Local News

Denver cracks down on medical pot grows

Are new regulations hurting the innocent?

Woman suffers gunshot to head

Bayfield-area resident critical, but stable in Denver

Area kids’ health is down a bit

Advocates: Recent insurance gains a step forward

Dayplanner Monday

Meetings and Events IRS’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Durango/La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave., or…

Mulch fire at Mercy doused

Officials warn about tinder-dry conditions

A woman’s place

Group wants to banish Andrew Jackson from the $20 bill

She taught lessons of a lifetime

Grace Erikson celebrates 100th with former students

Lawmakers laud vets’ ‘40-mile rule’

Change made to improve access to health care

Dayplanner Sunday

Meetings and Events Vallecito Nordic Groomers celebration, 4 p.m., the home of Buck and Joanna Madden, 3617 County Road 225,…

Trails 2000 hires new coordinator

Buratti Durango has more than 300 miles of trails. Overseeing them all is no easy feat, either. Equipped with an…

Local Briefs

BLM to begin several prescribed burns The Bureau of Land Management’s Tres Rios Field Office plans to begin several prescribed…

Meet the ‘Mother of the Colorado Trail’ at Arts Center

Gudy Gaskill will close out Women’s History Month

Arc of Styrofoam now Arc of Smedley

More hijinks ensue surrounding Durango’s storied public art

Dayplanner Saturday

Meetings and Events IRS’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program will help people file their 2014 income tax returns, 9 a.m.-2…

What’s the big deal?

Obsession lights up Internet, but if you kill Bigfoot, prepare to be prosecuted

The Blotter

DURANGO POLICE Friday 3:36 a.m. An attempt to acquire drugs with a forged document was made at Mercy Regional Medical…

Local Briefs

Local nonprofit offers special ed support The Southwest Center for Independence, a local nonprofit that helps people with disabilities live…

Killing of fetus raises debate

Longmont case opens discussions among lawmakers

Construction to begin at E. 2nd Ave. and 15th St.

The return of warm weather will allow Kennebec Construction to resume making improvements at the intersection of East Second Avenue…

Firefighters halt grass fire

James Ranch burn threatened tree nursery

Internet needs backup plan

Mercury says Durango is protected

Learning the art of patience

Christopher Kill, 11, and his father, Tony Kill, both of Albuquerque, fish along the Animas River in Durango. The high…

Feature about company wins award

Freenotes Harmony Park, a Durango company, made these large instruments installed in a Moab, Utah, park. A Discovery Channel segment…