Colorado’s Jared Polis makes history as gay governor

DENVER – Democrat Jared Polis’ inauguration Tuesday as the first openly gay U.S. governor firmly moved Colorado to a darker shade of blue – and other celebratory colors of the LGBTQ communit...

‘Ban the Box’ bill targets discrimination against people with criminal records

Colorado would be the 12th state with such a policy

Colorado lawmakers hope to end drug-addiction withdrawal in county jails

Jails fill with people dependent on painkillers, heroin, meth and alcohol

Four Corners Corvette Club to meet Thursday

The Four Corners Corvette Club will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, at the Durango Elks Lodge, 901 East Second Ave. Participants are welcome to bring food. The no-host bar w...

Sheriff’s Office offers $1,000 scholarship to Montezuma students

The Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office is offering its annual scholarship program for 2019. The $1,000 scholarship is for qualified legal resident enrolled in a high school in Mont...

Lake Nighthorse revenue, visitation fall short in 2018

City of Durango optimistic second season will be stronger

Mother charged in death of boy found in Denver storage unit

DENVER – The mother of a 7-year-old found dead inside a storage unit just before Christmas was charged Monday in the boy’s death. Elisha Pankey was formally charged with child abu...

New Mexico holiday proposed for Cesar Chavez, Dennis Chavez

ALBUQUERQUE – A state lawmaker is proposing a state holiday in honor of the late U.S. Sen. Dennis Chavez of New Mexico and the late farmworker union leader Cesar Chavez of California. ...

New Mexico governor announces appointments to key agencies

ALBUQUERQUE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham reached into the ranks of the federal government and across state lines Monday to fill key Cabinet positions overseeing childhood well-being, enviro...

Navajo company looks into buying northern Arizona coal mine

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – A Navajo Nation energy company studying the purchase of a coal-fired power plant on the reservation says it’s looking into the mine that supplies it, too. The t...

Drivers can expect lengthy closures Tuesday on Red Mountain, Wolf Creek passes

Purgatory Resort reporting 12 inches of new snow

Bayfield-area house damaged in fire

Ashes in plastic garbage bin set wall ablaze