After a marathon of shopping on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday can offer a break in the retail promotions. However, ahead of the national day of giving, residents can be faced with a...

A new candle-making business in Durango is offering homeless residents the chance to earn a day’s wages and work references. Solutions. Public Benefit Corp . was founded by Joslin Roderick in...

Long before they were covered in luxury condos, boutique outdoor clothing stores and latte-spinning coffee shops, good ski hills needed two things: a lift and a lodge. While many of those simple...

Oh ye hard-boiled, cynical consumers of La Plata County: Yes, those low-priced airfares you’ve seen promoted by Durango-La Plata County Airport are for real. Aviation Director Tony Vicari said the...

Christmas tree permits, which allow people to cut their own holiday tree, are on sale for $8 at San Juan National Forest offices and selected retail outlets in Southwest Colorado. A permit allows...

The Montezuma County Board of County Commissioners has passed a resolution opposing any plan to reintroduce wolves into Colorado. The resolution claims wolves would threaten livestock, big game...

Hiking will not be allowed on groomed trails at the Chicken Creek ski area this winter, after an order was issued this month by the San Juan National Forest Dolores Ranger District. The order will...

FARMINGTON – With reports of coyote-killing contests planned for this weekend, the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office issued a statement Friday reminding residents that such events are illegal. ...

Margaret Brooks doesn’t know what to say to her great-niece and nephew when they ask her why she’s not eating with them at the dinner table. “They know the food is not there,” she said – so she...