High atop Sharkstooth Pass in the La Plata Mountains, I first met Al and Betty Schneider. Having hiked up through a profusion of wildflowers, I wondered what the couple was doing crawling around on th...

Antisemites adopted a new tactic for spewing their hate when the COVID-19 pandemic closed synagogues and Jewish schools and community centers: hijacking video conferences. The Anti-Defamation League c...

FARMINGTON -- The Farmington Regional Animal Shelter is one of 200 participating shelters that is being sponsored by the BISSELL Pet Foundation so that adoptions can be $5 this weekend. Farmington Par...

Community leaders across Southwest Colorado, including the two Native American tribes, told U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper that high costs, rugged landscapes and federal rules have hampered efforts to im...

A former La Plata County commissioner and environmental conservationist said the U.S. Senate's vote last month to reinstate Obama-era regulations on methane emissions is a step in the right direction ...

After commencement was forced to go virtual last year, in-person ceremonies returned Friday to Fort Lewis College, albeit with some concessions made to deal with the still-present coronavirus. Seven s...

Chap Grubb’s idea to create an online exchange for used outdoor gear came about 2½ years ago when his wife asked him to clean out the garage. Getting rid of his accumulation of 20 years of equipment ...

For Alyssa Nicoly, a senior at Animas High School, Durango’s skate park is friendlier at night. Then, she can practice skateboarding freely – without hearing more experienced male skaters judge her fo...

The investment group planning a gondola-anchored resort village at Idaho Springs’ long dormant Argo Mill is suing a loan broker and escrow company, arguing they are victims of a comprehensive fraud sc...