Deputy in Silverton kills bear with less-lethal round
Reports indicate it was an attempt to haze prowling bear gone awry
DATE: Sep 4, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News
Bear activity on the rise, resource officer position eliminated
Wildlife officers have received 40% more bear reports compared with the same date in 2023
DATE: Sep 3, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News
What happens when a natural gas company doesn’t pay a $12 million La Plata County tax bill?
Simcoe LLC has outstanding debt of $9.2 million
DATE: Aug 31, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News
Injured hiker rescued by helicopter from Chicago Basin
64-year-old patient was transported to Mercy Hospital
DATE: Aug 29, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News
Body of Arizona man, 79, found near Lemon Reservoir
Horseback rider stumbled upon the man’s camp and discovered body nearby
DATE: Aug 26, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News
Police, archaeologists unearthing bones from hillside in southern Durango
Fragments, including partial skull, are possibly Indigenous
DATE: Aug 20, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News
Woman rescued after four days lost on solo ‘quest’ with Durango guide group
‘Nature does not care about your safety and will kill you,’ sheriff says, chastising Animas Valley Institute
DATE: Aug 19, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News
Purgatory Resort appeals dismissal of water lawsuit against Forest Service
Ski area sued in 2022 over access to Hermosa Creek water rights
DATE: Aug 14, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News
United Airlines to add early morning Durango-to-Denver flight
The 5:30 a.m. departure will ease same-day round-trip travel
DATE: Aug 13, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News
La Plata County likely to propose 70% reallocation of lodgers tax to housing, child care
Ballot question would go to voters in November
DATE: Aug 12, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News
Fundraising for state, La Plata County offices ramps up ahead of November election
In three contested races, two incumbents and four newcomers are rustling up donations
DATE: Aug 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News
La Plata County Jail nearly full, vows to no longer accept low-level municipal offenders
Sheriff requests formal agreement with Durango before taking any more inmates
DATE: Aug 1, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News
