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Two judges recommended for retention in 6th Judicial District

Wilson, Herringer receive favorable reviews in judicial evaluations

Silverton man dies in rollover on Kendall Mountain

Alsup, 78, killed when crane rolls

Durango High School Aerospace Team continues streak

Students on team with kids from Australia, Argentina

Punches fly over Redskins jersey

appointee, former Fort Lewis College student fight at powwow in Washington, D.C.

Transit accessibility updates could cost $20 million

Upgrades would be done in stages

City of Durango trash, recycling rates may rise

Increases may pay for new recycling center

Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile in Durango

Increased testing capacity aids surveillance

Bike ride fundraiser postponed by heavy rains

Postponed ride raises $7,700 toward bicycles for Malawi, Africa

La Plata County lifts fire restrictions south of U.S. 160

Several wildfires in early summer prompted the county and other agencies to implement Stage 1 fire restrictions, which were lifted…

Time to roll out the (rain) barrels in Colorado

to get, how to use rainwater collection systems

Photos: Prepping for the La Plata County Fair

Vicente Jimenez faces one more hurdle in life

Community rallying to help DHS grad

Liberty School’s planned gym raises concerns

aiming to start construction in fall

Animas River Trail may head north to Oxbow Park in 2017

del Rio pedestrian underpass idea could be revived

Six vying for open judgeship in 6th Judicial District

Committee to recommend finalists to governor

Toilet closed for repairs after trapping two people

at Andrews Lake in San Juan National Forest should be open by week’s end

Committees raise funds for airport, road and bridge initiatives

Incumbent commissioners show more cash than challengers

Photo: Sidewalk accessibility work underway

Robert Velacruz with the city of Durango cuts through a concrete sidewalk Monday morning on West Ninth Street to make…

Fire restrictions lifted in San Juan National Forest

rains have improved conditions

Marc Witkes scholarship grows after half-marathon

The Steamworks Half-Marathon women’s 2016 winner, Danielle Melton of Farmington, ran a time of 1:28:34.56 in June. The event raised…

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…

Henderson done in by dessert round

Durango’s Plate restaurant chef Tyler Henderson made it all the way to the finals before being chopped on the Food…

Caption This!: ‘Peeping tom’

This week’s Caption This! photo comes from reader Sue Alsum who took this shot of a sneaky turkey at her…

La Plata County Fair holds to time-proven recipe

Mission: Bring community together for some old-fashioned fun