San Juan Basin Public Health issued a face-covering advisory for La Plata and Archuleta counties, starting Saturday. The health department issued the advisory to slow the spread of COVID-19. La...

Isabelle Garcia, a pseudonym to protect her privacy, is a young student in La Plata County adjusting to life during the coronavirus pandemic. She has never told her friends that her parents are...

The coronavirus has slowed but not stopped the state’s investigation into the alleged misappropriation of funds by a city of Durango employee, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. CBI...

The Rev. Andrew Cooley, former rector at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Durango, has been in Italy for one of the world’s deadliest coronavirus outbreaks. Watching the United States’ response to...

People need to comply with social-distancing restrictions or they won’t be able to reduce the surge in coronavirus cases expected to hit in coming weeks, Ignacio town staff said this week. Like...

Durango resident Ray Pierotti appreciates much about America: its people, its safety, its freedoms. But a recent trip to Ecuador gave him a different perspective on American society. The Ecuadorian...

Wednesday was Census Day – a reference date, not a deadline – and La Plata County is slowly making progress on the 2020 census count, despite nationwide coronavirus-related delays. The U.S. Census...

The weekend before the statewide stay-at-home order, the roads around Vallecito Lake were filled with cars, some with out-of-state license plates. “When you have people from Vegas walking into the...

A staff member for the city of Durango has tested positive for COVID-19, marking the first known case involving a local government employee. The staff member, whose identity was not released...

During the first and second world wars, citizens grew victory gardens to feed hungry populations. The idea carried forward into the COVID-19 outbreak – but this time, people are making protective...

San Juan Basin Public Health reported 18 positive COVID-19 cases Friday afternoon and one in Archuleta County. La Plata County and Durango officials told residents to act as though they have...