Local News

Farmington Hill house fire sends 1 to Mercy

A house near the top of Farmington Hill along U.S. Highway 550 sustained damage from a fire Tuesday evening.STEVE LEWIS/Durango…

Rush underway to send gifts

There’s still time before Christmas, but don’t delay too long

Tire falls off vehicle, hits small pickup

Colo. State Patrol seeking other driver

Snow-survey funding gets renewal

Funding will be renewed until August 2014, at which point stakeholders are expected to have a more sustainable method of…

Silverton mine-waste cleanup urged

Animas River Stakeholders no longer enough, ex-member says

Keeping all eyes on the head

Area high schools carefully track athletes before and after concussions

School board appoints two new members

Former DHS principal will represent District A

United States faces gaps in response to diseases

Colorado has issues with vaccination levels

City buys 32 acres

Purchase part of expansion of Overend park

Two men suspected of mini crime spree

Police believe they broke windows, damaged cars

Mercury edges toward going public

Durango company files pre-IPO document

Firefighters squelch Grandview chimney fire

The fire was reported at 9:57 a.m. by a passerby in the 28600 block of U.S. Highway 160 at a…

County OKs pot-growing licensee

Cooper Mason Ventures, also known as Silverpeak Apothecary, operates a 2,800-square-foot grow facility at 444 Conestoga Way. The company’s sole…

The Blotter

1:10 p.m. A driver in a red Jeep with New Mexico license plates was all over the road and almost…

Polar Express ride lights up

New show adds pizazz to holiday train experience

Dayplanner Tuesday

11th annual “Blue Christmas,” 5:30-6 p.m., Mercy Chapel, Mercy Regional Medical Center, 764-2340. Arts and Entertainment “Sicily 2013” by Paul…

Local Briefs

Register for the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic with the Fort Lewis College Road Scholars. There is space on the citizens…

It’s the season for in-town turns

Equipment failure temporarily shuts Durango airport

Bad temperature sensor holds flights

Loose change changes lives

The Salvation Army: Helping hand since 1852

Durango mono-skier invited to train with U.S. team

Hotchkiss takes 3rd in Breckenridge

Animal Planet crew seeks Bigfoot

Episode will feature hunt in Four Corners

Offer could make waves in Oxbow access plan

Resident offers $600 to kickstart campaign to promote life-jacket use

Dayplanner Sunday

Christmas in Vallecito, 7 a.m.-3 p.m., various locations at Vallecito, www.facebook.com/events/542370165851884. American Legion will host Sunday brunch, 9 a.m.-noon, 878…