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Throughout the history of the West, it’s commonly accepted that the grizzled, one-armed Civil War major and geologist John Wesley Powell was the first to journey by river into the treacherous and...
DATE: April 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
A rash of COVID-19 outbreaks in La Plata County were reported this week, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Every Wednesday, CDPHE updates its list of outbreaks...
DATE: April 14, 2021 | UPDATED: 12 hours 51 minutes ago | CATEGORY: Local News
A 33-year-old Durango man was arrested on suspicion of felony menacing Tuesday after a road rage altercation with a cyclist, according to the Durango Police Department. Cmdr. Ray Shupe said a...
DATE: April 14, 2021 | UPDATED: 12 hours 50 minutes ago | CATEGORY: Local News
Two popular lakes for recreation north of Durango that were drained in 2019 will be impacted this summer as a result of maintenance projects. Xcel Energy spokesman Randy Fordice said in an email to...
DATE: April 14, 2021 | UPDATED: 12 hours 51 minutes ago | CATEGORY: Local News
Jury trials, which were expected to pick back up in mid-April have again been put on hold as La Plata County sees a rise in COVID-19 cases. District Court Judge Jeffrey Wilson issued an order...
DATE: April 13, 2021 | UPDATED: 1 day 9 hours ago | CATEGORY: Local News
After months of research and evaluation, La Plata County commissioners on Tuesday unanimously voted to convert the vacant Robert E. DeNier Youth Services Center into a new location for community...
DATE: April 13, 2021 | UPDATED: 1 day 9 hours ago | CATEGORY: Local News
Durango’s Animas River Days is back on, according to event organizers. Every year since 1983, the river-running festival has been held in Santa Rita Park at the Durango Whitewater Park. It features...
DATE: April 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News
An autopsy has failed to explain why an 18-year-old La Plata County man who was missing for two months was found dead last week less than a half mile from his home in the Rafter J subdivision,...
DATE: April 12, 2021 | UPDATED: 2 days 12 hours ago | CATEGORY: Local News
When Evan Schertz took over ownership from his parents of Maria’s Bookshop, a downtown Durango staple, he was already facing all the challenges of a new business owner in his early 20s. Then the...
DATE: April 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News
A 43-year-old man known to be part of Durango’s homeless community has been cited on suspicion of starting a fire at Oxbow Park & Preserve last week, according to the Durango Fire Protection...
DATE: April 9, 2021 | UPDATED: 5 days 11 hours ago | CATEGORY: Local News
Once again, Southwest Colorado’s prolonged drought is expected to bring a host of challenges over available water and fire danger in the coming months. “I’m really worried about the conditions we...
DATE: April 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News
Despite the spring-like weather, select public lands closed to protect critical winter wildlife habitat for big game remain off-limits until April 16. “People should still respect the closure,”...
DATE: April 8, 2021 | UPDATED: 6 days 10 hours ago | CATEGORY: Local News