As more and more people have moved to Durango since 2000, housing demand and prices have continued to rise. But while rents and the price of homes have gotten more expensive, annual wages ...

The Mancos Town Board voted 5-1 Wednesday night to approve a retail marijuana store in town, making Mancos the first spot in Montezuma County where you can legally buy marijuana without a medical card...

The Mancos Town Board unanimously passed a $3 million 2015 final budget at its Dec. 10 meeting with little fanfare, and residents can expect more capital projects in the next year. The oper...

Before the subject was eclipsed by the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on the CIA’s use of torture, nearly everyone was talking the use of force by law enforcement officers. A grand jury declin...

WASHINGTON – Has the monster of exploding health costs finally been slain? After five years of slow spending growth, it’s tempting to think so. This would be fabulous news because rising h...

Literacy is critical to success in life, and children who have books and other reading materials available in their homes are better readers and often more successful in school than children who do no...

Why the Michael Browns matter to me: Because we are all on this planet together. Families, mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, friends are all grieving. And yes, some are angry. Understandably. When ...

I am saddened by the reaction that three women, who are highlighting a possible injustice in Ferguson by holding signs, has received in the letters to the editor. A young black man was doing no more t...

Hay prices in Southwest Colorado remain high, but steady according to the Dec. 11 figures on current averages per region from the Colorado Department of Agriculture. The CDA says hay moveme...

Average retail gasoline prices in Colorado hovered around $2.56 per gallon, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. This compares with the nation...