Pediatrician Dr. Moriah Tarpey, who was recently hired by Southwest Health System, is concerned about the impact of COVID-19 on children. Tarpey previously practiced pediatrics in Yakima,...

The two backcountry skiers killed Saturday in an avalanche southeast of Ophir Pass have been identified as Dr. Jeff Paffendorf, 51, and Albert Perry, 55, both of Durango. A news release issued...

The Journal Colorado Housing and Finance Authority is donating $6,095 to The Piñon Project Family Resource Center, a nonprofit that strengthens children and families in Southwest Colorado by...

BLOOMFIELD – The Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department’s Oil and Conservation Division has issued a notice of violation to the Bloomfield office of the oil and gas company Harvest...

All three La Plata County high schools were proudly represented this week when the Colorado High School Activities Association released its 2020 All-State football teams , as voted on by coaches...

Mancos High School sophomores Lilly Figueroa and Sophie Eschallier were looking for a challenge this semester in their U.S. history class. The pair were aware of another student project, the...

An effort led by local economic leaders to apply for and implement a state variance program allowing businesses greater operational freedom from COVID-19 restrictions will move forward with an aim...

The dark clouds shadowing Colorado’s fiscal situation are giving way to a brighter economic outlook, according to a pair of forecasts presented Friday to state lawmakers. The arrival of a COVID-19...

The Fort Lewis College Board of Trustees has begun addressing salary inequities that have developed largely because the college has offered pay increases only once in the past three years. Trustees...

Winter has finally arrived, but not before unseasonably warm temperatures the last few months caused strange things to happen out on the landscape in Southwest Colorado. From delayed elk and bird...