Durango City Council

It was a year of friction in Durango and across the nation as social reform protests and counterprotests swept the country. In response, the city government says it will prioritize diversity,...

For Sandra Brooks, living in a tiny home was an easy, affordable way to spend her retirement. “I wanted a place I felt I could live the rest of my life,” said Brooks, a resident at Escalante...

Elected officials in Southwest Colorado grilled Mercy Regional Medical Center at a public hearing Thursday for not being transparent and for sending mixed messages about the COVID-19 pandemic,...

The Durango City Council heard from sometimes desperate restaurateurs dealing with lost business as Level Red restrictions banning in-person dining move beyond their first month in La Plata County....

Durango School District 9-R agreed Tuesday to enter negotiations with the city of Durango to find a land swap that would preserve Buckley Park. The school board voted 4-0 to accept a memorandum of...

NPR turned its eye to Durango this week in response to the city’s biggest COVID-19 outbreak and federal discussion about vaccine approval. In a four-minute segment , NPR host David Greene asked...

The requests are in: 145 Durango businesses and nonprofits applied to receive the city’s COVID-19 relief grants as of the application deadline Wednesday. Durango City Council and staff launched the...

The city of Durango has launched a partial reimbursement program for restaurants and food establishments facing high third-party delivery fees. A dramatic rise in COVID-19 cases pushed La Plata...

The city of Durango plans to spend at least $30,700 in 2021 on new diversity-focused projects in response to calls for social reform during protests this summer. After Minnesota police killed...

After a bit of a scare last week amid a surge of COVID-19 cases in La Plata County, officials at Mercy Regional Medical Center say capacity to care for patients is not an issue, for the time being....

The city of Durango is stepping up its land management efforts in 2021 with the help of a $140,600 Great Outdoors Colorado grant. The GOCO Resilient Communities grant pays for one-time, immediate...