Like a crowded Monopoly board, it’s becoming more difficult to find unused land within the city of Durango. Developers are snatching up vacant land, and some property owners are tearing down old...

More than a year after investigators found partial remains of Dylan Redwine along a remote stretch of Middle Mountain Road north of Vallecito, authorities appear to be inching toward a decision...

An ownership change may be in the forecast for Durango Mountain Resort. Chuck Cobb, the resort’s chairman, owns a slight ownership majority of the ski resort. He’s looking for a buyer for some or...

Downtown Durango attracts thousands of tourists each summer who come for its abundant shopping, dining and Old West charm. The area generates a third of sales-tax revenue in the city, more than any...

Residential building surged in Durango and La Plata County in 2013 as builders rushed to make up for years of inactivity that drove down inventories. In Durango, new single-family building permits...

A Colorado State University study found the wine industry contributed $144 million to the state’s economy in 2012, a figure that has more than tripled since a similar study was conducted in 2005....

Encana Corp. plans to pour $250 million to $450 million into drilling oil wells on New Mexico’s side of the San Juan Basin next year, the company says. The Canadian company has aggressively pursued...

New environmentally friendly technologies may not always be what they seem. Lori Smith Schell, president of the Durango-based consultancy Empowered Energy, gave the example of plug-in electric...

Wolf Creek Ski Area east of Pagosa Springs has been open on weekends for three weeks. The ski area now is open every day. New this year is a detachable four-person "quad" chair. The Treasure Stoke...

Durango Mountain Resort is deploying 16 new snow guns this month in a bid to ensure better early-season conditions for skiers on the mountain’s heavily trafficked front side. After a dry beginning...