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Learn about our local feathered friends from experienced birders at the Cortez Christmas Bird Count on Dec. 28. The all-day or half day carpool tours will begin at 7:30 a.m. at the Cortez Cultural...

The high cost of living in Durango might be having an impact on birth rates in the area. Durango School District 9-R consultant Lyn Eller presented demographic data this week showing the number of...

About 60 people participated in last week’s quiz. Participants scored highest on a question about coyote hunting, with 83% of respondents correctly answering, “Competition-based coyote hunting.”...

La Plata County will not close trash transfer stations in Bayfield and Marvel after all. In August, La Plata County commissioners questioned what role, if any, the county should play in funding ...

Escalante Village, a tiny-home community south of downtown Durango, is proving to be a popular option with residents of diverse ages and backgrounds who want to save on housing costs by going...

Information and agendas about local meetings City of Durango: www.durangogov.org or call 375-5000. La Plata County: www.co.laplata.co.us or call 382-6210. Town of Bayfield: www.bayfieldgov.org ...

Durango Police Thursday 7:30 a.m. A man was camping behind a business in the 1100 block of South Camino del Rio. Officers gave at least one person a verbal warning. 8:02 a.m. A man followed a...

For Native American students at Fort Lewis College, it’s not just about the panels on the campus’s Clock Tower that have recently drawn scrutiny for glossing over the dark part of the school’s...

Durango Public Library is “fully functional again,” Director Sandy Irwin said Friday afternoon. The library’s digital information backbone broke overnight Wednesday, leaving staff without access to...

A judge has dismissed a case against a Colorado public defense lawyer formerly assigned to the murder case against Mark Redwine after prosecutors said there is not enough evidence to proceed with...