Local News

Hwy. 160 crash snarls morning commute

Drivers taken to hospital with injuries

Rochester Hotel concert series to benefit local nonprofits

Diane Wildfang and her son, Kirk Komick, open up the garden at the Rochester Hotel for numerous events during the…

Calving season

A female elk gallops through a field near the Animas River with her still-spotted calf Friday afternoon. Baby deer and…

The Blotter

Durango Police Tuesday Midnight Someone was using a band saw or something really noise in the 2700 block of Main…

Rafter dies after a flip in Smelter Rapid

Man was identified as Jose Soto, 56, of Farmington

Mancos Park going organic

Maintenance plan includes ‘high-impact’ public areas

U.S. 160 corridor meeting in Mancos on June 23

Live polling on options will be conducted by CDOT

Mancos may be getting sister city in France

Southwest Colorado and northwestern France may seem like worlds apart, but the Mancos Town Board hopes to close the distance…

New airport plans on schedule

Fewer departures in May attributed to loss of Frontier flights

La Plata County boasts low tax burden

Adams County is Colorado’s most-burdened

Lindblad to lead FLC’s small business center

Permanent director being sought

Local Briefs

Check on your 2016 property-tax breaks A property-tax exemption will be available for the tax year 2015, affecting taxes payable…

Dayplanner Wednesday

Arts and Entertainment The Jeff Solon Jazz Duo, 6-9 p.m., The Cyprus Cafe, 725 East Second Ave., 385-6884. Open studio…

Selfie on the go

Passengers on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad take a group selfie Tuesday as the train departs for Silverton…

Robot revolution

FLC engineering students see the future in automated, electrical wonders

City lands $1M for sewer design

Question remains, however: Rebuild it? Or remodel it?

Durango has a new sister city – Chyamtang, Nepal

This 2014 photo shows the house where Karma Bhotia grew up in Chyamtang, Nepal. Bhotia and others spoke at a…

Montezuma schools again face budget crunch

Cortez-area $2.6M shy, finance director says

Gravel truck overturns

The Blotter

Durango Police Sunday 7:26 a.m. A man walked out with merchandise and attempted to use a counterfeit $50 bill at…

Police seek suspects in downtown assault

Police are searching for two men suspected of randomly attacking two other men early Saturday in downtown Durango. The assault…

New county administration building opens

$3.9 million remodel completed

Dock Dogs coming to Pet Expo

Event this weekend at La Plata County Fairgrounds

Local pot use higher than state average

Young adults 10 times more likely to consume than older residents