A five-day search for evidence connected with the death of 13-year-old Dylan Redwine uncovered items of interest, but, as expected, details about them are scant. The items were found within a...

Fire restrictions will begin Friday in much of the Four Corners, including on San Juan National Forest lands south of U.S. Highway 160. Local governments and the Forest Service implemented the...

The San Juan National Forest would like to remind people of the serious risk posed by lightning, especially in the high country during summer. The following are some common myths and facts about...

The highest honor in Boy Scouts was bestowed Saturday afternoon on Durango High School graduate Austin Peterson, who accepted the Eagle Scout Award for his work with Troop 501. A lifelong Scout,...

Next summer, the U.S. Forest Service will perform a flood study in popular camping areas in the South Fork Mineral Creek drainage near Silverton. As part of the Forest Service’s “5-Year Program of...

U.S. Senate candidate Jon Keyser will meet with Durango voters Wednesday evening at the Main Mall, 835 Main Ave. Keyser, a Republican, is facing four opponents in the June 28 primary that will...

Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, will kick off the 2016 Western Conservative Summit on July 1 in Denver, event organizers announced Monday. The summit, billed as the...

La Plata County commissioners will discuss submitting a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency voicing support for Superfund at a special meeting June 1. June 6 is the deadline to submit...

Gov. John Hickenlooper on Monday stopped at the Durango-La Plata County Airport to sign Senate Bill 16-168 into law, allowing counties and municipalities to enter into authorities with...

A body was found in the car of a Durango woman who went missing Wednesday, Farmington police confirmed Monday. Last week, a missing persons report was filed for Lois Wisniewski-Baumgartner, 55, who...

Blasting on Red Mountain Pass began Wednesday and continue for 2½ weeks, causing delays of up to about 30 minutes. Operations will occur mostly from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Colorado Department of...