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Vanessa McCowan originally took up soap making as a hobby, but she now sells them as Vanasoap at the Durango Farmers Market. “I started off giving them as gifts to friends and family,” she said....

Al Chione loves to watch the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge train chug past his house several times a day north of Durango. But as a former volunteer firefighter, he is also keenly aware of the...

Yellow Jacket artists Rosie Carter and David Butler will open their first joint art show at the Olio restaurant Saturday. The two have been collaborating for about 1½ years to create...

Travel website Expedia.com has named Mesa Verde National Park one of the “55 Most Breathtaking Destinations in the World,” alongside places such as Paris and Rio de Janeiro. Expedia travel writer...

On Saturday, the Mancos Public Library and the League of Women Voters will host a presentation by retired Navy Capt. Gail Harris on protecting data in an age of cyberwarfare. Harris served in the...

Firefighters battled warm and dry weather conditions Monday as the 416 fire grew to 2,933 acres by late Monday. The fire, which remains at 10 percent containment, was active until about 2 a.m....

DENVER – A Colorado baker’s insistence that his religious beliefs justified his refusal to make a wedding cake for a gay couple created trouble for the state’s civil rights commission long before...

Three Democrats competing to upend U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, a Cortez Republican, in November talked about impeachment during a debate Monday at the Durango Public Library, but the subject wasn’t...

Crews from multiple agencies including the Dove Creek Volunteer Fire Department, Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service worked Tuesday to contain a brush fire west of Cahone. Ground...

CIMARRON, N.M. — Crews battling a blaze burning in northeastern New Mexico are bracing for the return of hot and dry weather as they work to protect hundreds of homes. Some residents are returning...

The Horse Park Fire between Dove Creek and Norwood is 90 percent contained and is expected to be fully contained by June 9, according to the Bureau of Land Management. The fire started May 26 with...