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Hickenlooper seeks help for long-term jobless

DENVER – Gov. John Hickenlooper’s administration wants to help people who have been unemployed at least 26 weeks find jobs with a $3 million initiative aimed at connecting them with interest...

Can you make it past a week?

Oft-abandoned resolutions really help – if you’re realistic and persistent

Flooding cancels classes Thursday at Big Picture

Big Picture High School and The Liberty School will be closed at least through Thursday after flooding on the north side of the building. A main drain pipe got blocked, causing ma...

A sunbeam runs through it

Colorado swears in state’s new House speaker Hullinghorst

DENVER – Rep. Dickey Lee Hullinghorst took over as speaker of the Colorado House on Wednesday, facing obstacles created by a split Legislature. The Boulder Democrat replaced Mark ...

Most Hermosa phones restored

A small portion of the Hermosa area remained without CenturyLink land-line telephone connections Wednesday afternoon. “There’s still a little area that’s giving them trouble,” sai...

What will be the fate of McPhee Reservoir?

Commissioners say feds hamper recreation, economy of area

BLM touts more gas and oil leases in 2014

DENVER – The Bureau of Land Management is offering more leases for drilling on public lands than the energy industry is using or asking for. That’s what the agency said in a wrap-up this wee...

GOP ends Dems’ 10-year Senate reign

Durango’s Ellen Roberts is 2nd-ranking Republican

Economists issue rosy forecast at forum

Oil price drop may hurt state’s job picture

Shoppers don’t like messy sidewalks

Businesses reminded to clear snow, ice

Durango woman dies in avalanche

‘Warm, fun’ 23-year-old’s passion was skiing