Emergency Management Director Butch Knowlton

La Plata County to update building code

New standards could fix old problems

DATE: Jan 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Emergency shelter project at La Plata County Fairgrounds to move forward despite short grant

County cuts costs to improve fairgrounds to deal with crisis situations

DATE: Jan 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County officials see myriad of uses for recently-purchased drones

Several departments expect to use devices

DATE: Dec 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rescue cards help fund local emergency responders

State program subsidizes Colorado SAR

DATE: Jul 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

For longtime lawman Dan Bender, a rescue becomes personal

Sheriff’s spokesman finds himself on the other side of a familiar mission

DATE: Jul 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Search called off for man with broken arm north of Durango

A 19-year-old man believed to have broken his arm in a fall in the Falls Creek area north of Durango apparently made it out of the wilderness on his own power, according to scanner reports. ...

DATE: May 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Preparation is key so winter travel doesn’t leave you stranded

A blustery, white Southwest Colorado winter can impose Darwin’s evolutionary theory of “survival of the fittest” on the unprepared. “One of the biggest things to remember is that...

DATE: Jan 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rain wreaks havoc

Crews cleaning up after debris, mud piles up amid storm

DATE: Sep 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fall arrives with a deluge

Powerful storm floods roads, keeps crews scrambling

DATE: Sep 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durangoans recount fury of storm

East Animas residents say digging out will take time, effort

DATE: Sep 19, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sudden storm strikes

Rain, mudslides, hail close roads, raise havoc

DATE: Sep 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.