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After many Durango businesses prepared for overtime rule change, law is blocked by a Texas judge

businesses reclassified positions, increased pay

Bayfield man recovering after hit by car in Durango

cited for careless driving causing injury

Santa visits Durango for community Christmas tree lighting

Santa, enjoy hot cocoa and cookies in Buckley Park

Photo: Durango gives thanks

Iron Horse training program starts Dec. 5

The Iron Horse Bicycle Training Program will start Dec. 5 at the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. To…

Public comment being accepted for heli-skiing proposal near Silverton

exchange would increase heli-ski terrain more than 10,000-acres

City collecting cooking oils to protect wastewater-treatment plant

clogs city sewer pipes

Refrain from feeding birds while bears are still active

The La Plata County Living with Wildlife Advisory Board reminds residents to refrain from feeding birds as all the bears…

Shop with a Cop seeks to raise additional funds

Program takes about 100 kids shopping with a police officer

Wolf Creek to open on Thanksgiving Day

Wolf Creek Ski Area will open Thanksgiving Day. The area received 16 inches of snow Monday and Tuesday and had…

Durangoans head to Standing Rock to protest pipeline

than 50 people make 16-hour trip

Photo: Pedestrian hit on Main Avenue

A Durango Fire Protection District crew loads a pedestrian into an ambulance. The pedestrian was hit by a car Tuesday…

Photo: Clouds lift to reveal a frosty layer

Clouds clung to the west Needle Mountains on Tuesday morning, a day after a Pacific storm unloaded more than a…

Durango police request body cameras for 2017

could help transparency, reduce complaints and aid prosecution

Employee rights presentation offered Tuesday

A free presentation on employee rights in Colorado will be offered from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Durango…

Holiday Bazaar Saturday in Breen

The Holiday Bazaar will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Breen Community Building, 15300 Colorado…

Applications available for 2017 growing season

The Old Fort at Hesperus is offering two different farming opportunities for the 2017 growing season: Farmer in Training, which…

SJMA holiday tree lot opens Friday

David Crawford, a National Forest Service Forester tags a white fur he cut as a Christmas Tree within the Beaver…

Boycotting Black Friday? Entry to state parks will be free

Outdoors Colorado says forgo shopping, get outside

ConocoPhillips to sell its assets in San Juan Basin

could put crimp in La Plata County’s operating budget

State touts Durango as a model of economic resiliency

Quality of life, diversity and leadership are keys

Man pleads guilty to filming ‘upskirt videos’ in Durango

Verveen Dawes faces 3 years probation, sexual offender registration

Talk about town: Runner completes marathon in honor of Capt. Jeff Kuss

Kuss, a Durango native, died in a plane crash June 2. Hagerty, who has dedicated several marathons to fallen heroes…

State approves Durango separation from San Juan BOCES

possible, Department of Education says