WASHINGTON – As drought persists in the West, wildfire risk continues to pose an immense threat to Durango’s surrounding forests and watersheds. In April, Colorado Sen. John Hickenlooper introduced th...

A headline concerning the Medicaid cuts in HR1, the Reconciliation Bill, should read: “Congress to rural hospitals – Drop Dead!” Constance Fox Mancos

When policymakers in Washington talk about “efficiency,” “reforms” or “cost savings,” it’s easy to forget who pays the price. But here in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, the price is becoming p...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Iran's security services have threatened the life of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi after her native country's war with Israel, the Norwegian Nobel Committee...

The Durango Parkinson’s Support Group held its first ever vitality walk and fundraiser on Saturday in coordination with the Parkinson’s Association of the Rockies. The fundraising target is $29,000, t...

The end of World War II brought the Four Corners a uranium boom. Eight decades later, yellowcake may be making a comeback, but the deadly effects of radioactivity seem to be forgotten. In the 1950s th...

The Southern Ute Indian Tribe publicly rebuked Hope Scheppelman, a congressional candidate from Bayfield, for a social media post it says misrepresented the tribe’s political stance and disrespected c...

Saturday, June 14 10:00 a.m.: An officer responded to a report of a dog bite at 7348 Road 39, Mancos. A male juvenile was bitten on the leg by a heeler breed dog while inside the residence. The dog ow...

A new boat decontamination processes, new traffic patterns for visitors and two new buildings have been up and running at Lake Nighthorse since April, all of which work to create a more efficient envi...

A 60-year-old Michigan woman died Friday four hours into the Hardrock 100, a 100-mile run through the San Juan Mountains. Elaine Stypula of Farmington Hills, Michigan, was pronounced dead by the San J...