Special series: Solutions to youth suicide in La Plata County

Volunteers and businesses are planning to blanket La Plata County with suicide prevention messages this weekend. “The entire community is coming together – Durango, Bayfield and Ignacio – to...

Volunteers and businesses are planning to blanket La Plata County with suicide prevention messages this weekend. “The entire community is coming together – Durango, Bayfield and Ignacio – to...

Millions of pounds of produce are ripening in the fields this fall across Montezuma and La Plata counties, and The Good Food Collective wants to make sure the nutritious harvest is delivered to...

Beatrice “Mickie” Thurston, a Durango philanthropist who supported the environment, archaeology and the arts, died last week at home on her farm south of town. She was 86. “She was brilliant, but...

When it seemed likely that Durangoan Tom Riesing had pancreatic cancer in 2013, one of his doctors apologized profusely to his wife, Mindy Iris. “He was basically shutting the door on any hope,”...

The developer of a proposed tiny home village across the street from Escalante Middle School expects to see strong demand from potential residents after it starts accepting reservation applications...

Smelter Mountain was open for legal paragliding for the first time since 2010 on Saturday. “It was a little bumpy. It was a little what they call thermic, but it was good,” said Austin Lashley, who...

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office will be responsible for transporting juvenile suspects to a detention center in Grand Junction and holding them for short periods after the state abruptly closed...

Owners of Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad say they hope to begin running trips from the depot downtown Sept. 17 after weeks of offering a modified route because debris and mud washed out...

The city’s decision to close a homeless camp near Greenmount Cemetery last week has left some homeless residents feeling angry and exasperated with nowhere to sleep overnight. “They are violating...

Former Durango paramedic and firefighter Mike Jones, 64, died unexpectedly this week leaving behind a legacy of compassion. For many years at Durango Fire, new paramedics were required to work...