As the close of 2025 approaches, I want to take a moment to reflect on the extraordinary progress we’ve made together as a community. This season is a time for gratitude, and I am deeply thankful for ...

All citizens driving through Durango are being watched and surveilled by the Durango Police Department’s Flock Safety cameras installed at 21 locations. These cameras record every license plate and al...

As a Montezuma County resident and avid outdoorsman, I was encouraged to see Commissioners Gerald Koppenhafer and Marsha Porter-Norton urge Congressman Hurd to introduce the Dolores River National Con...

The request from Tina Peters’ lawyers – asking for leniency or intervention in her sentence – is patently absurd, both on the face of it and under the Rule of Law, the latter of which has been endless...

What is a “good” death? That’s up to each of us to decide for ourselves, said Anne Rossignol, former director of Mercy Hospice House. Rossignol said it’s a question more people should be asking thems...

Are you interested in making Durango a better place to live? A place that’s easier to walk, bike and maybe be more affordable? Strong Towns is a national nonprofit organization and movement advocating...

Inside the Statue of Liberty is a plaque engraved with words from “The New Colossus,” an 1883 poem by Emma Lazarus: “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wr...

The Telluride Ski Patrol’s decision to strike on Saturday, Dec. 27, forcing the closure of one of Colorado’s most storied ski resorts, represents far more than a labor dispute (Herald, Dec. 24). It’s ...