More precipitation, some of it coming as snow, is expected early Monday morning as a second cell of a two-punch storm moves through Southwest Colorado. Tom Renwick, meteorologist with the National...

In 2002, Sarah Swindell was living the perfect life. Her husband, Greg, had just won the World Series with the Houston Astros, and she had just had her fourth child, a son. Little did she suspect...

Eight students and four staff members at The Juniper School began a quarantine Tuesday after an individual at the school tested positive for COVID-19. The exposure affected only one cohort at the...

Sixty students at Escalante Middle School and 22 students at Durango High School have begun quarantines after exposures to individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19. Additionally, seven...

Despite the first worldwide pandemic since 1918, or maybe because of it, La Plata County is on pace to shatter voter turnout numbers in a presidential year dating to at least 1984. “I’m expecting...

A snowstorm delivered only a glancing blow this week to Southwest Colorado – but it brought enough snow for Wolf Creek Ski Area to begin a limited opening beginning Wednesday. Roseanne Pitcher,...

The Colorado Public Utility Commission has determined it has no jurisdiction to rule in La Plata Electric Association’s contract buyout dispute with its power supplier, Tri-State Generation and...

A snowstorm is expected to leave 3 to 5 inches in Durango and up to 16 inches in the San Juan Mountains between Sunday night and Tuesday morning, and it should also put an end to the threat from...

Jamie Kruft and her husband, Ed, knew they were going to live in Colorado eventually. The COVID-19 pandemic and the rapid shift in workplaces to accommodate telecommuting simply accelerated their...

Negotiations to offer a new health insurance option that lowers costs for both employers and employees in Southwest Colorado appears to have paid off. The Southwest Health Alliance , a group of...

Victim Service Tracking may not quite be an overnight success – it’s been in operation since October 2014 – but it’s certainly hitting its stride now. The maker of software that tracks...