If there is one message to take away from Jackson Clark’s life, it would be the importance of being present – in your own life and in the lives of others. “Papa Jack taught me that life is not about p...

The world becomes a classroom for Animas High School students taking Osprey Block courses, three-week educational programs offered once at the start of each school year that ditch traditional classroo...

A 37-year-old man who killed a bear in mid-August pleaded guilty in Dolores Municipal Court on Friday, Sept. 26, to illegally discharging a firearm within town limits and accepted a plea deal related ...

President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Russell M. Nelson died Sept. 27 at his home in Salt Lake City. He was 101, the oldest president in the history of the church. During his pr...

At 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, the federal government will shut down unless Congress can pass a short-term funding measure beforehand – something that looked unlikely as of Monday. On Sept....

Officials from local, state and federal law enforcement agencies responded Monday to the discovery of what they believed to be 50 pounds of highly explosive material in the garage of an abandoned hous...

Durango Police Department Thursday 9:06 a.m. Someone was riding a bike recklessly and aggressively on the Animas River Trail near Santa Rita Park. 1:51 p.m. A woman contacted police after catc...

The 2030 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships coming to Durango has been the talk of the town since the announcement on Thursday and the Ride with the Champions bike parade in Durango on Friday. Unsu...

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, a Windsor Republican, is one of just four Republicans in Congress supporting efforts to force a floor vote on releasing U.S. Department of Justice case files on convicted sex...

In the midst of a budget crisis, La Plata County commissioners are pausing their search for a permanent county manager. Instead, they plan to appoint an interim manager for 12 months before resuming ...