Colorado Department of Transportation and contractor A&S Construction Services will start a four-month pavement resurfacing project Monday on a 14.3-mile section of U.S. Highway 160, from mile...

Three media groups have awarded The Durango Herald for outstanding work in 2017. Judges commended the newspaper for stories and photographs, as well as its website. “Once again, our journalists...

Immigration. The word itself evokes a range of emotions for different people. Some immediately think of “illegal immigration,” a topic of much debate these days. Others think of their ancestors’...

Durango Police are trying to identify two male suspects that broke into a recreational marijuana shop late Saturday night. According to Sgt. Rita Warfield, two subjects forced entry around 9:25...

The Durango Police Department is investigating a homicide on Plymouth Drive, according to a city news release. A 51-year-old man was found dead in his home April 13, the release said. A medical...

Bayfield resident and La Plata Electric board member Guinn Unger will be on the primary ballot in his bid to unseat state Sen. Don Coram, R-Montrose. Unger, a Democrat, petitioned onto the ballot....

Gov. John Hickenlooper will deliver the 2018 spring commencement address at Fort Lewis College on April 28. Nearly 500 students will graduate. Two ceremonies will be held in Whalen Gym to...

Durango students received some accolades this week. A team of Animas Valley Elementary fifth-graders advanced to the Global Finals of the Destination Imagination competition by finishing second in...

The Durango Swim Club will hold its second annual 12-hour Relay Challenge on Saturday at the Durango Recreation Center. Teams for the challenge will feature four athletes taking turns swimming for...

Mountain Capital Partners announced it will enter an agreement to operate and manage Nordic Valley Ski Resort in Eden, Utah, about 25 minutes from downtown Ogden. James Coleman, managing partner of...

Purgatory Resort will offer free lift tickets Saturday and Sunday, its final weekend of the season. Purgatory will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days, and snow is in the forecast later this...