As La Plata County grows, so does pressure on its jail. A growing community means a larger inmate population, and the county jail will likely need to expand to keep pace with projected growth. Any exp...

The Mancos RE-6 school board unanimously approved new salary schedules for teachers and staff during its Monday night meeting, using funds from the mill levy override approved by voters in November. T...

Mancos issued an immigration enforcement news release and adopted an updated community values statement after a review by Mayor Cindy Simpson and the Town Board of Trustees. The news release builds on...

Classic steam engines – like the ones that grace the rails of the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad – are an iconic image of the history of the American West. But there is an unsung hero on ev...

A Colorado State Patrol trooper was hospitalized Saturday afternoon after a Durango man suspected of impairment ran a stop sign and clipped her vehicle on Colorado Highway 172 near Oxford. According ...

Fighting wildfires is so often described in the language of war. Crews react to changing conditions, stopping fire by removing ground fuels, such as oak and vegetation, and where a dozen or more firef...

Earlier this month, a “Rex Martin” texted an older couple pretending to be Apple. The account was supposedly locked, and he provided a phone number for assistance, (603) 704-1863. The man managed to s...

While much of Southwest Colorado is suffering extreme drought, The Nature Conservancy is offering grants between $25,000 and $100,000 for projects that enhance flood and drought resilience in the regi...

The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe announced the arrival of high-speed, fiber-optic internet to homes throughout the Towaoc and White Mesa communities this summer, with crews now beginning free installation o...

EDGEMONT – Firefighters responded Monday to a multi-structure fire in the Edgemont Highlands subdivision northeast of Durango. The fire was reported at 2:06 p.m. in a cluster of houses on Red Canyon a...