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Two men escaped uninjured after a fire started in the basement of a house at 477 East Fourth Ave. early Monday afternoon, and quick action by firefighters kept the blaze contained to the basement....
DATE: Dec. 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
Attorneys for CJ’s Diner have filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against the restaurant for opening to indoor dining when it was prohibited because of the COVID-19 pandemic, arguing public health...
DATE: Dec. 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
In a Dec. 10 meeting with school officials and parents, Colorado Department of Transportation agreed to install warning signs to try and slow down traffic on U.S. Highway 491 at the Lewis-Arriola...
DATE: Dec. 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
Balsam fir wreaths honoring America’s fallen veterans were placed on graves in La Plata County’s cemeteries Saturday as part of National Wreaths Across America Day. A ceremony honoring local...
DATE: Dec. 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
Greetings, stargazers. Unless you have been living under a rock, you have probably heard there will be a “Great Conjunction” between Jupiter and Saturn on Dec. 21. Jupiter and Saturn are already...
DATE: Dec. 21, 2020 | COLUMN: Others Say
Five more residents at a Durango nursing home experiencing an outbreak of COVID-19 have died, new information on Monday shows. The outbreak was first reported Nov. 23 at Four Corners Health Care...
DATE: Dec. 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
Viewers of the new Amazon Prime series “The College Tour” can see the inside story of what makes Fort Lewis College tick through interviews with students and a tour of campus. The series premiered...
DATE: Dec. 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
For weeks now, health and community leaders in Colorado have engaged in a sometimes tense debate over how best to allocate scarce supplies of the coronavirus vaccine in order to save the most...
DATE: Dec. 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
Two Durango backcountry skiers who died in an avalanche this past weekend were experienced and intimately familiar with the terrain, but rare and dangerous snowpack conditions presented risks not...
DATE: Dec. 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
An increase in monthly water and sewer service rates in Dolores will go into effect in January. The base water rate will increase by $5 to $30.84 per month, up from $25.84. The base sewer rate will...
DATE: Dec. 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
President-elect Joe Biden has chosen New Mexico’s Deb Haaland, a Democratic representative and enrolled member of the Pueblo of Laguna, to lead his administration’s Department of the Interior. If...
DATE: Dec. 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico
The Journal is once again featuring their Angel Tree, in conjunction with the Piñon Project’s Christmas For Kids Program. Stop by The Journal’s office at 8 W. Main St. to pick out an angel (or two...
DATE: Dec. 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News