In an expletive-filled statement, an Ignacio man accused of murdering his wife during a New Year’s Eve dispute said he did not want a plea agreement, but instead wanted to go to trial. “This...

Durango High School students will be back in school for four full days a week beginning April 5 as the school district continues to adjust schedules based on declining risk from the novel...

Saying silence is equivalent to violence, more than 120 people marched down Main Avenue and gathered in Buckley Park to protest violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders on Sunday. The...

Southwest Health Alliance estimates it has saved $2.7 million for policyholders of health insurance plans it has brought into La Plata County when compared with the average policy offered locally....

The final blow from this week’s three-punch combo of snowstorms hit Southwest Colorado ahead of forecast – with Durango seeing snowfall by late morning Thursday instead of the predicted nighttime...

Students at Fort Lewis College might escape paying for a tuition increase next year while faculty members look to get a 3% annual raise. Those preliminary, not yet set-in-stone numbers emerged...

A blustery weather pattern muting that spring fever feel should move out of Southwest Colorado on Friday evening, with perhaps a few lingering snow showers in the high country. “This system is...

Bouts of rain, rain mixed with snow and snow are in the forecast for lower elevations of Southwest Colorado through Friday. Higher elevations of the San Juan Mountains can expect from 2 to 5 inches...

Saturday may be the first day of spring, but the week ahead may feel more like winter in Southwest Colorado. A series of small storms, each expected to bring rain to lower elevations and snow to...

Like spring flowers, bump-outs are sprouting along Main Avenue, and a fresh crop of the outdoor retail pods are expected to blossom every two weeks. On March 15, the city of Durango began allowing...

A snowstorm that left widely varying accumulations across Southwest Colorado should be departing the region Sunday evening after dumping 18 inches at Telluride Ski Area but leaving only a trace in...