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It’s time to start thinking about the potential risks of flooding from spring runoff on the 416 Fire burn scar. This winter’s snow has been a welcome sight to drought-stricken Southwest Colorado....

La Plata County commissioners on Tuesday furthered efforts to bring Denver TV to Southwest Colorado, while at the same time hoping to enlist the help of Colorado’s newly elected attorney general....

The town of White Swan sits in the heart of the Yakama Nation in central Washington. Forty miles to the west, Mount Adams — or Pahto in the Sahaptin language — towers over fields of hops and...

The Mancos and Dolores town boards are getting together Wednesday night for a joint governance workshop. The workshop will be led by Sam Mamet, the executive director of the Colorado Municipal...

The San Juan National Forest is seeking public comment on a proposed logging and forest restoration project northwest of Dolores and east of Dove Creek. The draft environmental assessment for the...

Is it a conflict of interest for the Environmental Protection Agency, responsible for the Gold King Mine spill, to lead the Superfund cleanup of mine pollution around Silverton? The last company to...

Smoke from the 416 Fire may have negatively affected birds in the 38-acre Oxbow Preserve last summer near northern Durango city limits. Researchers and volunteers captured 166 birds in the...

Every so often, a team comes along and plays with such heart and such vigor that it becomes an impossible group not to love. Players form unbreakable bonds as fans flock to see them play and soon,...

Rep. Susan Lontine abandoned an effort Monday to limit the use of plastic straws in the face of opposition from environmental activists and advocates of local control. House Bill 1143 would have...

WASHINGTON – Colorado Gov. Jared Polis emphasized the importance of affordable health care and protecting the state’s public lands last week during the National Governors Association’s annual...

While snow on the ground may indicate otherwise, spring is fast approaching, meaning the annual Mancos Melt is only a few weeks away. This year marks the event’s 10th anniversary, although it’s...