Since May, Black Lives Matter groups in Durango have steadily been adding candles, personal items, social justice signs and flowers to a memorial beside Buckley Park in Durango. The city of Durango...

When police officers step out of their vehicles, they may be responding to a drug overdose, domestic violence or public intoxication. The action might be a crime, but what if its root cause is...

Ernest “Ernie” Garcia, 39, of Durango was an avid runner who endured 100-kilometer races. He spent almost 50 days battling what started out as a cold and led to pneumonia and organ failure. Then he...

Farmers Fresh Market supporters rallied outside the Ignacio grocery store Saturday in a show of support for the store’s free-choice mask-wearing policies. The store has received a legal warning...

Shannon Winkelman of Bayfield joined the grassroots “Countin’ on Joe” virtual chorus for the fun of it and found a sense of countrywide unity along the way. Winkelman joined 68 other singers from...

Jim Scholan, who lives east of Durango, has raised questions about security at the Durango-La Plata County Airport after his truck was vandalized in the paid parking lot. Scholan left his vehicle...

StrongHearts Native Helpline launched an initiative to strengthen its sexual violence advocacy Monday to better support Native Americans nationwide. StrongHearts, a service created in 2017,...

Face coverings have become a part of daily life during the coronavirus pandemic, but even the most well-intentioned wearer makes some common mask mistakes. Local public health and mask design...

Back-to-school testing at Fort Lewis College found four positive COVID-19 cases last week, all attributed to asymptomatic carriers, according to a news release Friday. Three other people had...

Farmers Fresh Market in Ignacio says it won’t require face coverings for customers or staff members – despite a warning of legal action by La Plata County agencies. At Farmers Fresh, employees and...

Colorado State Patrol said a green, 1993 Jeep drove over a cliff and then crashed into a house Saturday afternoon near Purgatory Resort. The driver, a 52-year-old Durango man, suffered minor to no...