Children

Local News

A voice for children caught in the legal system

Volunteers advocate for youth who have been removed from their homes

March 15, 2017

Local News

Radon mitigation considered at Roberta Shirley Center preschool in Durango

results show levels dropped

February 28, 2017

Local News

Seed Studio is enrolling for its kids programs

The Seed Studio, 1309 East Second Ave., is enrolling children for several of its programs and workshops.seedstudiokids.org A Durango School…

February 12, 2017

Local News

AmeriCorps filling need for mentors for La Plata County kids

Durango schools, Boys and Girls Club, Big Brothers Big Sisters see benefits

February 3, 2017

Local News

Durango gymnastics building opens

spends $2.1 million on new building

January 31, 2017

Local News

Durango Head Start center closes over radon concerns

Teachers refuse to work in Roberta Shirley Center

January 30, 2017

Local News

Help Jaden Page fight cancer Jan. 14 at Bayfield Riverside RV Park

The Park children from a family photo. Jaden is in the center.The Park family gofundme page The event will feature…

January 8, 2017

Regional News

Refugee youths find haven in Boy Scouts

in Troop 1532 hail from places like Burma, Rwanda and Nepal

January 2, 2017

Regional News

Farm-to-lunch-table program shows Colorado kids where food comes from

Chef Ann Cooper, director of Food Services for Boulder Valley School District, tries to get Jay Arrano, 5, to sample…

December 11, 2016

Local News

Star power shines through for Girls on the Run

on the Run delivering smiles, life lessons

November 2, 2016

Local News

The pumpkin train seeks gourd lovers

The San Juan Mountains Association will be providing volunteers on Sunday, Saturday, Oct. 22, and Sunday, Oct. 23 aboard the…

October 13, 2016

Regional News

Study shows increased exposure to marijuana by Colorado children

Doctors warn problem in medical journal

July 26, 2016

Local News

No spike in teen marijuana use after legalization

But anti-marijuana groups remain concerned that the normalization of the drug is misleading kids across the state. The Colorado Department…

June 20, 2016

Local News

Santa Rita playground opens Tuesday

inspired by Durango High School students

June 12, 2016

Regional News

Authorities arrest suspect in death of girl on the Navajo Nation

27-year-old man arrested in connection with death

May 3, 2016

Local News

Colorado pediatricians prescribe books to promote wellness

A prescription to read leads to increased literacy

April 23, 2016

Local News

Employee turnover plagues Southwest Colorado child care centers

wages, burnout driving the problem

April 22, 2016

Local News

Teen birth, poverty rates fall in La Plata County

Dropout rate is also down 2013-2014

March 28, 2016

Regional News

In Colorado and across the country, lawmakers dealing with teen sexting

Colorado currently classifies sexting as felony child exploitation

March 17, 2016

Local News

Boys & Girls Club looking at Bayfield

Library, school district potential sites

March 17, 2016

Nation & World

UNICEF: More than 80 percent of Syria children harmed by war

Peter Salama, the agency’s regional chief, called on donor countries to make good on money pledges made at a Syria…

March 14, 2016

Local News

Grants help expand child care in Southwest Colorado

Employee shortage remains a challenge

February 20, 2016

Nation & World

Bosnian first-graders reach out to deaf schoolmate

Then September came, and 6-year-old Zejd was there, silently sitting on one of the school’s benches, his eyes wide open.…

February 7, 2016

Nation & World

As children die reaching for Europe’s shores, empathy fades

It’s partly about timing, circumstance and the exceptional power of last September’s photos of Aylan Kurdi. But it’s also because…

February 1, 2016