Fort Lewis College will have ongoing funding worth $3.5 million over five years to boost its science, technology, engineering and math offerings, and provide support for Native American and...

They served in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, National Guard, Reserves. Most were young, and all left family and friends remembering someone full of life who wanted to serve his or her...

As Durango School District 9-R moves to separate from the San Juan Board of Cooperative Educational Services, the details on what the impact would be on the cooperative are emerging. The most...

Both lanes on Red Mountain Pass north of the summit reopened at about 7:45 p.m. Wednesday night after experiencing periodic closures combined with one lane-alternating traffic for about six hours....

As the Professional Associates of Fort Lewis College kicks off its 16th year of the Lifelong Learning Series, it has organized a schedule that will transport attendees into the Middle East, back...

When a car crash killed his stepmother, seriously injured his brother and sister and put him in a wheelchair at the age of 11, Noah Blue Elk Hotchkiss could have given up. Instead, he adopted a...

If anyone has a vested interest in the quality of La Plata County ’s roads and bridges, it’s area schools. So on Wednesday, the Durango School District 9-R board endorsed the ballot initiative to...

The takeaways from the plethora of test results released in Colorado over the past two weeks are: La Plata County schools are above average in some areas, doing better in many areas, worse in...

Enrollment in Durango School District 9-R is in flux for the next few weeks, but there are enough students to impact some class sizes and the budget. “A couple of class sizes are troubling,” said...

Most children love digging in the dirt, and educators are taking advantage of that by including a gardening component to their curriculum in increasing numbers. Riverview , Needham and Animas...