For three Durangoans, an interest in teaching others about solar power turned into a multimillion dollar business. Their company, CalCom Solar , designs and installs solar panel arrays for the...

Endangered New Mexico meadow jumping mice found near the Durango-La Plata County Airport could force plans for the access road to change. Surveys that ended in August found federally protected mice...

An Australian entrepreneur, now based in Durango, wants to change the way cattle herds are managed with health-tracking technology. David Poussard’s company CattleFit was one of five local...

Customers who visited the Lone Spur Cafes in Arizona kept telling the owner the cowboy menu would be a perfect fit for Durango. “When our guests talk, we try to listen because they usually know...

Even though recycling is on the rise regionally, consumers in Southwest Colorado are sending more trash to landfills than they were in 2007. For example, WCA Waste, which operates the Bondad...

Marijuana shops likely will be allowed to stay open later if they choose after getting the initial OK from the Durango City Council. Councilors have considered extending the closing time from 8...

Mesa Verde National Park’s visitation has increased 8.55 percent, said spokeswoman Cristy Brown. According to Brown, 232,518 people visited the park this year, compared with 214,199 who visited at...

After 20 years as a 6th Judicial District Judge, Gregory Lyman, well-known for his impartiality, will retire in January. “He’s going to be sorely missed by the citizens of the 6th Judicial,” said...

Keeping locomotives from the 1920s endlessly chugging to Silverton takes more than an oil change. At the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, engineers are replacing decades-old parts and...

Three rescues and a death in two weeks at the Cascade Creek waterfalls near U.S. Highway 550 have highlighted the danger of jumping the falls, especially in the high water that has resulted from...

Three southwest Colorado companies, including two based in Durango, were among 50 businesses to make the latest list of 50 Colorado Companies to Watch . Durango-based companies Serious Texas...