Five Durango School District high school students – the largest group to date – have been appointed to the Board of Education. Student board members do not vote on decisions, but their input is consi...

On Saturday night, we’ll get to raise one to – and, possibly, with – those who have ventured into the great beyond. And thanks to the Durango Education Foundation and Horsefly History, not only can we...

The United States Agriculture Department informed states, including New Mexico, that it will not pay for food stamps in November if the ongoing government shutdown continues, the state’s Health Care A...

Evacuation orders were lifted Thursday in northern Vallecito, where heavy rains caused unprecedented flooding. Emergency responders determined water levels in the Vallecito, Grimes and Los Pinos creek...

Several hundred people expected a scenic train ride through the San Juan Mountains and to stroll the streets of Silverton on Saturday. But those plans were disrupted by heavy rainfall that swept acros...

For the second consecutive year, the Durango High School cross country teams are league champions. Durango competed in the Warrior Lincoln Park Classic in Grand Junction on Friday, which also counted ...

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office Thursday 8:23 a.m. Someone reported that four trash cans had been knocked over by a bear on County Road 501. 4:52 p.m. Someone hit a rock and got a flat tire ...

Down on his luck divorced dad who resorts to crime is becoming familiar territory for Channing Tatum as an actor. In “Logan Lucky,” his mark was the Charlotte Motor Speedway. In “Roofman,” in theaters...

Mesa Lamb & Wool formed out of a knitter’s desire to explore the production of yarn. “I realized I had more store-bought yarn than I could ever knit in my entire life, and I wanted to get closer to th...