More than 40 mobile home parks provide affordable housing to thousands of residents in La Plata County. But those residents have little control over the long-term destiny of the land on which their...

Children in Southwest Colorado are less likely to have all the vaccinations required by law compared with their peers in other areas of Colorado, according to a new report released by Children’s...

Animas High School students educated community members Monday about the importance of relationships in suicide prevention and the promotion of mental health. “Nobody is exempted from the right to...

Homeless Durango resident Thomas Murray has been camping without a tent in cold temperatures dipping below zero. “My hands and feet get the coldest,” he said. He was living in a Chrysler...

Minimum wage has been rising in Colorado since 2017, but the increases have not kept pace with the cost of living in La Plata County. The state minimum wage was $8.31 in 2016, and it is scheduled...

More residents may have the right to build rental apartments on their property in Durango neighborhoods if the city lifts rules on minimum lot sizes. Durango City Council asked city planners to...

Animas High School seniors will unveil their efforts to promote mental health and suicide prevention Monday at a Community of Resilience event. The students developed the event, as well as a film,...

A month after grocery stores started selling full-strength beer in Colorado, some independently owned liquor stores in La Plata County are already feeling the pain. The owners of Helen’s Country...

Southwest Colorado residents and state lawmakers want to see health insurance reform, even as an increased number of Coloradans signed up this year for the state health care exchange. In western...

A Salvation Army service center, which will offer social services in La Plata County, opened an office this month in west Durango. The impending arrival of a service center sparked controversy last...

Developers of Mountain Trace, a neighborhood under construction in northeast Durango, want to expand the subdivision from 84 approved homes to 138. Shaw LTD, the owner of the property, and Reynolds...