The Colorado of Department of Transportation’s new regional transportation director for Southwest Colorado was born and raised in Pagosa Springs, so she knows what driving the region’s mountains...

The U.S. Forest Service on Friday released the first draft plans for a proposed expansion of Purgatory Resort, which is now up for public comment. Purgatory Resort, about 25 miles north of Durango,...

Vandals who struck the Silverton Snowmobile Club’s equipment earlier this week caused thousands of dollars in damages, forcing a halt to grooming on Molas Pass and in Silverton. Jim Lokey,...

An effort to restore the forests of Wolf Creek Pass has planted nearly 200,000 trees since 2019. Gretchen Fitzgerald, a former forester with the San Juan National Forest, said the forests atop Wolf...

San Juan Basin Public Health Executive Director Liane Jollon was awarded the American Medical Association’s Nathan Davis Award for Outstanding Government Service, considered one of the most...

If you started to imagine you were hearing helicopters flying over the skies of Durango last week, fear not: There was a planned military training based at Durango-La Plata County Airport. Aviation...

Two motorcyclists were taken to Mercy Regional Medical Center on Sunday with serious injuries after crashing head-on into each other on East Animas Road (County Road 250), just north of Durango...

In a major breakthrough, the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad announced Friday it would resume trips to Silverton in May. “It’s hard to believe the last passenger train that went up to...

In his first public comments since being arrested nearly four years ago for allegedly killing his 13-year-old son, Dylan, in 2012, Mark Redwine on Friday voiced frustration after his trial was...

Mercy Regional Medical Center has cut back on all nonemergent and elective procedures after hospital staff members discovered cleaning and sterilization issues with some surgical equipment. “We...

A fast-moving winter storm in Southwest Colorado came and went early Thursday, leaving a fresh layer of snow in the high country and bringing mostly a rain/snow mixture in lower elevations. Tom...