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Durango bus driver describes the ‘good, bad and different’ he’s seen on the road

Working in transit offers a unique perspective on the city

DATE: May 7, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Aqueduct Trail in Mancos opens for the season

It’s closed from Dec. 1 to May 1 each year to protect elk and deer during winter

DATE: May 6, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mediator will take over after Durango teachers’ pay negotiations stall

District administrators and unions failed to reach an agreement Monday

DATE: May 6, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Interim La Plata County manager named as search begins

Kevin Hall will take over for outgoing Chuck Stevens

DATE: May 6, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Southwest Colorado farmers expect a third of their normal water supply

Some are forecasting a slow year after lackluster snow – and hoping for a rainy spring

DATE: May 6, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County withdraws from Visit Durango contract after city takeover

Historically, tourism marketing was outsourced to now-defunct destination management group

DATE: May 6, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rains expected to continue through Thursday as storm trudges on

‘This is not unusual,’ meteorologist says of May downpour

DATE: May 5, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Emergency crews respond to driver dangling off side of Coal Bank Pass

A Ram truck towing a 30-foot camper was perched on cliff

DATE: May 5, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Video: Fish out of water on South Camino del Rio in Durango

About a dozen cutbow trout thrown from a Colorado Parks and Wildlife truck

DATE: May 5, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fort Lewis College opens $6 million sports performance center

New area should help advance sports teams

DATE: May 5, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘It feels natural’: Inside the prescribed fire north of Dolores

Spring and fall are the best times for burns, so expect more smoke in the air

DATE: May 4, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Progress slow in Durango teachers’ union negotiations

After 10 hours of bargaining with district administrators, sides are a ways from agreement

DATE: May 4, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

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