Local News

Southwest reservoirs play catch-up

DENVER – Colorado is slogging through a wetter-than-normal spring, with heavy rain restoring much-needed moisture to parched rangeland and sending…

Trooper: Driver fell asleep in Hwy. 550 rollover

A 19-year-old college student avoided serious injury Thursday after becoming airborne and rolling his car at 60 mph on U.S.…

Police seek leads in Ignacio robbery

Two men assault couple in their home

Local Briefs

Free entries sought for July 4 parade The Durango Business Improvement District announces a call for entries for the Stars…

Dayplanner Friday

Meetings and Events Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main…

The Blotter

Durango Police Thursday 12:11 a.m. A belligerent man stood outside a house in the 500 block of East Seventh Avenue…

Discovery of clay in pipes prompts erosion worries

City Council set aside $300K for reservoir

Rotaries honor dedicated police

Local clubs join forces to award law enforcement

Postal workers rally for improved customer service

Postal workers rallied Thursday in Colorado and across the nation today to demand better service for customers, less than a…

Sage-grouse to get GPS packs

Biologists suiting up selected birds to track behavior and locations

Roberts’ pro-choice record is questioned

Republican Senator: Planned Parenthood is dividing women

Jeep and gravel truck collide

No injuries reported in accident on U.S. 160

Fort Lewis complex work may begin soon

About $1.4 million will make the rocky, uneven sports fields playable

Off-leash program won’t take off in Durango

Fanto and Jenkins Ranch parks will not allow off-leash dogs

Durango man found dead on Middle Mountain

A Durango man died May 8 in the Berri Park area up Middle Mountain Road of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot.…

Colorado teen-pregnancy program shows results

The use of intrauterine devices, IUDs, and other long-acting reversible contraceptives played a major role in reducing the number of…

DeKay wins seat on council

Silverton Town Council fills its maligned vacancy

Durango man’s body found near Vallecito

Andrew Giffin dies from apparent self-inflicted gunshot

Powerhouse president steps down

Finances force board to close science center

Kennel show features 500 dogs

The 2015 Durango Kennel Club Dog Show kicks off at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds this weekend. Ginger Jenks, a longtime…

Family fun

Gas-revenue predictions bleak in 2017

Current declining prices could hurt the budget

Local Briefs

Local peace officers remember the fallen The Durango Police Department will host a Peace Officers Memorial Service at 10 a.m.…

Dayplanner Thursday

Meetings and Events Durango High Noon Rotary Club meeting, noon, DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio, www.durangohighnoonrotary.com. Kiwanis Club of…