Last train to Silverton for the season

Last winter’s deep snow may have stalled Silverton’s summer, but as the last train from Durango rolled into the old mining town Saturday, it was easy for many to say 2019 has been first-rate. “I...

DATE: Oct. 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Man stands trial for alleged sexual assault of 8-year-old girl

A Pagosa Springs man’s trial began this week after he was arrested in June 2018 for allegedly sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl in Bayfield. According to authorities, Rodney Keller, 53, was...

DATE: Oct. 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango police seek balance relying on technology, good old-fashioned policing

The duties of law enforcement haven’t changed much throughout the centuries – protect and serve by stifling crime and fostering a sense of safety. But the means of achieving and maintaining safe...

DATE: Oct. 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango woman competes to be Maxim cover girl

Amanda Cristine Guffey – daughter of the family for which Lemon Dam is named – has passed seven rounds of voting in a competition to become Maxim Magazine ’s next cover girl. It’s a yearly...

DATE: Oct. 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Shiffrin embracing more pressure after record-setting season

The sky’s the limit for Mikaela Shiffrin after winning a record 17 World Cup races last season. And not just because she reached lofty heights as a passenger in an F-16 jet with the Air Force’s...

DATE: Oct. 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: More Sports

Dems question Trump official on lands, Native Americans

DENVER — Skeptical Democrats questioned a Trump administration official Tuesday on whether he’s committed to preserving public lands and whether he respects Native Americans. William Perry Pendley,...

DATE: Sept. 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Animas River Stakeholders disband after 25 years of cleanup efforts

It’s the end of the Animas River Stakeholders Group. After leading the cleanup of mine waste in the headwaters of the Animas River for more than 25 years, group co-founder Peter Butler announced...

DATE: Aug. 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sleuths go to work at historic Southwest Colorado cemeteries

It’s a full-on detective mission at three historic Southwest Colorado cemeteries. Ruth Lambert with the San Juan Mountains Association said that around 2008, a large-scale project sought to...

DATE: Aug. 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dog found with arrow in skull survives high-risk surgery

A 1-year-old dog named “Champ” survived high-risk surgery Tuesday after a veterinarian discovered an arrow lodged in his nasal cavity and skull. Chris Nelson, director of Animal Services for the La...

DATE: Aug. 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Where there’s smoke there’s fire? Not this time

If you see smoke north of Durango near Haviland Lake this week, don’t bother reporting it to emergency officials. It’s only an illusion. U.S. Forest Service spokesman Devin Wanner said a small film...

DATE: Aug. 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wildlife roam where U.S. once made nuclear and chemical arms

DENVER – From sites outside Colorado’s largest city to a leafy Indiana forest, a handful of places where the United States manufactured and tested some of the most lethal weapons known to humankind...

DATE: Aug. 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Roofer who scammed dozens sentenced to prison

A fraudulent roofer who scammed more than a dozen La Plata County residents out of thousands of dollars each was sentenced Thursday in Grand Junction to eight years in prison after being found...

DATE: Aug. 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

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