Ann Butler
Position: Staff reporter
Phone Number: (970), 375-4584

Native American students receive orientation at FLC

Fort Lewis College began the 2015-16 school year Friday with its Convocation, officially bringing freshmen and transfer students into the collegiate fold. “I hope you make the nex...

Relief-fund donations are slow

34 people who lost income receive help

Gold King Mine spill captures attention of world's media

Within 48 hours of the Gold King Mine spill, media from across the nation and around the world began converging on Durango to report about a river that turned orange. Michael Dav...

Gold King Mine spill captures attention of world’s media

Within 48 hours of the Gold King Mine spill, media from across the nation and around the world began converging on Durango to report about a river that turned orange. Michael Dav...

Sheriff: Redwine a person of interest in Dylan’s homicide

The La Plata County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday it has identified Mark Redwine as a person of interest in the death of his son, Dylan, who was 13 when he died. “That desi...

Gold King mine continues to drain

While the data shows things continue to get better along the waterways affected by the Gold King Mine spill, toxic water is still draining at the rate of 600 gallons per minute from the mine...

Irrigation ditch flushing begins

On Wednesday evening, select irrigation ditches were inspected and flushed as a first step toward opening the ditches for farmers and ranchers who depend on the Animas River for watering liv...

Crash near Mancos Hill sends 1 to hospital

Box truck and Toyota pickup collide

Accident sends man to hospital

Box truck and Toyota Tundra collide near Hesperus

Arc of History vandalized

Destroyed community’s fun and connection

FLC gets $1.1 million science education grant

Focus is first-generation, low-income, disabled students

Records for Durango home sales

Median hits $440,000; number sold hits a peak