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The intensive care unit at Mercy Regional Medical Center was at capacity this week – not because all the beds are in use, but because the hospital does not have sufficient staffing to care for more...

La Plata County is experiencing an uptick in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations at Mercy Regional Medical Center, according to health department data and comments made this week at a Durango City...

The Montezuma County Board of County Commissioners is considering changes to the land use code that would loosen regulations for residential development. A public hearing is scheduled for Aug. 18...

For weeks, drivers passing Bayfield Town Hall have seen a gathering of about 10 people holding anti-racism signs at 5 p.m. each Monday. Many drivers passing by honk and wave; some turn their thumbs...

FARMINGTON – A coalition of environmental groups has filed a lawsuit against the Bureau of Land Management accusing the federal agency of not allowing a comment period on the environmental...

A logging project in full swing north of Vallecito is expected to harvest an estimated 38,000 trees, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Matt Tuten, silviculturist for the Forest Service’s...

A Durango man accused of murder in New Mexico has been sentenced to three years in prison on separate charges out of La Plata County for burglary and eluding police. Michael Iain Greer, 28, was...

A Durango man died this weekend after a driving off County Road 501 near Vallecito. Colorado State Patrol Trooper Josh Lewis said the wreckage was found by a passerby around 11:30 a.m. Sunday near...

The Journal The Dolores Chamber of Commerce as announced a community-wide yard sale and farmers market set to take the place of Escalante Days on Aug. 8, with businesses, residents, growers and...

The Dolores Town board on Monday implemented a fire ban, discussed building permits and debated whether to require facial coverings in public. Colorado health orders do not require people wear...