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Standing up, backing down

concerns prevent fast attack on two Southwest Colorado blazes

Sweet life on collegiate time

“There isn’t anything else to do ’til classes start,” said Fort Lewis College sophomore business administration major Scott Siegle, who…

Crew ruptures gas line; residents evacuate

Emergency over after 45 minutes

West Fork fires caught in time-lapse video

City could pay more for fire services

$4.3 million in added fees would pay for new station, bonds

In the West, an unkind budget cut for overgrown forests

of funding makes strange bedfellows in U.S. Congress

County temporarily bans retail pot

Residents blast commissioners for ignoring voters

The Colorado Trail, my way

486 miles of toil done by myriad methods

Art program unveils new work

students, two semesters of work leads to sculpture gracing library garden

Hanging them high

Doug Dowers, with the city of Durango, stretches a banner across Main Avenue on Monday, welcoming the expected thousands of…

All West Fork Fire-related closures are lifted

some areas may still be dangerous

Lessons in the debris

Front Range fires show the benefits, limits of forest thinning

Mandated statewide fire code proves controversial

But local governments and homebuilders are fighting the effort. Hickenlooper created a task force on wildfire and insurance issues at…

Two-hotel project provokes backlash

Planning Commission recommends approval

A bird! A plane! It’s Ron LeBlanc!

dresses officials as comic superheroes

Can’t see the forest for the homes

wildfire comes to town, home values trump forest values

July DUI’s/DWAI’s

These are convictions made in July 2013 for driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol content of 0.08 percent or…

Local Boy Scout Troop 501 celebrates its 75th birthday

changes, but life’s virtues remain bedrock of group

Tour de Farms bicyclists hit the road

During Tour de Farms, Colorado State University Extension Agent and horticulturist Darrin Parmenter shows a variety of peppers from his…

Firefighters see changing climate

Wildland firefighters usually cite three main reasons for the recent increase in large, costly fires. In addition to the buildup…

Losing the war on wildfire

National attitude toward fire creates indefensible space

Rangers tread tricky path when deciding to let fires burn

But it’s not always a simple choice between two options. Often, the crew that first responds to a lightning strike…

Suds with buds

Local fire authority touts consolidation ballot measures

The district proposes two ballot measures in November: one that would ask city voters to approve a 15-year contract for…

Ignacio town manager to leave

Lee cites personal reasons, frustrations

Season for Obamacare

time to learn options; free help available for enrollment

Osprey makes a pit stop in Durango for repairs

A U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey is stranded with a gear-box problem at Durango-La Plata County Airport. In this photo…

Health and safety

Stephanie Anderson of Houston helps her son, Matthew, 2, with his helmet at the DEVO Strider Playground on Friday at…

Local teams scrimmage tonight

Eric Jackson puts members of the freshman offense and defense through their paces during football practice Thursday at Durango High…

Losing our young

crashes and suicides figure as signal causes