By Bob Kunkel In 2012, Coloradoans voted 55 percent to 45 percent to legalize the sale and use of recreational marijuana. From that day, we began the dubious process of trying to build a br...

Officers and staff members at the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office have been doing some soul searching after deputies made inappropriate comments about a Durango Herald reporter’s body and nationality...

Local officials in Silverton are urging Congress to provide funding to address the long-term acid mine drainage from the many mines above the town. But they aren’t necessarily looking for Superfund do...

WASHINGTON – U.S. officials knew of the potential for a catastrophic “blowout” of wastewater from an inactive gold mine yet appeared to have only a cursory plan to deal with such an event when governm...

As communities along the Animas River continue to wonder about long-term consequences of the Gold King Mine spill, one of the biggest questions remaining is the orange sediment lying along riverbeds a...

Stop complaining about the rain. Really, it’s not that bad. I think you need to take a walk in the mountains. If you haven’t been above 9,000 feet for a few weeks, you’re missing out. Most...