The National Park Service is killing a controversial plan that would have allowed local land managers to ban climbing anchors in wilderness areas. The agency on Wednesday said it was ending a nearly t...

Let’s run down how President-elect Donald Trump fares with the Ten Commandments: No. 2: Thou cannot be an idol. Trump has spent his entire life making himself an idol. No. 4: Day of the Sabbath...

Is the Durango post office the worst post office in the country or a close runner-up? I went in person to change our address the last week in September and to hold our mail since we weren’t going to b...

Local actor Geoff Johnson and Merely Players have turned a page in Durango’s theatrical history. Portraying 18 roles in the company production of “Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol,” a comedy/drama writt...

The San Juan County District Attorney’s Office has been down five attorneys, but when District Attorney-elect Jack Fortner takes office in January, many of those positions will be filled. “I’m looking...

La Plata County’s high school wrestlers made the trip up to Montrose on Friday and Saturday to battle against some great competition at the Western Slope Showdown. The Durango girls wrestling team ha...

BAYFIELD – The Bayfield Town Board made its first public statement this week about a criminal harassment case involving Mayor Pro Tem Alexis Hartz. After a unanimous vote to make the statement public,...

WASHINGTON – A bill to recover endangered fish species in the Upper Colorado River Basin and San Juan River Basin made it through U.S. Congress on Wednesday in a larger must-pass defense funding bill....

BAYFIELD – Bayfield residents who took part in a survey about desired town amenities universally agreed upon at least one such perk: a new indoor swimming pool. Mary Benson, who coordinates action ite...

BAYFIELD – Bayfield is renewing its search for an interim town manager after learning another remaining candidate didn’t pan out. Town attorney Michael Goldman confirmed to the town board during Tuesd...