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Durango School District 9-R is looking at its future infrastructure needs, and financing improvements may require renewal of a bond by voters. “Our buildings are starting to look a little tired,”...

The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad has filed a motion to dismiss a $25 million lawsuit accusing it of starting last summer’s 416 Fire, saying the U.S. government has no standing under...

For the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians women’s team, Ittibah Achafah , the game might have come down to just one point. One score. One satisfying thud of the woven leather ball against the...

A burglary suspect believed to be armed and dangerous remained on the loose Tuesday after a 4½-hour search Monday night near western Durango city limits. The suspect has been identified as Robert...

New construction typically doesn’t bulldoze through a graveyard, so why is it OK for the Colorado Department of Transportation to destroy and pave over a large settlement of Native American ruins...

Law enforcement was searching Monday evening for a man believed to be armed near western Durango city limits. U.S. Highway 160 was closed in both directions from about 5:05 to 6:25 p.m. while law...

A new motorized route is being proposed for the Sage Hen area of the San Juan National Forest that would connect Montezuma County Road X to McPhee Dam. The Sage Hen area is on the west side of...

A Durango woman spent the night under the stars after becoming separated from party about 1 p.m. Saturday in the Grizzly Peak area on the border between San Juan and Dolores counties. Ron Corkish...

New nonmotorized and motorized trails are proposed for the Rico area by the San Juan National Forest. The Dolores Ranger District is requesting written public comment on the plan as part of a...

Mosquitoes within the Animas Mosquito Control District territory continue to test positive for West Nile virus. The control district has been sampling mosquitoes at 17 sites since June and samples...

SALT LAKE CITY — The U.S. government will allow oil and gas companies to make lease bids Monday on lands considered archaeologically sensitive near a national monument stretching across the...