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FARMINGTON — A local company that was started by a group of pinto bean farmers and from a desire to stay connected to rural neighbors in 1920 is celebrating its 100th anniversary. Farmers Telephone...

A Durango family was displaced Wednesday after a fire at their apartment complex, but fire officials say the blaze could have been much worse. Karola Hanks, fire marshal for Durango Fire Protection...

Before COVID-19, the only way Coloradans could take home open alcohol from a restaurant was by ordering a bottle of wine and recorking it. Mixed drinks like a Bloody Mary, margarita or martini?...

A real-life treasure hunt is over. A New Mexico art and antique collector announced 10 years ago that he hid a chest containing $2 million in riches deep in the Rocky Mountains. He told people to...

Southwest Colorado’s calling card, nature, will be key in a recovery of the tourism sector from the blows it’s taken because of restrictions to slow the COVID-19 pandemic. “We’re heading into the...

Fritos bags and Coca-Cola bottles are normal vending machine sights, ready to be dispensed at the touch of a button. But artwork? Two art vending machines are headed to Mancos, to be stationed by...

FARMINGTON – When Robert Elmore moved to Farmington in the 1980s, the Thrifty Nickel was a local city classified paper, but when he bought it in 1989, he saw the potential to turn it into a paper...

Colorado’s Independent Ethics Commission on Friday ordered former Gov. John Hickenlooper to pay the state $2,750 for two illegal gifts he accepted while governor. The panel voted 4-0 to impose a...

A 33-year-old man living homeless in Durango was found dead along the banks of the Animas River early Thursday, La Plata County Coroner Jann Smith said. Around midnight, a report came into...

Montezuma County Planning Department has launched an online application portal for land developers and for access to public records. Users can upload planning and zoning documents, and permit...

Democrats in the Colorado Legislature on Thursday introduced an 11th-hour bill that seeks to ask voters in November to raise taxes on cigarettes and start taxing other products that contain...