Vandalism, illegal off-roading, dumping trash, cutting down live trees – all of these damaging actions have forced increased security and closure measures on the road going up Smelter Mountain....

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...

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...

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...

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...

La Plata County may have been ahead of the curve on keeping oil and gas development in check, but new state rules put in place to regulate, not foster, the industry will have an impact in Southwest...

A Durango woman who crashed through a fence and onto the grounds at Park Elementary School while drunken driving in 2019 was sentenced Tuesday to two years of probation and 10 days in jail. The...

A La Plata County woman charged in a massive animal abuse case who violated the terms of her probation by possessing animals won’t face any new penalties, but must undergo more extensive mental...

Several new outbreaks of COVID-19 cases were reported this week in La Plata County, notably at Vallecito Baptist Church where 12 attendees recently tested positive. As of Thursday at Four Corners...

A lawsuit was filed Tuesday by conservation groups calling for GCC Energy’s King II coal mine to comply with a stricter water protection rule, a move the groups say will lead to the closure of the...

A Durango man accused of exposing himself to a woman at a gas station in June 2019 pleaded guilty to indecent exposure and was given a deferred sentence that carries two years’ probation. Kyle...