From a small town in India to a small town in Southwest Colorado, Fort Lewis College professor Tapati Dutta’s journey has taken her all over the world with largely one goal in mind: to understand...

Beetle kill is continuing its march through the San Juan Mountains toward the high country around Silverton, according to an aerial survey that tracks outbreaks on an annual basis. Every year, the...

With bars allowed to stay open late, local law enforcement is seeing an uptick in crime, evidenced by two large fights Saturday night at the Wild Horse Saloon and The Garage, resulting in arrests....

Two men living homeless in Durango were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after allegedly attacking another homeless man with an ax and nearly killing him. The Durango Police Department was...

Authorities responded to a head-on crash Wednesday evening on U.S. Highway 550, north of Silverton on Red Mountain Pass, resulting in injuries. San Juan County Sheriff Bruce Conrad said the two-car...

A petition has been circulating in recent days calling for Purgatory Resort to allow uphill travel on its slopes. Uphill skiing, also known as skinning, is when people climb mountain slopes with...

COVID-19 outbreaks are now considered closed at two La Plata County long-term care facilities, according to San Juan Basin Public Health. Sunshine Gardens Country Home first reported an outbreak...

A group of skiers caught on video a massive avalanche on Red Mountain Pass between Silverton and Ouray. The Colorado Avalanche Information Center said the avalanche was remotely triggered Sunday in...

Heavy snow the past few days caused a host of headaches for La Plata Electric Association as it strives to keep the power on. Hillary Knox, spokeswoman for LPEA, said outages started around 6 p.m....

A winter weather advisory has been issued for Southwest Colorado as the third wave of a winter storm is expected to hit the region Monday evening and last until Tuesday. The National Weather...

With efforts to construct a play wave for river runners in the Animas River at the 29th Street put-in falling flat, the city of Durango will instead conduct regular maintenance and stream bank...