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Firefighters contain wildfire in Durango West I subdivision

Homeowner says pre-stationed tanker truck helped prevent worse fire

DATE: Dec 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Proper fire funding continues to elude Congress

On Sept. 14, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue officially declared that the 2017 fire season was the Forest Service’s most expensive ever, with costs topping $2 billion. Perdu...

DATE: Dec 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Congress considers land for West Fork fire station

Federal land conveyance needed for new station at Fish Creek

DATE: Dec 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Firefighters wary despite gains against California fire

Winds expected to increase

DATE: Dec 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Seasons to donate to Napa/Sonoma fires fund

Donations go to victims of Northern California blazes

DATE: Dec 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food

New evacuations as huge Southern California fire flares up

LOS ANGELES – A flare-up on the western edge of Southern California’s largest and most destructive wildfire sent residents fleeing Sunday, as wind-fanned flames churned through canyons and d...

DATE: Dec 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Largest wildfire eyes communities northwest of Los Angeles

VENTURA, Calif. – Flames from the largest and most destructive Southern California wildfire churned toward coastal and mountain communities northwest of Los Angeles on Thursday, disrupting t...

DATE: Dec 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Target shooting caused 60-acre fire near Electra Lake

Durango man unaware ammunition was incendiary

DATE: Nov 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Electra Lake Fire expected to remain stable

Cause of fire could be announced Monday

DATE: Nov 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wildfire near Electra Lake grows to 60 acres

Cause of blaze is under investigation

DATE: Nov 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Firefighters battling wildfire north of Durango

Blaze grows to about 40 acres in grassy field

DATE: Nov 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fixing Colorado’s forests with the help of ‘citizen science’

FRISCO – The pine beetle came to Summit County in 2005, turning scores of trees red and creeping higher up the mountainsides each year. Twelve years later, nearly every stand of l...

DATE: Nov 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional 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.