Update: Two girls may face charges after Cortez student is stabbed

Police investigating assault

Will Gov. John Hickenlooper run for president?

Durango Herald reporter Bret Hauff asked outgoing Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper if he will run for president of the United States. The guv has been notoriously cagey about h...

Southwest Colorado tourism industry borrows battlefield acronym to describe tough year

Tourism industry finds 2018 volatile, complex and ambiguous

Kokanee salmon giveaway scheduled for Durango

Colorado Parks and Wildlife will give away kokanee salmon at 3 p.m. Nov. 2, Nov. 9 and Nov. 16 at the boat ramp at Nighthorse Reservoir, 1795 County Road 210 in Durango. Anyone who wants fis...

Wolf Creek Ski Area battles aftermath of beetle kill

Ski mountain removes 4,000 dead trees this summer

PBS docuseries ‘Native America’ recreates cultures pre-1492

ALBUQUERQUE – The story of Native America taught in U.S. public schools usually begins at contact with European explorers. Children then get lessons about Thanksgiving, maybe the Trail of Te...

Democrats rally in Durango

This stop was one of many candidates made across the state

Area reservoirs, at historic lows, rebounding with October rains

Drought conditions had area water basins at 15-20 percent of average

‘ServSafe’ food safety training in November

The Journal The Colorado State University Extension Office will sponsor National Restaurant Association “ServSafe” food safety trainings in November at La Plata County Fairgrounds...

Hickenlooper celebrates economic impact of outdoor recreation

Governor signs executive order to improve coordination of agencies

Deputy cleared in fatal McElmo Canyon shootout, then is fired

Sheriff Nowlin cites policy violations in fatal McElmo shootout

CDOT begins enforcement of Halloween DUI program

Beginning Friday, Oct. 26 through Nov. 1, the Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado State Patrol and law enforcement throughout the state will increase DUI enforcement, arresting d...