Fort Lewis College Associate Professor of Chemistry Bill Collins has been awarded $103,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study and combat honeybee die-offs. Collins and his students...

Fourth of July is on Wednesday and Independence Day events are scheduled for Southwest Colorado, with festivities and fun in Durango, Silverton, Bayfield, Mancos and Cortez. Cortez Cortez Burst...

Natural Resources Conservation Service in Colorado has funding available to help private landowners who sustained losses from the 416 Fire. The agency’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program is...

A 19-year-old man from Fruita died in a motorcycle crash Saturday on U.S. Highway 160 west of Durango, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The crash occurred about 7 p.m. near Durango West II...

It’s that time of year, and the message is the same: Do not pick up, interact with or touch wildlife, especially baby animals. Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesman Joe Lewandowski said the third...

Tom Thompson set out to test his off-road riding skills as part of the U.S. team for the BMW Motorrad International GS Trophy challenge in Mongolia. He was tested and rewarded, as the Durangoan and...

The Rocky Mountain Incident Management Type 1 Team will hit its 14-day limit for working a fire at the end of the day Thursday, and management of the 416 Fire will shift to a National Incident...

Fort Lewis College has joined a growing number of agencies to close public lands and impose fire restrictions. The college has closed trails and open space on campus, including the Nature Trail,...

GOAL High School recently graduated 63 students from its Four Corners sites, which include Southwest Colorado locations in Durango, Cortez and Pagosa Springs. Local GOAL graduates include: Durango:...

Hermosa resident Andrew Korneoson unloaded boxes of belongings from his car with his parents Sunday afternoon under a gray and cloudy sky – conditions that helped change the 416 Fire’s behavior and...