Passengers slid down an emergency slide of a smoking jet at Denver International Airport due to a possible problem with the plane's landing gear, authorities said. American Airlines Flight 3023 report...

The Rim Road and Elkhorn fires have prompted the evacuation of a combined 52 homes. Evacuees from both places are encouraged to shelter at Escalante Middle School at 141 Baker Lane if they don’t have ...

Southwest Health System has expanded its medical team with the return of Dr. Kameo Smith to Southwest Medical Group and the addition of Dr. Nathan Clyde to its roster of providers. Smith is a primary ...

A new public art initiative in Cortez, the Streetscapes Art Park, is set to debut this fall, backed by a grant from the LOR Foundation awarded to the newly combined Dolores and Cortez Rotary Clubs. Th...

I recently ran into my 12-year-old friend who told me, after hugs, that ICE took his daddy. He had two little sisters with him, his other brother was not with them. “He’s with mommy,” he said. “She’s ...

July 17 marked the fifth anniversary of the passing of Rep. John Lewis. To honor this legend of the Civil Rights movement, “Good Trouble Lives On” rallies were held across the United States, including...

At least three wildfires broke out Saturday afternoon in La Plata County – near Vallecito Reservoir, south of the Durango-La Plata County Airport and north of Durango in the Animas Valley. Two of the ...

The Cortez Water Dragons will host the Scottie Aschermann Memorial Seasonal Club Championships from Friday, Aug. 1 to Sunday, Aug. 3 at the Cortez Municipal Swimming Pool. The last time the team host...

Former La Plata County Jail Cmdr. Ed Aber used his law enforcement credentials to view videos of female inmates being strip-searched on at least 3,166 occasions, according to an arrest affidavit filed...