A fast-growing Hispanic population will have increasing importance in Colorado and national elections, statistics from a new report show. The votes are there for either major party, but Republicans...

Smoke in Southwest Colorado is coming from the Assayii Lake Fire north-northwest of Gallup, New Mexico. The growing fire Monday necessitated the evacuation of two rural communities. The fire, on...

Two young French guys who are paragliding from Canada’s Northwest Territory to the Mexican border had a down day Thursday in Durango. The problem? Wrong-way wind. They plan to walk to Aztec today...

IGNACIO - After a six-year absence, Clement Frost is back on the Southern Ute Tribe Council - as chairman. Frost, who served as council chairman from 1997-2000 and from 2005-2008, was the dominant...

IGNACIO – After a six-year absence, Clement Frost is back on the Southern Ute Tribe Council – as chairman. Frost, who served as council chairman from 1997-2000 and from 2005-2008, was the dominant...

BONDAD – The swiftly flowing Animas River ran turbid here Monday, but that was the least of Melissa May’s concerns as she dipped water samples to be analyzed for various qualities. The main focus...

MESA VERDE – A golden eagle restored to health after being struck by a vehicle on U.S. Highway 160 just west of Mancos on May 2 went home Thursday. Scott, named after Scott Gregersen, who found the...

A golden eagle struck by a vehicle May 2 while eating a prairie dog on U.S. U.S. 160 on the west edge of Mancos is one lucky bird. The 4-year-old eagle, recovering at Durango Animal Hospital, is...