An incursion of lightning and strong winds knocked out power to about 10,000 La Plata Electric Association customers Wednesday evening in Durango and the Animas Valley. The outage occurred about 8 p.m...

On a not-yet-broiling day around the Fourth of July, Elisha McArthur stood on the stern of her raft, calling out orders to the student rowing her down the Arkansas River not far from the headquarters ...

According to Google Trends, the search term “food I can reheat” has increased by 1328% in the past week. Whether it’s to save food, save money, or not heat up a kitchen in hot weather, Americans have ...

Durango city clerk Faye Harmer was recognized on Tuesday for achieving a prestigious master municipal clerk certification. The award requires hundreds of hours of in-class and in-the-field training th...

The Durango Youth Soccer Association and Fort Lewis College have joined forces to create a new soccer opportunity for youngsters in pre-K through third grade. The new Mini Kickers Soccer School progr...

A Durango woman who was struck by a pickup truck while riding her motorcycle on East Eighth Avenue is recovering after losing her lower left leg. Jeanette Wages, 70, is dealing with severe pain from t...

Durango Police Department Monday 7:48 a.m. A person at TBK Bank of Durango, 259 W. Ninth St., was arrested on suspicion of trespassing. 9:09 a.m. A report of two men shoplifting at Albertsons,...

As the smell of barbecue saturated the air, the soft thumping of corn hole bags finding their wooden marks was drowned out by blaring sirens and flashing police lights. First responders joined reside...

If you’re a curmudgeon, a cynic, or a righteous opponent of giggles, I invite you to the DAC theater this weekend to meet your spirit animal. “The Grunch” is being performed by our youth theater comp...

Tim Kapustka’s remarkable still-life prints are sufficient unto themselves. But they also open two important doors. One connects the Durango artist to the illustrious European genre of still-life pain...