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Local News

Final plans for south side park are introduced

Community input played large role in final decisions

October 11, 2018

Local News

Durango stops enforcing camping ban at night

ACLU, federal appeals court throw city ordinance into question

September 27, 2018

Local News

Fall colors arrive early in Southwest Colorado

in high country appear to be peaking this weekend

September 21, 2018

Local News

Logging returns to the San Juan Mountains

Service: Expect more timber sales in Southwest Colorado

September 19, 2018

Business

How many hotel rooms in Durango are too much?

475 more rooms expected to be built in next few years

September 18, 2018

Local News

Sentences issued in Ute Mountain fraud case

least 13 have pleaded guilty; one faces $1.14 million restitution

September 17, 2018

Tribute honors first responders who died in 9/11 attack

The second annual 9/11 Stair Climb took place Sept. 11 at the new three-story training tower at the Lewis-Arriola Fire…

September 12, 2018

Local News

Suspects in Cortez-area pot raid appear in court

Interpreter assists court with Cantonese, Mandarin languages

September 5, 2018

Two Montezuma County properties honored as Centennial Farms and Ranches

Working ranches have been in the family for 100 years

August 31, 2018

Local News

Plans for prescribed burns put on hold in fire-fatigued Southwest Colorado

Conditions are too dangerous, officials say

August 20, 2018

Local News

Trails damaged by 416 Fire won’t open until next summer

must assess flood, erosion and tree danger in burn area

August 15, 2018

Local News

Plateau Fire 93 percent contained

Dolores-Norwood Road and Boggy Draw area reopen Monday

August 12, 2018

Business

Family, community keep Allison Garage humming

Close-knit town makes advertising and computers unnecessary

August 12, 2018

Plateau Fire hits 13,084 acres; crews extend fire lines

Lightning strikes reported, but no new fires were found

August 9, 2018

Local News

Retired military vehicles see action during floods

Sheriff’s Office obtains equipment through surplus program

August 1, 2018

Reservoir levels in Southwest Colorado are dropping fast

Narraguinnep is reduced to minimum pool; Groundhog also is low

July 26, 2018

Local News

Unforeseen breaks helped firefighters during 416 Fire

Hurricane Bud’s remnants, timing of fire’s start helped offset tough natural setting

July 19, 2018

Local News

Floods cover roads, property and train tracks north of Durango

Campground evacuated; U.S. Highway 550 closes for hours

July 18, 2018

Olga Little: A mining-era legend of the La Platas

Ascending a mountain to honor the famous female burro-packer

July 16, 2018

Local News

Decision to haul Gold King Mine sludge raises questions

Critics fear move will impact upper Animas River aquatic life

July 10, 2018

Local News

Cortez launches crowd-pleasing Fourth of July fireworks

Fireworks draw viewers from all over Four Corners area

July 5, 2018

Local News

416 Fire on track to become Colorado’s 5th largest wildfire

Warming trend this week may end in light rainstorm

July 2, 2018

416 Fire, Durango & Silverton train cancellations hit merchants hard

‘We depend on that train more than people know’

June 26, 2018

McPhee Reservoir supply drops to a historic low

inflow is lowest since dam was built; irrigator allocation falls

June 25, 2018