Local coronavirus coverage

About 140 people participated in last week’s quiz. Participants scored highest on a question about the effect of the COVID-19 outbreak on blood supplies, with 93% of respondents correctly...

Albertsons and Safeway will limit the number of people allowed in their Colorado stores to about 30% of capacity to promote sanitary conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the stores...

With a continued lack of ability to test for coronavirus, San Juan Basin Public Health is asking residents who may be showing symptoms to anonymously self-report. The local health department...

Five additional residents of Archuleta County have tested positive for COVID-19, San Juan Basin Public Health says. The five new cases come in addition to one case previously reported. All six...

About 90 people participated in last week’s quiz. Participants scored highest on a question about New Mexico’s stay-at-home order, with 92% of respondents correctly answering, “Non-essential...

Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill adding two members to Fort Lewis College’s Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees will now have nine voting members and one faculty and student representative. The...

The city of Durango will launch a new five-week Spring Cleanup schedule beginning Monday and ending May 8. City crews will move through residential neighborhoods to pick up these materials:...

We know you have a lot of questions about the novel coronavirus, so here’s another round of Q&A. This week, readers asked how the virus originated, what is meant by “mild” and “moderate” symptoms...

The city of Durango introduced coronavirus-adapted public meeting procedures for participants in the City Council meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Social-distancing policies and stay-at-home orders...

Because of the coronavirus outbreak and the governor’s stay-at-home order, the city of Durango will adjust upcoming public meeting procedures. Starting Tuesday and until further notice, community...

Event organizers say Animas River Days intends to carry on this June, though the annual whitewater paddling festival in Durango will be pushed back a week from its originally planned weekend as a...