Some problems never go away. Included in the “Way Back!” section of the current Silverton Standard & the Miner, 115 years ago this week the town of Durango was gearing up to sue Silverton and its...

Based on several reports, the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office warns residents of a recent phone scam circulating in the area. People describe being contacted by someone called “Deputy James...

Donations will be accepted from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday for the Lucero family, which was displaced Wednesday after a fire destroyed its mobile home. Donations will be accepted at First Southern...

Colorado Department of Transportation will perform rockfall mitigation on U.S. Highway 550 between Durango and Silverton, near the Deer Creek area, starting Aug. 21. Crews will conduct rock scaling...

The city of Durango is looking for volunteers to help count cyclists and pedestrians at key intersections from Sept. 11 to 17. The biennial counts help the city apply for grants to improve...

Phil Weiser, former deputy assistant attorney general for President Barack Obama, has announced his run for Colorado attorney general, joining four other Democratic candidates who have announced...

People who want to participate in Durango’s first Float to Work Day but don’t have a watercraft have some options to get on the river, according to a city of Durango news release. From 7 to 9 a.m....

After several days of preparation, firefighters Tuesday night successfully conducted burn-out operations and monitored the 842 Fire in the HD Mountains near Chimney Rock National Monument. Crews...

Durango’s Haley Benjamin turned in one of the best performances of her career on one of the biggest stages in swimming. At the 2017 Speedo Junior National Championships last week in East Meadow,...

As of Monday evening, the 842 Fire in the HD Mountains near Chimney Rock National Monument expanded to a total of 743 acres, and fire crews expect to burn-out an additional 300 acres in days ahead....

Colorado Parks and Wildlife urges residents to leave no trace and never litter discarded monofilament (fishing line) during or after fishing. In early August, a dead osprey was found in the...