Durangoans are split on whether students should be required to wear face masks next school year. Durango School District 9-R conducted a survey and held a feedback session Tuesday as part of the distr...

A major rescue effort took place over the weekend to save a man who was injured in a fall while descending Mount Sneffels. About noon July 30Friday, the Ouray Mountain Rescue Team responded to a distr...

As of Tuesday, the fire ban in Montezuma County has been rescinded. The ban was lifted “with the understanding that our citizens and visitors will be cautious and responsible with open fires and mai...

With less than two weeks until Aug. 16, the first day of the 2021-22 school year, families are wondering what their children’s upcoming fall semester will look like after more than a year of COVID-19 ...

TOKYO — Simone Biles returned to the competition at the Tokyo Olympics in style, and will leave with another medal. What color it is really isn't the point. That she delivered a tense, heart-pounding ...

Southwest Open School will offer students a bicycle mechanic class beginning this fall, and donated bikes are needed. The elective course is in partnership with Project Bike Tech, an education organiz...

Joe Moore and Summit Lake reservoirs have tested positive for toxic levels of blue-green algae, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Staff members discovered algal blooms at the lakes last week, ...

Supply chain disruptions have been a feature of the COVID-19 pandemic, and to the misfortune of Durango’s craft brewers, a beer can shortage has proved to be particularly troublesome and persistent. S...

DENVER – Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said Monday he was planning to issue a state disaster declaration and it could be “a few days to a few weeks” before a canyon in the western part of the state can b...