This time of year, the city is a glorious riot of flora: Potted plants dot Main Avenue, and public and private gardens swell with blooms. Yet not all is rosy for pro-flower Durango residents,...

The Colorado Department of Local Affairs is offering residents and visitors a pretty good deal: For a mere $3, anyone who participates in the state’s wide variety of outdoor activities can support...

The United States Supreme Court declared Friday morning that same-sex couples have the right to marry anywhere in the U.S. Gay marriage already was legal in 36 states and the District of Columbia....

Judge Martha Minot on Thursday set bond at $25,000 for Kyle Ryan Cooper, 25, who is charged with attempted murder. Judicial District Attorney Todd Risberg said prosecutors had asked Minot to set...

A 15-year-old girl who had a frightening experience after jumping into the Animas River near Bakers Bridge on Monday night is warning others not to attempt the feat. “I was terrified I was going to...

Like the child protagonists of The Secret Garden, Durango residents will gain a metaphorical key allowing them access to some of the city’s and the county’s most ravishing private gardens this...

For anyone interested in rafting, kayaking, canoeing, fishing, tubing, swimming or taking in tremendous beauty, this summer, the Animas River is an even more thrilling proposition than usual. With...

High school should be easy for 17-year-old Josh Jenkins. He is handsome, charming and equipped with a sly, warm and wickedly smart sense of humor; it’s tough to talk to him and not think he’s a...

Father’s Day saw families take to the streets to celebrate their paterfamilias in diverse, sometimes counter-intuitive ways. Standing outside Cream Bean Berry, James Crowdes and his son, Colin, 7,...

No good weed goes unpunished. Earlier this week, Colorado Grow Co., a new retail marijuana shop in Durango, generated headlines when the business gifted two sealed containers of pot to a group for...