Five weeks after a 53-year-old Durango man was fatally shot by a Southern Ute Indian tribal ranger, family members of George Sands said they still have not received any information about his death....

An estimated 5,000 people packed the slopes of Wolf Creek Ski Area on Tuesday, creating concerns for highway officials after people parked on the side of U.S. Highway 160 and apparently walked...

With all the attention on this year’s highly contentious election and the onslaught of news surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, one issue that usually takes the spotlight in Southwest Colorado went...

Avid bird watchers in La Plata County spotted a record number of species this year based on record-keeping that goes back more than 70 years. Every December since 1949, volunteers for the National...

A Durango man who hit a pedestrian in the parking lot of south City Market this summer was given a deferred judgment, according to court records. Robert Morris, 87, was cited with careless driving...

La Plata County has lost a legal battle against a property owner accused of using the agricultural-exempt tax status for its tax break, but not actually using the land for any ranching or farming...

When you’ve lived most of your life above 11,000 feet in elevation, you’re going to have some stories to tell. And Chris George has no lack of them. “My life has been so diverse, what can I say?”...

A final report on a fatal avalanche that killed two Durango backcountry skiers last weekend says it appears the skiers likely triggered the slide while climbing up an avalanche path. The two skiers...

The Upper Pine River Fire Protection District was recently the target of a scam that’s spreading across the state, but quick actions Thursday morning nipped the scheme in the bud. Chief Bruce Evans...

A truck driver hauling beer escaped with no injuries Thursday morning after rolling over on Wolf Creek Pass on U.S. Highway 160. A spokesman for the Colorado State Patrol said the crash was...

The second vaccine for COVID-19 arrived this week in Southwest Colorado. San Juan Basin Public Health said the first shipment of the Moderna vaccine for the virus was delivered Tuesday. Now, the...