — including a wildfire in rural so...

Rent control for Colorado mobile homes is doomed by Gov. Polis veto threat

Bill would still give residents, local governments a greater chance to purchase parks

Testimony concludes in case seeking to prevent Tina Peters from overseeing elections

District judge expects to issue ruling by mid-May

Weekly planner for April 25-28

Information and agendas about local meetings: City of Durango: www.durangogov.org or call 375-5000. La Plata County: www.co.laplata.co.us or call 382-6210. Town of Bayfield...