Consumer issue

With help from Habitat for Humanity, 2 La Plata County women have homes

Heather Mobley, center and Aliona Grinnan, right, cut the ribbons to their new homes obtained through the Habitat for Humanity…

December 4, 2016

Local News

Assistance available for winter heating costs

Low-income households eligible

November 20, 2016

Local News

Durango laundries expect to pass along utility rate increases

Average residential monthly utility bills will break $100

October 31, 2016

Local News

No electric rate hike expected in 2017, LPEA says

Cooperative expanding off-peak hours

October 30, 2016

Local News

Natural gas service almost fully restored

started Monday

October 26, 2016

Local News

Regional Housing Alliance to go dormant

entities will manage affordable-housing programs

October 4, 2016

Local News

Wholesale cost increase could bring LPEA rate hike

to discuss fee structures at Oct. 17 meeting

October 4, 2016

Local News

Councilors compromise on construction defects law

Policies would protect builders from frivolous lawsuits

May 24, 2016

Local News

State offers assistance to pay heating bills

Deadline to apply is April 30

April 4, 2016

Local News

Durango City Council seeks to encourage affordable housing

Protection for condo builders, fair-share ordinance changes possible

March 14, 2016

Business

Consumer confidence sinks to seven-month low

Households grew more concerned about the outlook for the economy and jobs in February. The Conference Board’s consumer sentiment index…

February 23, 2016

Regional News

Fraud checks could delay some state tax refunds

Colo. Revenue Department says detecting refund fraud is ‘the new normal’

February 10, 2016

Business

Consumer spending cools as Americans pad savings

Consumer purchases were little changed after a 0.5 percent advance in November that was bigger than previously estimated, according to…

February 2, 2016

Nation & World

Few U.S. neighborhoods affordable, near schools

Pedestrians wait to cross streets in Seattle’s University District neighborhood on Wednesday. Across the country, just 14 percent of neighborhoods…

January 27, 2016

Local News

La Plata Electric Association lowers off-peak rates

Savings program to start in March

January 27, 2016

Business

Can cheaper gas bring back shopping worldwide?

oil prices plummeting, consumers around the world have more money

January 26, 2016

Business

The oil patch feels pain

prices plunge, energy companies cut jobs, postpone projects

January 12, 2016

Business

How Low Can It Go?

Forecasts call for still lower oil prices

January 12, 2016

Business

$2 gasoline not jump-starting economy

‘There’s some anxiety out there that is not comforted by low oil prices’

December 29, 2015

Local News

Mix-up in vote process leads to La Plata Electric Association bill hike

LPEA members say they weren’t informed of a final procedural change

December 21, 2015

Local News

Fort Lewis College professor sees little impact from rate hike

The rate increase is indicative of an improving economy, Sonora said. “Markets were looking for a positive sign from the…

December 16, 2015

Local News

Attempt to reverse La Plata Electric Association residential rate hike fails

members say increased cost ‘exacerbates inequality’

December 16, 2015

Business

Own a Volkswagen diesel?

Here’s what you need to know.

September 22, 2015

Business

Price of Paradise

Sticker shock rattles young professionals in Roaring Fork Valley

September 22, 2015