Travel
International tourists face extra $100 fee to enter 11 popular U.S. National Parks
Why not Mesa Verde? It’s No. 41 on the list
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Bolivia eases visa requirements for US and Israeli travelers
Clouds hang over the mountains surrounding La Paz, Bolivia, on Oct. 19, 2025. (Ivan Valencia/Associated Press) Americans and Israelis, as well as citizens of South Korea, South Africa and several…
Travel
Longest US government shutdown cost Delta Air Lines $200 million
An American Airlines flight lands as a Delta Air Lines plane taxis at LaGuardia Airport in the Queens borough of New York, on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (Adam Gray/Associated Press)…
Community
Colorado’s biggest-ever energy rebates just launched – let’s seize them together
Erika Brown Hi friends and neighbors! Colorado has just launched the new Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates program, unlocking the biggest rebates that have ever been available for energy-efficiency and…
Community
LPEA opens applications for tour, scholarships
La Plata Electric Association is offering two opportunities for local students this winter: Applications are now open for the 2026 Electric Cooperative Youth Tour to Washington, D.C., and college and…
Community
Animas Museum presents ‘Yesterday and Today’
Local historians Ed Horvat and Charles DiFerdinando will present “Yesterday and Today” at 1 p.m. Dec. 13 as part of the Animas Museum’s Second Saturday Seminar Series. This will be…
And the West is History
And the West is History: Dwyer brothers and friends – ca. 1905
Robert Dwyer Jr. is pictured holding the reins of his burro cart, accompanied by his younger brother, Joseph, and two friends. This photo was either taken at the corner of…
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Reconstructed road opens grand views at Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota
Scoria Point Overlook in Theodore Roosevelt National Park is seen Aug. 2, 2011, near Medora, North Dakota. (North Dakota Tourism via AP) The park’s 21-mile loop encircles a stark landscape…
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Takeoff of China’s flying taxis hits turbulence
The EHang eVTOL EH126-S takes to the sky over a port in Guangzhou in southern China’s Guangdong province on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. (Ng Han Guan/Associated Press) In nearby Shenzhen,…
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Hotel rooms in the mountains are filling up for the season
A gondola from downtown Telluride, in the background, takes you up over the ski area and down to the Mountain Village resort Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)…
Community
December Library Calendar
Durango Public Library 1900 East Third Ave. Contact: 375-3380. Notable upcoming event Jan. 1-Jan. 31: Page One Contest. We don’t care if you just started writing or just finished something,…
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Mexican gray wolf ‘Taylor’ crosses I-40 for the third time
FILE – In this undated file photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a Mexican gray wolf leaves cover at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro County, N.M.…
And the West is History
And the West is History: Durango train wreck – ca. 1900
Unknown circumstances led to this derailment and wreck on the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, south of the Durango depot around 1900. Investigations of the Durango newspapers from that time…
From the Extension Office
What the four ‘H’s really mean in 4-H
Before each 4-H meeting and event, we recite the 4-H Pledge. Our pledge not only tells us what each “H” means but also embodies everything that we need to be…
Travel
Preparing to study abroad requires knowing what might go wrong during and after the trip
Sign boards of various educational consultants that attract youths to study abroad cover the facade of a building in Kochi, Kerala state, India, on March 7, 2023. (R S Iyer/Associated…
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President Donald Trump unveils ‘FIFA Pass’ to help World Cup travelers get their visas faster
President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio listen as FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during a meeting with the White House task force on the 2026 FIFA World…
Southwest Life
What is the history of Raton Pass?
The view seen at Raton Pass heading south. (Briana Heaney/KRCC News) The interstate sits on what was once the Mountain Branch of the Santa Fe Trail. Indigenous people lived in…
And the West is History
And the West is History: Early Durango firefighters at July 4 parade – 1911
Durango established a volunteer fire department upon its founding in September 1881. This photo, taken in 1911 by Durango photographer Frank Gonner, shows some of the men preparing to participate…
Travel
From Milan to Cortina, a glance at the 2026 Winter Olympics venues
Olympic rings are seen near a slope of the Stelvio Ski Center, a venue for the alpine skiing and ski mountaineering disciplines at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in…
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Work is underway to create a high tech film and technology training center in a historic school in northern New Mexico
Work is underway to convert the historic Kearny Elementary School in Raton, N.M. into a film studio and education center. (Courtesy of El Raton Media Works) The 1936 art deco…
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Rainfall brings Colorado River drought relief, but concerns for next year’s water supply remain
Water levels sit low in Lake Powell near Bullfrog, Utah, on Sept. 15, 2025. Negotiations to manage the shrinking reservoir and the rest of the Colorado River system may be…
Community
Winter has come: Tips for staying safe on the roads
Trooper Hunter MathewsMark Stahl/CSP Photo The iconic phrase “Winter Is Coming” was first uttered on television in 2011 on the popular show “Game of Thrones.” However, the great state of…
Community
Marvel Grange hosting community breakfast
Marvel Grange is hosting a community breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. Nov. 29 at the Marvel Grange Hall, 217 County Road 100, in Hesperus. Pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, juice…
Community
Public Health Department office hours temporarily changing
The La Plata County Public Health Department’s main office service window at 185 Suttle St., Ste. 100 will be open from 12:15 to 4:15 p.m. Nov. 17 to 20. Birth…
Community
County Road 240 guardrail project begins Monday, to last five weeks
The La Plata County Road & Bridge Department has contracted for guardrail improvements on County Road 240 (Florida Road) from mile marker 6 near Edgemont to mile marker 9.2 near…
Community
International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day gathering to be held
The annual International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day will be held 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 22 at Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. It is an event…
Community
Ignacio’s annual Taste of Christmas to be held Dec. 5
The Taste of Christmas Holiday Market returns to the ELHI Community Center from 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 5 immediately after the Light Parade, at the center, 115 Ute St.,…
Community
Charitable giving is as easy as going online
One of my biggest guilty pleasures is online shopping. Luckily for me, the Community Foundation has helped create a way to turn my guilty pleasure into a good deed through…
And the West is History
And the West is History: 858 Main Ave., Durango – 1886
Founded in 1880, the Goodman Paint and Wallpaper Co. operated multiple locations in Durango throughout its 113 years in business. In this 1886 photograph, the store inhabited what is now…
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Judge finds Montrose church guilty in unhoused camp case
The United Methodist Church in Montrose was found guilty Wednesday offour charges related to allowing unhoused residents to camp on its property last winter. (Tom Hesse/CPR News) A week after…