Human interest

GED provides start to a new life

Graduates already embark on next stage

Flags at half staff to honor John Glenn

In this February 1962 photo made available by NASA, astronaut John Glenn looks into a Celestial Training Device globe at…

Durango couple welcomes second set of twins

Chances of delivering twins increases after first pair

‘Yellow Submarine’ car artist brightens up driving

It’s a hulking metal mass of gray, filled with odds and ends and a laughing hula Buddha jiggling on the…

Antique motorcycles power over Wolf Creek Pass

2016 Motorcycle Cannonball Run makes stop in Durango

Photo: 90 and still a high-flier

Family heirloom makes first day of school memorable

Durango girl is 17th in family to wear dress on first day of school

Durango’s history harsher and harder than Hollywood’s take

A look at Durango’s Old West heritage

Vicente Jimenez faces one more hurdle in life

Community rallying to help DHS grad

Cliff Spencer went from intern to superintendent in National Park Service

Spencer was there at the request of a professor, to apply to a cooperative education program between California State University…

Crash leads to 6-hour horse rescue on U.S. 160

Traveler, left homeless, thankful for help

Durango’s Community Development Department gets new director

29 years, current director Greg Hoch will retire in October

Free to good home: Horses who have served country

Meanwhile, his buddy started out with similarly good reviews – “a big morale booster” – but found his military service…

Lt. Dan, disabled dog at La Plata County Humane Society, finds a home

dog lost use of both of his back legs

Meet the 90-year-old who’s a Reddit guru

Ron Lehker, 90, on his computer answering numerous questions on Reddit. Recently, his grandson put him on Reddit’s AMA (Ask…

States debate letting lotto winners remain anonymous

Rebecca Hargrove, second from right, president and CEO of the Tennessee Lottery, presents a ceremonial check to John Robinson, right;…

Why do bike lanes anger some people?

Infrastructure seems to favor the privileged

Durango teen uses holiday break to launch sock charity

teen hands out socks to Main Avenue homeless

Does your battery life stink? Try some high-tech workarounds

A charging case for an iPhone 6 sits on a wireless charger, both made by Bezalel, at the Sands Expo…

Lifelong Durango friends head to Lesvos to help Syrian refugees

graduates Julie Nass and Jenna Mulligan leave Jan. 13

When you train puppies, it’s not easy to say goodbye

Durangoan socializing her 12th guide dog puppy

Top Durango-area stories of 2015

A look at the headlines from La Plata County

16-year-old Aspen High School student solos her own flight

From left, Aspen High School students Juliette Woodrow, Ethan Burkley and Grace Ferguson pose in Aspen on Dec. 11. Ferguson…

Police: Utah Student finds remains of 2010 shooting suspect

ranger shot nine times, lived