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Fort Lewis College is among the first colleges or universities in the nation to require students to have the COVID-19 vaccination for the fall semester, a move quickly followed by several other...

Karen Cheser, who will assume the reins as Durango School District 9-R superintendent in July, will make $200,000 annually and receive a more generous benefits package than the current...

Cathy Metz, longtime parks and recreation director for the city of Durango, is set to retire in July. Metz worked for the city for 25 years. Most recently, she and department staff members received...

Durango Police Sunday 10:25 a.m. A man was arrested on suspicion of criminal mischief after allegedly throwing rocks at windows in the 1100 block of Camino del Rio. 11:58 a.m. An assault and...

Get ready, puppeteers: The Pine River Library in Bayfield is handing out kindergarten preparedness activity bags, and the first batch uses puppets to practice speech development. The activity bags...

The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning and a fire watch for Southwest Colorado. The red flag warning is effective from noon to 9 p.m. Monday. The fire weather watch is effective...

A 26-year-old Bayfield woman who was apparently distracted by her phone while driving was cited with careless driving causing injury after crossing the centerline of U.S. Highway 160 on Saturday...

Authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating an 18-year-old La Plata County man who has been missing for two months. Luke Starling walked away from the back deck of his home on Panorama...

Jenni Trujillo, who is eight months in as dean of the Fort Lewis College School of Education, is no stranger to the campus or Durango. This is Trujillo’s third stint at the Fort. She met her...

Ashleigh Tarkington, co-owner of Billy Goat Saloon in Gem Village, said her personal savings took a hit as the bar adapted to COVID-19 restrictions – but a year into the pandemic, she viewed the...

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert has introduced a resolution to designate Antifa as a terrorist organization. If passed, the resolution would designate Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization, condemn...