If we’ve learned anything from movies and other forms of pop culture, it’s generally not a good idea when one finds a book of spells to read the contents aloud. WHAT: San Juan Circus presents “A B...

The La Plata County Humane Society is on board with the city of Durango taking over command of animal control services within city limits, said Julie Dreyfuss, the nonprofit’s executive director. Beg...

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday 7:03 a.m. Someone called deputies to notify them that their mother was being held hostage on Dvorak Lane. 1:37 p.m. Two men were shooting guns near...

After several years of infrastructure investment, Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado is shifting its focus to business growth, entrepreneurship and economic diversification a...

Coloradans rushed to capture expiring federal tax credits in the past three months, pushing the clean-car portion of new sales to a record 32.4% and buying a higher ratio of electric vehicles and plug...

Battling sleep deprivation, punishing elevation gains and relentless storms, Cortez dispatcher Steven Bogott completed the grueling 240-mile Moab ultramarathon with the help of nearly a year of high-a...

The high school fall sports playoffs are right around the corner for local teams, so it’s a good time to look at how these teams stand in the playoff rankings. All teams from Durango High School, Bayf...

Six months and 44 burgers later, Steve Harris has completed Burger Tour 2.0 – his quest to eat and rank every hamburger in the Animas Valley. On a crisp fall afternoon, Harris, his brother Tom and ei...

Three weeks into the federal government shutdown with no end in sight, the future of several social service programs is unclear, threatening the health and well-being of the county’s most vulnerable r...