A 45-year-old Silverton man died earlier this week after his car went off the road and into the upper Animas River. San Juan County Coroner Keri Metzler said Gerardo Acosta went for a drive Sunday...

For the safety of boaters entering Durango’s Whitewater Park, it’s “imperative” the city fix two new features recently installed above the park, according to one of the project’s lead designers....

Let the bidding begin on an estimated 20 acres of prime undeveloped U.S. Forest Service land in the Animas Valley. A few years ago, the Forest Service announced its intent to sell the mostly...

Teachers in Durango now have an opportunity to apply for a grant to help take their students outside on science-based field trips. Great Outdoors Colorado, a state group that invests a portion of...

A La Plata County woman originally charged with more than 100 counts of animal cruelty pleaded guilty Thursday to only five counts of animal cruelty, and faces a sentence of two to five years’...

A 32-year-old man was found dead Friday in a stairwell outside a business in downtown Durango, according to Durango Police. Cmdr. Ray Shupe said a report came in about 8:30 a.m. that a man was dead...

It’s the first day of summer, and snow – yes, snow – is in the forecast for this weekend in the high country of the San Juan Mountains. Erin Walter, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service...

A woman died in a rafting accident Thursday morning on a guided trip on the San Juan River, north of Pagosa Springs. Pagosa Fire Protection District Chief Randy Larson said a raft on a commercial...

Yes, Southwest Colorado’s snowpack was listed at 3,328% above historic averages Wednesday. But no, that doesn’t tell the whole story about the remaining snow high in the San Juan Mountains. “It is...

A new study has found no serious risk to human health stemming from mines included in a Superfund site around Silverton, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. “This is a good news...

Despite heavy snowpack this winter and a wet spring, conditions in Southwest Colorado can change on a dime: The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for much of La Plata and...