The coronavirus pandemic has raised interest in buying local beef, but it can be difficult to know how to do that — even in the meat industry. The interest in local beef was noticed statewide , but...

Firefighters are close to containing the lightning-caused East Canyon Fire that started last week southeast of Mancos. As of Tuesday evening, the fire was 98% contained, up from 78% Monday. The...

The Journal For Pets’ Sake Humane Society is seeking help from the community for their Pennies For Pets fundraiser from 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. July 4 at Cortez Farmers Market, southeast corner of...

Emergency workers responded Tuesday afternoon to a report of a body in the Animas River behind Escalante Middle School in south Durango. A rafting company was heading downstream when someone...

Once again, the trial has been delayed for Mark Redwine, who was arrested nearly three years ago for allegedly killing his 13-year-old son. Redwine was scheduled to start a 28-day trial July 8. The...

A 37-year-old La Plata County man was found dead Monday south of Durango from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to La Plata County Coroner Jann Smith. Smith said authorities were called to...

Scott Perez used to be one in a handful of registered industrial hemp growers in Southwest Colorado. But as more people began asking him about growing hemp, Perez also became an agricultural...

A 59-year-old man who suffered multiple head injuries in a motorcycle crash in Durango remained in critical condition Tuesday at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Lakewood. Brett Perrin of Durango was...

A Durango man was sentenced to one year of probation Tuesday after pleading guilty to harassment and domestic violence. James Andrew Mackay was arrested in December after police found a vehicle...