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Last year, college students from 47 states descended on Durango with nary a worry in the world about their annual migration. What a difference a year makes. Fort Lewis College, like institutions...

Five environmental groups are suing the Trump administration over recently announced plans to open as many as 1.7 million acres in Western Colorado to drilling, fracking and mining exploration. The...

Lower enrollment numbers for the upcoming school year could take a substantial financial toll on Montezuma-Cortez schools. As of Tuesday evening, 2,047 students enrolled in the district, compared...

The 11th Telluride Horror Show is moving its weekend-long festival online this year with its “Shelter-in-Place Edition” to be held Oct. 15 to 18. And even though the Horror Show is going to be...

Wildfire smoke has settled across Southwest Colorado, exacerbating record-high temperatures with an oppressive heat. The Pine Gulch Fire in Grand Junction, now the second-largest fire in state...

Farmers Fresh Market in Ignacio says it won’t require face coverings for customers or staff members – despite a warning of legal action by La Plata County agencies. At Farmers Fresh, employees and...

Authorities are asking for the public’s help in tracking down the vandals who defaced a popular lookout spot in La Plata Canyon. Esther Godson, spokeswoman for the U.S. Forest Service, said the...

People around the world have been limiting face-to-face contact to slow the spread of COVID-19, meaning stress and feelings of isolation have burgeoned. And then came a spate of ferocious wildfires...

The Colorado Department of Transportation warns travelers in Southwest Colorado to be aware of cows on the road in Dolores County. Local ranchers are grazing cattle on public lands where open range...

As of yet, Danny Jacques hasn’t been to outer space. Growing up on a ranch in Ignacio, he was fascinated by space exploration and wanted to be an astronaut. But not knowing how to accomplish that...