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Sens. Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner requested more funding to modernize firefighting technology for the U.S. Forest Service in letters sent to Senate committees Nov. 2, citing the devastating...

The Dolores Ski Swap and fundraiser will be held on Nov. 10 at the Dolores Community Center from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Telluride and Hesperus ski passes will be for sale along with a room full of gear,...

Alongside resignations of top school officials, budgetary concerns and low enrollment, students at Children’s Kiva Montessori School lacked a permanent facility for the first six weeks of class,...

DENVER – Republican treasurer Walker Stapleton has attacked his opponent in the race for Colorado governor, Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, as too radical and extreme for the rapidly growing...

More than a dozen animal pelts were stolen last week from the Durango Fish Hatchery and Wildlife Museum run by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Pelts from a bobcat, Alaskan gray wolf, mountain lion...

A wastewater spill from a BP American Production well site that reportedly seeped into the Animas River on Sunday south of Durango has been contained, according to a company spokesman. But a...

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper sat down with The Durango Herald on Oct. 18 to discuss his time in office before he passes the torch to his successor in January. Here, he answers the question:...

Today is Election Day, the last day to turn in ballots for the 2018 midterm elections. Voters can drop off ballots, pick up a ballot or register to vote at several locations throughout the county...

For Pets’ Sake Humane Society will hold its 15th Annual Cortez Turkey Trot fundraiser on Thanksgiving Day. Registration starts at 9 a.m., Nov. 22 at the Parque de Vida pavilion behind the Cortez...

The U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency, has asked that a federal court dismiss a lawsuit filed by members of the Navajo Nation seeking repayment of damages...

A Cortez resident charged with animal cruelty has pleaded guilty and has been given a deferred sentence. Daisy Stenzel was charged with 18 counts of animal cruelty after her 18 horses were seized...