Southwest Colorado has a rich tradition of producing motorsports standouts. Add another name to the list. Mancos’ Waylon Hale, a freshman at Mancos High School, enjoyed a fantastic fall circuit of rac...

Using the Antiquities Act, five years ago this month President Barack Obama declared 1.35 million acres of San Juan County, Utah, a national monument. Native American tribes and Indigenous peoples ar...

Sixth Judicial District Judge William Herringer has announced his upcoming retirement. Herringer’s last day with the district is scheduled for March 9. In an interview Friday with The Durango Herald, ...

A jury in Montezuma County Court on Friday found Sherry Simmons, organizer of the Montezuma County Patriots, not guilty of harassing Peace and Justice marchers Jan. 2. Jurors deliberated for less tha...

Widespread power outages affected thousands of residents late Thursday and all day Friday in Archuleta and La Plata counties. The outages were the result of wet, heavy snow that blanketed La Plata Ele...

DENVER – A federal panel has approved renaming a Colorado peak after a Cheyenne woman who facilitated relations between white settlers and Native American tribes in the early 19th century, part of a b...

SANTA FE – Bills that would redraw congressional and state House boundaries in New Mexico advanced toward crucial floor votes in the state Legislature. A Senate committee on Friday endorsed adjustment...

San Juan Basin Public Health announced Friday that the monoclonal antibody treatment mobile unit – which was originally set to be available only two weeks in Durango – will extend its service through ...

Luke Mackey, a 15-year-old sophomore who attends Ignacio High School, has about 200 belt buckles and four trophy saddles that he has won over the years riding bulls and other animals. His newest hard...

One of the earliest memories many people have of the holiday season is that of the smell of a freshly cut Christmas tree. Cut Christmas trees are probably the most highly used greenery in homes over t...