Scoria Point Overlook in Theodore Roosevelt National Park is seen Aug. 2, 2011, near Medora, North Dakota. (North Dakota Tourism via AP) The park’s 21-mile loop encircles a stark landscape…
The EHang eVTOL EH126-S takes to the sky over a port in Guangzhou in southern China’s Guangdong province on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. (Ng Han Guan/Associated Press) In nearby Shenzhen,…
A gondola from downtown Telluride, in the background, takes you up over the ski area and down to the Mountain Village resort Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)…
Durango Public Library 1900 East Third Ave. Contact: 375-3380. Notable upcoming event Jan. 1-Jan. 31: Page One Contest. We don’t care if you just started writing or just finished something,…
FILE – In this undated file photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a Mexican gray wolf leaves cover at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro County, N.M.…
Unknown circumstances led to this derailment and wreck on the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, south of the Durango depot around 1900. Investigations of the Durango newspapers from that time…
Before each 4-H meeting and event, we recite the 4-H Pledge. Our pledge not only tells us what each “H” means but also embodies everything that we need to be…
Sign boards of various educational consultants that attract youths to study abroad cover the facade of a building in Kochi, Kerala state, India, on March 7, 2023. (R S Iyer/Associated…
President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio listen as FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during a meeting with the White House task force on the 2026 FIFA World…
The view seen at Raton Pass heading south. (Briana Heaney/KRCC News) The interstate sits on what was once the Mountain Branch of the Santa Fe Trail. Indigenous people lived in…
Durango established a volunteer fire department upon its founding in September 1881. This photo, taken in 1911 by Durango photographer Frank Gonner, shows some of the men preparing to participate…
Olympic rings are seen near a slope of the Stelvio Ski Center, a venue for the alpine skiing and ski mountaineering disciplines at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in…
Work is underway to convert the historic Kearny Elementary School in Raton, N.M. into a film studio and education center. (Courtesy of El Raton Media Works) The 1936 art deco…
Water levels sit low in Lake Powell near Bullfrog, Utah, on Sept. 15, 2025. Negotiations to manage the shrinking reservoir and the rest of the Colorado River system may be…
Trooper Hunter MathewsMark Stahl/CSP Photo The iconic phrase “Winter Is Coming” was first uttered on television in 2011 on the popular show “Game of Thrones.” However, the great state of…
Marvel Grange is hosting a community breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. Nov. 29 at the Marvel Grange Hall, 217 County Road 100, in Hesperus. Pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, juice…
The La Plata County Public Health Department’s main office service window at 185 Suttle St., Ste. 100 will be open from 12:15 to 4:15 p.m. Nov. 17 to 20. Birth…
The La Plata County Road & Bridge Department has contracted for guardrail improvements on County Road 240 (Florida Road) from mile marker 6 near Edgemont to mile marker 9.2 near…
The annual International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day will be held 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 22 at Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. It is an event…
The Taste of Christmas Holiday Market returns to the ELHI Community Center from 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 5 immediately after the Light Parade, at the center, 115 Ute St.,…
One of my biggest guilty pleasures is online shopping. Luckily for me, the Community Foundation has helped create a way to turn my guilty pleasure into a good deed through…
Founded in 1880, the Goodman Paint and Wallpaper Co. operated multiple locations in Durango throughout its 113 years in business. In this 1886 photograph, the store inhabited what is now…
The United Methodist Church in Montrose was found guilty Wednesday offour charges related to allowing unhoused residents to camp on its property last winter. (Tom Hesse/CPR News) A week after…
An Empty Chair Town Hall will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at La Plata County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall, 2500 Main Ave. Doors will open at 5 p.m.…
The city of Durango’s announces its schedule for Veterans Day on Tuesday: City administrative offices will be closed. This includes: City Hall, Community Development and Engineering, Police Station and Substation,…
Join Nicole Clark, M.Ed., RDN, La Plata County Extension Family and Consumer Science specialist and county director, for “Gifts from the Pantry: Bean Soup Mix” from 6 to 7 p.m.…
This Veterans Day, Comfort Keepers extends our heartfelt thanks to all who have served in the United States Armed Forces. We are deeply grateful for your courage, your sacrifice and…
Durango and Pagosa DAR members baked and delivered more than 10,700 cookies to 18 first responder locations in Durango, Pagosa Springs, Ignacio and Bayfield. (Courtesy) The local Sarah Platt Decker…
Dr. Blake Brown and staff are proudly donating services and time to local veterans on Veterans Day, beginning at 8 a.m. Tuesday at Dr. Blake Brown Dentistry, 143 County Road…
The coal-camp community of J.A. Porter’s mine, near the La Plata River, was named Hesperus by Otto Mears when his Rio Grande Southern Railroad built a rail line to the…
