The U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management conducted pile burns Tuesday near Durango city limits: one along the 2000 block of Florida Road (County Road 240) near Chelsey Acres and anoth...

Now through Friday, March 6 “No Secret Police in Durango: petition drive. Details: Visit NoSecretPoliceInDurango.org. Wednesday, Feb. 18 Dementia/Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group, 10:30 a.m...

Durango Police Department is seeking direction from City Council about how code enforcement should go about enforcing storage and long-term parking laws on city streets. The conversation is about boat...

As the Metallic Minerals exploratory mining project in the La Plata Mountains gains momentum, local opposition is growing. On Saturday, the La Plata Mountains and Public Lands Coalition, a community i...

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office Saturday 10:09 a.m. Someone’s neighbor was putting up speed limit signs on County Road 502. 3:01 p.m. Deputies responded to a suspicious residence with blood ...

Colorado voters could be asked this year to amend the state’s Constitution to include the right to know the goings-on of state and local governments through public meetings and open records. A ballot ...

A potent winter storm blew in this week, bringing strong winds and the potential for several feet of snow in the San Juan Mountains. The National Weather Service issued winter storm warnings and advi...

There’s no better way to learn about a river than being upside down inside it, says Molly McKeon, a Durango resident and the new executive director of the Mountain Studies Institute. At a time Southwe...

Three staff members were laid off this week from Axis Health System’s Durango Integrated Healthcare clinic as part of a broader restructuring effort that eliminated a total of 13 positions across 11 c...