The percentage of uninsured people locally has fallen steeply in the last year since the rollout of the Affordable Care Act in 2013. In La Plata County, the percentage of uninsured residents fell...

It’s round two for enrollment in the state health-care exchange, and this time things are running smoother, but glitches are still popping up. Enrollment in Connect for Health Colorado, a...

Rudolph’s antlers strung with lights is a familiar sight. But as you decorate this year, keep the real bucks in mind. Deer are entering the mating season, and bucks especially are less wary of...

For Georgiana Schmitt, 21, volunteering weekly at the Durango/La Plata County Senior Center is a step toward finding work as a cook and living alone. “Even if it’s hard, I want to do it,” she said....

More controlled burns are necessary to clean out dense, dry and dangerous local forests, U.S. Forest Service officials said. Across the Missionary Ridge burn scar, the Hermosa Creek area and in...

The owner of Wolf Creek Ski Area, Davey Pitcher, 52, pleaded guilty Monday to conducting avalanche and search-and-rescue training without a permit last winter in an unauthorized part of the...

The Durango City Council called for tough action on climate change recently, along with many other snow lovers – ranging from athletes to local governments. The councilors signed a letter delivered...

The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe is launching new efforts to prevent felons from returning to prison and teenagers from ever entering the system. Nationally, two-thirds of all people released from...

A potential retail marijuana shop at 36th Street and Main Avenue has neighbors in a fighting mood. Rocky Mountain High Recreational Center received its permit from the Planning Department...

La Plata County’s budget will face serious budget shortfalls in the next ten years without a property or sales tax increase. The budget has been largely supported by tax revenues from natural gas,...

Durango Transit system will change its evening and Saturday routes in 2015 to serve different areas. Saturday service will be going from 30-minute service to hourly service, a move that should...