The 42-foot-tall Benchmark Lookout Tower serves as a home and an early detection system for wildfire activity northwest of Dolores.

The 42-foot-tall Benchmark Lookout Tower serves as a home, and early detection system for wildfire activity north of Dolores.

From hot summer days to a wave of wildfire smoke and a cold blast from Canada, last week brought topsy-turvy weather to Southwest Colorado.

Snow from recent storms covers the mountains north of Durango.

Farmington Police Department Chief Steve Hebbe issued a message in response to a video of a school resource officer's use force against a student at Mesa View Middle School.