Wildfire

A wildfire erupted Wednesday near the HD Mountains about 12 miles southeast of Bayfield.The fire, dubbed the Sambrito II Fire, was about 50 acres in size as of 4:30 p.m. and had grown to more than...

CHERRY CREEK - Firefighters on Wednesday were working to suppress a wildfire that sparked in western La Plata County.No structures were in immediate danger, said Butch Knowlton, director of La...

A splash of rain, a bolt of lightning and a spark of fire.These were the results of a weak thunderstorm that passed overhead Wednesday afternoon in Durango.The short-lived storm dumped less than a...

Several fire agencies in Southwest Colorado have sent crews to assist with wildfires in Arizona.Durango Fire & Rescue Authority sent a three-person crew Thursday to the massive Wallow Fire in...

La Plata Archuleta Water District officials recently pitched a plan to build a joint water-treatment plant with Bayfield.Dick Lunceford, president of the water district, told the town board that a...

DENVER – Democrat John Hickenlooper picked the president of Colorado State University-Pueblo as his running mate in the governor’s race Thursday.Joe Garcia has led CSU’s Pueblo campus since 2006....

Veterinarian, champion shooter and life-loving cowboy known as the “Durango Kid” Larry Cohen died from a heart attack suffered Monday morning in his Durango-area home. He was 66.Known to clients as...

DURANGO HILLS – An early-morning electrical storm played havoc in some parts of La Plata County on Thursday, starting a house fire and causing a rockslide along the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge...