Free speech, political violence and the need for unity were on the minds of La Plata County and Southwest Colorado residents Saturday evening in Durango’s Rotary Park, where more than 300 people gathe...

A three-car crash closed one lane of traffic Tuesday on U.S. Highway 160 west of Bayfield. A car crash near the 38,000 block of U.S. Highway 160, located between Durango and Bayfield, has closed o...

For some Navajo Nation families, power in the home is a luxury – not a given. Fort Lewis College’s Village Aid Project Solar Initiative is trying to change that. Students, alumni and faculty – under ...

Law enforcement has identified the body of a man who was found Aug. 20 on the side of Florida Road (County Road 240) northeast of Durango as 72 year-old Mark R. Lucas, a longtime Durango resident. ...

The Dolores RE-4A School District has named Michael Rime and Lia Hopper as its newest board members. They will replace Casey McClellan and Clay Tallmadge, whose board terms expire in November. Superin...

The Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1 Board of Education is accepting applications for superintendent. Applications are due by noon Sept. 29. The salary ranges from $155,000 to $180,000, based on ...

At the Sept. 15 meeting, the Mancos RE-6 school board reviewed a clean financial audit, previewed the upcoming candidate forum and celebrated success in nontraditional courses. While the board has not...

La Plata County Public Health is investigating a large prairie dog die-off that has raised suspicions of plague in several undisclosed locations across the county. After receiving reports of unusual ...

A lightning strike was the cause of death for two hunters found Thursday near the Rio de Los Pinos Trailhead, according to Conejos County Coroner Richard Martin, following an autopsy performed in El P...

A Cortez woman has been charged with first-degree murder in the 2022 death of her 5-year-old daughter after an indictment revealed she had searched online for information about suffocation and Tylenol...