Mary Shinn
Position: Staff reporter
Phone Number: (970), 375-4526

Monsoon arrives, bringing risk of flooding

Weather Service predicts average amount of moisture

Tight budget forces CDOT to prioritize highway projects in Southwest Colorado

November ballot will ask voters to increase funding for transportation

Smile kids, you’re on candid camera: Durango schools expanding video surveillance

System designed to improve safety, deter bad behavior

Pine Tree Fire north of Arboles reaches 742 acres

Work mostly complete Tuesday

Three area high schools rank among state’s top 100

U.S. News uses several factors to rate public institutions

Burn scar flooding dissipates in Falls Creek Ranch

Natural terrain absorbed flows

Residents worry about blasting for hotels on East Second Ave.

The developer of two six-story hotels on East Second Avenue south of College Drive will have to negotiate with neighbors before excavating with explosives. The city of Durango not...

Dock, pavilion and other improvements planned for Lake Nighthorse

Shoreline upgrades will provide seating, fishing pier

Archaeologists find new sites at Lone Mesa State Park

Data could help prepare the park to open

Durango students resurrect solar car for Texas race

Team recognized for courage in face of numerous obstacles

Anglers put in fishing line disposal sites outside Dolores

Logistics of recycling fishing line to be determined

Author, nonprofit founder shares the wisdom of weeds

Organic land management proving more effective at Electra Lake