A fresh snowfall means Wolf Creek Ski Area’s 76th season is nearly here. A recent 6 inches of wintry precipitation opened the resort’s Nova Lift on Saturday to snow enthusiasts interested in a...

Three months after his son’s sentencing for taking part in the same crime, Bayfield man Joe Riley Griffith was given 15 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections for his role in the Jan. 31...

The trial of Edmund Peter Marx, a Hesperus man accused of sexually assaulting a child, will be “one of words, not of physical evidence,” the prosecution said Tuesday. Marx, 63, has been accused of...

To mitigate vehicle-wildlife accidents, the Colorado Department of Transportation is installing wildlife underpasses and bringing back speed zones in La Plata County, which leads the state in...

What began as a gas-drilling accident this past spring turned into an unusual wildlife rehabilitation success story. Three motherless baby badgers were returned to the wild this summer after a...

Five candidates are vying for two Southern Ute Indian Tribal Council seats, as elders proceed with efforts to recall sitting council members and the chairman. Marjorie Borst, Lorelei Cloud, Renee...

A Durango first-grader may have set a new record last week after scaling Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada and contiguous United States. The California mountain stands at 14,505...

An Australian woman was killed Friday near the Archuleta-La Plata county line in a motorcycle accident while participating in a cross country ride to raise awareness about depression and suicide....

A moose spent hours posing for photographs in the Animas River on Friday morning before scurrying off to find peace and solitude away from the eyes of an adoring public. More than 100 people...

It’s official: Durango is one of the top 10 places in the nation to get outside. The little Southwest city recently came in at No. 2 in USA Today’s Reader’s Choice 10 Best Destinations for Outdoor...