Several groups have sued over a new Bureau of Land Management leasing rule they argue will harm indigenous communities and put small businesses out of business. Western Energy Alliance, the Independen...

One hundred years ago, conservationist Aldo Leopold proposed designating 500,000 acres of land in the Gila National Forest as an area where no roads could be built. This led to the first wilderness ar...

The Tea Sisters, Keri Marsh and Kelsey Ashburn, are exactly what they sound like: two siblings from eastern La Plata County who mix loose-leaf teas. Marsh said that she and her sister mixed teas with ...

In their 942-page Farm Bill proposal released late last week, Republican House leaders did not include a provision that would preserve insurance for acequia associations facing lower crop yields amid ...

The Dolores River Fest will help usher in the summer with a full day of music, food and family fun at the Joe Rowell Park on Saturday, June 1, from 10 a.m. until dark. “This year the Dolores River Fes...

Democracy is defined as that system of government where as many people as possible are enfranchised (empowered) to participate in all the civil rights society has to offer, including voting and office...

Colorado lawmakers Barbara McLachlan and Cleave Simpson addressed school funding, health care and annexations during a legislative wrap-up held Saturday in Durango More specifically, they addressed a ...

Voters do not always follow directions. Some fill in the bubbles next to a candidate’s name in red ink. Others cross out a bubble and fill in another, or try to vote for two candidates in one race. S...

Fire personnel on the Spruce Creek Fire expanded the footprint of the lightening-caused blaze to 1,644 acres as of Tuesday morning and opted not to light more fire because of unfavorable weather condi...

Liability waivers – standard click-through agreements that are a common part of buying a ski pass in Colorado – cannot be used to shield ski resorts from all negligence claims, a divided Colorado Supr...