Local News

Man jailed for attempted pot theft

Police:Man arrested for trying to steal 10 pounds of pot worth about $15,000

U.S. 550 reopened after rear-end accident near Trimble Lane

Trooper Sean Schlessman with the Colorado State Patrol said a car driven by Hannah Page of Durango hit a car…

Dayplanner Sunday

Parade of Homes, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Durango and surrounding areas, durangopoh.com. Irish music jam session, 12:30 p.m., Irish Embassy Pub,…

Mountain Meltdown

A crowd of a hundred or so bluegrass fans showed up for the inaugural Meltdown on the Mesa, a fundraiser…

Bo Peep looks for her sheep

Wilson Gulch over budget

expects work completed in spring

Organization rehabilitates displaced Bayfield badgers

babies return to wild after drilling destroyed den

What is La Plata County worth?

A look at its assets and what’s coming next

Local Briefs

Applications are being accepted for upcoming vacancies on 17 Judicial District Nominating Commissions. Judicial nominating commissioners are volunteers and serve…

‘A good time for a fall bike ride’

Joel Bratsch and around 250 other riders take off from the FLC clock tower early Saturday morning. “It’s just a…

Bird boxes built by Boy Scouts

Bluebirds get houses, local Scout earns Eagle

RHA sets sights on development

aims to build 100 units in five years

The Blotter

Friday 3:31 a.m. A man was walking around a parking lot looking into cars at Holiday Inn, 21636 U.S. Highway…

Raising suicide-prevention awareness

Dianne Roberson of Yass New South Whales, Australia, arrives Friday in Durango with the Black Dog Ride. The ride began…

Dayplanner Saturday

Eat Local Celebration, 8 a.m.-noon, Local First booth at the Durango Farmers Market, in the First National Bank parking lot,…

Local Briefs

In preparation for the visit by Dr. Temple Grandin, the featured guest author for Fort Lewis College’s Community Common Reading…

Mystery rig in south Durango could be for pipe maintenance

appeared above Purple Cliffs on Wednesday

Questions arise over contractor selection at Gold King Mine

to use company with role in spill to oversee treatment

Two people die in plane crash south of Pagosa

It went down around 11:30 a.m. near U.S. Highway 84 south of Pagosa Springs. “We received the report almost immediately,”…

Meltdown fundraiser to hit Ewing Mesa

approves recreational use on 5 acres

Moose visits the Animas

than 100 people turn out for rare sighting

State questions tax break

Blanket abatement reduces ag land values

Subdivision on Rim Drive OK’d

Planning Commission approves conceptual plan

The Blotter

Wednesday 9:22 a.m. A man with a red beard and a rolling suitcase was smoking marijuana on the sidewalk in…