Three sites along Colorado Highway 140, including the Old Fort Lewis campus, will be the target of the La Plata County Historic Preservation Review Commission’s third annual historic driving tour...

An environmental assessment and other documentation on Lake Nighthorse may soon be available for public review and comment, bringing residents a step closer to recreational use, U.S. Bureau of...

Although Silverton and San Juan County officials last week delayed a decision on seeking Superfund status, Durango City Mayor Dean Brookie is considering sending a letter to Gov. John Hickenlooper...

A layoff and reconfiguration is sweeping M3 Midstream, which after 11 years in operation is closing its Durango offices because of a crippling downturn in the oil and gas industry. M3 Midstream,...

The La Plata County Historic Preservation Review Commission is preparing for its third annual historic driving tour in May, which will focus on the significance of the old Fort Lewis College campus...

A blustery, white Southwest Colorado winter can impose Darwin’s evolutionary theory of “survival of the fittest” on the unprepared. “One of the biggest things to remember is that the conditions in...

Weather permitting, Republican State House Rep. J. Paul Brown of Ignacio will announce his re-election bid in every county in District 59 on Jan. 16, beginning in Durango. “I have been a (La...

As the year comes to an end, plumbers are preparing for the longest, coldest two months of the year. January and February are widely considered in the plumbing industry to be the prime...

The first home has sold, and two more are under contract in the new Silverview community, which will be completed by summer 2016. First-time homeowners Tomas German-Palacios and his wife, Elvia...

This month, Durangoan Bee Morin went ice climbing to celebrate an anniversary. One year ago, Morin, 29, made a seemingly impossible choice to have her right foot surgically amputated to be rid of...

Cold weather may force some people indoors for the next several months, but that time doesn’t have to go to waste, especially for homeowners whose houses could use a lift. Basic winter maintenance...