Mercy Regional Medical Center is now offering widespread community testing for coronavirus, marking the second health care facility in the region to make tests widely available. In a statement...

Three Peaks Deli & Grill on north Main Avenue in Durango will not reopen after the shutdown, with the deli’s owner saying he planned to close in March, unrelated to the coronavirus. “It’s kind of a...

State health officials mistakenly reported that San Juan County had its first positive case of the coronavirus over the weekend, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and...

San Juan Basin Public Health on Tuesday announced it will delay the reopening of some businesses and workplaces until May 8, a move that extends restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19, even as...

La Plata County is expected to implement a six-month moratorium on all new development applications to prepare for adopting a new land-use code this fall. Megan Graham, spokeswoman for the county,...

San Juan County remains one of eight counties in Colorado that has not reported a single positive case of the coronavirus, in part because it limited access to the outside world. “Our reputation...

After weeks of strategic executive orders from Gov. Jared Polis to limit the spread of the coronavirus, health officials in Southwest Colorado are concerned about the mixed messaging on reopening...

Anonymous donors have stepped up in Southwest Colorado to pay for anyone who can’t afford a coronavirus test to be tested. Liane Jollon, executive director of San Juan Basin Public Health, said a...

A partnership between a Cañon City church and a New York City nonprofit will wipe out nearly $270,000 in medical debt for people and families in Southwest Colorado. Ryan McBride, pastor of the...

With toilet paper in short supply, the city of Durango is pleading with residents to not flush other paper products, which have been wreaking havoc on sewer lines since the coronavirus outbreak....

After a historic drought year in 2018 that culminated in the 416 Fire, Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad owner Al Harper promised to bolster his fleet with engines that run on oil and...