The Journal For Pets’ Sake Humane Society is seeking help from the community for their Pennies For Pets fundraiser from 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. July 4 at Cortez Farmers Market, southeast corn...

Emergency workers responded Tuesday afternoon to a report of a body in the Animas River behind Escalante Middle School in south Durango. A rafting company was heading downstream when someon...

Once again, the trial has been delayed for Mark Redwine, who was arrested nearly three years ago for allegedly killing his 13-year-old son. Redwine was scheduled to start a 28-day trial Jul...

A 37-year-old La Plata County man was found dead Monday south of Durango from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to La Plata County Coroner Jann Smith. Smith said authorities were ca...

Scott Perez used to be one in a handful of registered industrial hemp growers in Southwest Colorado. But as more people began asking him about growing hemp, Perez also became an agricultural consultan...

A 59-year-old man who suffered multiple head injuries in a motorcycle crash in Durango remained in critical condition Tuesday at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Lakewood. Brett Perrin of Durango ...

A Durango man was sentenced to one year of probation Tuesday after pleading guilty to harassment and domestic violence. James Andrew Mackay was arrested in December after police found a veh...

The owner of a house north of Durango-La Plata County Airport said a propane explosion in his barbecue grill led to a fire Saturday night that destroyed his home. “I had just got back from ...

A $47.52 million general fund budget that lays off 12 employees and furloughs 11 others was approved Monday by the Fort Lewis College Board of Trustees for academic year 2020-21. The budget...

The city of Durango canceled its Fourth of July fireworks show because of continuing wildfire risk. The city had already canceled its parade because of coronavirus concerns, but the firewor...