Former La Plata County Jail Cmdr. Ed Aber, who is accused of viewing strip-search videos of more than 100 female inmates for his own sexual gratification during his tenure, was scheduled Monday for a ...

WASHINGTON – About 130 children in La Plata County rely on the Child Care and Development Funds for access to local day care centers, said Heather Hawk, executive director for the Early Childhood Coun...

A 19-year-old Fort Lewis College student was arrested Thursday on suspicion of criminal solicitation for first-degree murder and unlawful possession of a weapon on college grounds, according to a Mond...

Last fall, repeated calls of “dog at large” in the same area of Bloomfield led to the discovery of an extreme case of animal hoarding – more than 90 big white dogs in dire need of rescue. Such an enor...

At Durango High School, Advanced Placement courses are no longer supplied for only the most accelerated learners. Instead, all students are encouraged to explore more rigorous courses on the road to t...

VALLECITO – Vallecito Dam is due for some serious upkeep. Built in the late 1930s, the infrastructure that maintains Vallecito Reservoir is decades beyond its original design life. So far, things hav...

Dear Action Line, As I was contemplating climate change and reading much discussion about how gas stoves, leaf blowers, gas-powered vehicles and grocery plastic bags have a detrimental effect...

Vallecito residents are still in the midst of recovery efforts following the October flooding, and while federal emergency funds have been denied for the time being, more local support efforts are ste...