Local News

Archuleta County inmates to stay in La Plata County jail

forces long-term agreement

Regional champs!

Bayfield moving on to state baseball Great 8

Rural interests motivated

Wildfire, water bills successes for 3 lawmakers

Water rates to rise this summer

hopes to boost conservation

Who should foot this FLC tab?

Bipartisan support for tuition waiver act would secure education for Native American students

Remembering Mom by surprising moms for Mother’s Day

MacNiven and friends lend a helping hand

Dayplanner Sunday

Relay for Life will host a fundraiser Mother’s Day breakfast, 8-11:30 a.m., St. Columba Catholic Church, 1800 East Second Ave.…

Local Briefs

Southwest Colorado Coalition for Occupant Protection will offer Alive at 25 defensive-driving classes over the summer. Alive at 25 is…

Durango Farmers Market washed out Week 1

‘Fasten your seat belt’ for our springtime market season

A ‘close one’ on the Animas River

resuscitated after nearly drowning

Snowstorm causes delays on 160

Highway reopens after brief closure Saturday morning

Dayplanner Saturday

Durango Bird Club May field trip, 7:30 a.m., Old Fort Lewis College campus in Hesperus. Durango Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-noon,…

Rocky soil stymies Smith Sports Complex

at FLC scheduled to open in 2016

Local Briefs

Because of an unforeseen circumstance, La Plata County Humane Society has canceled the annual meeting scheduled Saturday. The meeting will…

Weighing in for Sky Ute Fight Night

The Blotter

Friday 12:17 a.m. A resident in the 500 block of east Eighth Street was concerned about a neighbor yelling threats.…

Partisan divides slowed Colorado Legislature

Colorado lawmakers made a final mad dash to the end of the legislative session Wednesday as major proposals were pending…

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge to resume service

A small rockslide took out a section of track late Wednesday or early Thursday about 14 miles south of Silverton.…

Mixed results for governor at the end of the session

A divided Legislature helps on favored bills

Wet weekend forecast for Durango

at higher altitudes, rain possible in town

Director to leave Center of Southwest Studies

Harrison takes job in Maryland

Military Brief

Marine Pfc. Brock Ontiveros has graduated from the Marine Corps Chemical Biological Incident Response Force Basic Operations Course in Indian…

Our snowpack is lackluster

Overall, West even worse

Durango businesses impatient with panhandlers

Durango considers ways to limit recent influx