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Firefighters will focus on the southern and southwest side of the East Canyon Fire on Wednesday as the estimated size of the lightning-sparked fire was reduced by 135 acres. Pam Wilson, spokeswoman...

The Rocky Mountain Blue Type 2 team taking over management of the East Canyon Fire is setting up headquarters at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds. During an operations briefing Tuesday, local and...

With no chance for precipitation in Southwest Colorado in sight, firefighters working to contain the East Canyon Fire west of Durango are bracing for what could be a long battle. Pam Wilson, a...

Robert Daulton, who lives in East Canyon, said he had plenty of time to evacuate. “All is good, we’re camping out in the forest,” he told The Journal in a telephone interview Tuesday. He had gone...

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announced this week the state will allow bars to reopen to partial capacity, overnight camps to operate over the summer and indoor events to take place by the end of the...

Even with 106 years under her belt, Josefita Herrera still turns out the fluffiest, freshest tortillas in Durango. Occasionally, a batch of red chile or a fresh apple or cherry pie also come from...

An autopsy Tuesday failed to explain why a 33-year-old man was found dead last week along the banks of the Animas River, La Plata County Coroner Jann Smith said. “We didn’t find anything,” she...

Another fire ignited Tuesday afternoon in Southwest Colorado, estimated at 75 acres near Bondad. Durango Fire Protection District Chief Hal Doughty said Tuesday afternoon that the new fire, called...

As social-distancing restrictions start to lift and life resumes once more, businesses are mobilizing to adapt to a changing world. And the Montezuma County Tri-Chambers of Commerce, which consists...

The Colorado Capitol was mostly empty as the state legislature took a two-month coronavirus pause this spring. The work, though, didn’t actually stop. Behind the scenes, mostly via video calls on...

After months of being shut down, the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is set to ride again, though with a much-altered look to adhere to social-distancing guidelines put in place because...