A record 504 bills introduced in the Colorado Legislature became law this year, and 94% of them had at least one Republican vote. And half of the 39 Republicans in the state House and Senate voted for...

Southwest Coloradans have reason to cheer: This year’s monsoon seems robust – a big change from last year when the summer rains failed to show up. Jeff Colton, a meteorologist with the National Weathe...

More than 15 lightning-caused fires sparked in Montezuma County and on Ute Mountain tribal land in the past several days, according to local officials. The largest was the East Toe Fire, southwest of ...

“Durango needs another burger or taco place like a hole in the head,” said Chris Turner. For some, those may be fighting words, but they are one of the core reasons Turner and his partner, Alexa Alfon...

For Serotiny Farms’ Alix Midgley, becoming a farmer was a form of rebirth. The farmer turned to agriculture as a second career after 12 years as a social worker dealing with homelessness. “I’m excited...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to add details about a GoFundMe campaign launched Tuesday evening. On Friday, Eat Zawadi – Durango’s only restaurant serving African cuisine – abruptly ...

The quality of the investigation into the crash that led to the death of professional cyclist Benjamin Sonntag served as a focal point in opening statements Tuesday in the trial of the man charged wit...

Laboratory tests confirmed the presence of the plague in fleas collected in La Plata County after a 10-year-old girl died from the disease earlier this month, public health officials said. The plague-...