Durango - The Journal

Search and rescue may have become much easier in Southwest Colorado with new technology

Durango’s Colorado Highland Helicopters is first operation in the state to receive RECCO equipment

DATE: Apr 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

State Rep. McLachlan sponsors bill to allow local law enforcement to live across state lines

HB 22-1371 would remove the Colorado residency requirement for officers

DATE: Apr 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango police have a new tool, and it’s already helped catch two suspects

$5,000-plus drone has a loud speaker, search light and thermal-imaging camera

DATE: Apr 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

CJ’s Diner in Durango, a lightning rod during COVID-19 restrictions, is for sale

Jerry and Carrie Martinez to step away from restaurant after more than two decades

DATE: Apr 19, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Frontier Airlines to restore nonstop flights between Durango, Las Vegas

Airline will also resume nonstop Denver trips, but canceled DFW bookings

DATE: Apr 18, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Can the next generation of scientists help solve our dust on snow problem?

Fort Lewis College students travel to Coal Bank Pass to examine snowpack and study water resources

DATE: Apr 17, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

An afternoon of bull riding with Luke Mackey of Ignacio

Mackey reaches open short round; Nate Hoey wins

DATE: Apr 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Gallery

Missing Durango man found dead in Montezuma County

Man died of self-inflicted gun wound, coroner says

DATE: Apr 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Glenwood Springs granted right to build whitewater parks after 9 years in water court

Approvals for water diversions have slowed to a trickle as conservationists call to reform the whole process

DATE: Apr 11, 2022 | CATEGORY:

What road construction projects can drivers expect this spring in Southwest Colorado?

Camino del Rio work resumes this week; other highway improvements also planned

DATE: Apr 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Some make it, others don’t in Purgatory Resort’s annual pond skimming ritual

Costume clad skiers and snowboarders brave icy cold waters

DATE: Apr 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Man recounts La Plata Mountains avalanche, rescue and road to recovery

Mint Henk survived a crushing wall of snow on Parrot Peak near Hesperus