The closure is expected to remain through August and will be lifted as soon as it is deemed safe to do so. After the work, ...

After May 31, Cathy Wakeman will be truckin’ on. The longtime owner of Animas Trading Co. – Durango’s mainstay for everything ...

Pueblo Water, the local utility, spent about $11 million to turn a dangerous old diversion dam on the Arkansas River into a ...

Animas Valley residents have a simple request to county commissioners: Quit discriminating against the Animas Valley, and restore major use permitting to the Animas Valley Land Use Plan just like as ...

Now Congress must pass the SHIPS Act, which will increase our ship-building capacity and hopefully the size of our merchant marine. It could also provide economies of scale and expertise to rebuild ...

The headlines tell the story: Medicaid slashed by $880 billion, Medicare by $500 billion. The hugely popular Affordable Care Act has been deeply compromised. Cuts to the Veterans Administration have ...

The locals making a strong showing at last weekend's Iron Horse, with Cobe Freeburn winning both the men's road and MTB races followed by Kai Lokey and Emmett McManus. McManus and Kaylee Blevins also ...

Another year of Snowdown is in the books, which means another year of flashy costumes, finding silver bullets and growing beards long enough to wring beer from has come and gone. While some of us may ...

There may be no such things as a free lunch, but there is free national park entrance this Saturday at Mesa Verde. In honor of National Public Lands Day, Mesa Verde will offer free entry this Sat., ...

The current building of mega-storied name-brand-hotels in the heart of Durango is going to harm existing mom & pop hotels/motels/B&Bs. Price wars will greatly reduce typical summer room rates and many ...

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Hundreds of coal plants are being shut down across the country – not only older plants due to inefficiency, but fully functional plants. The rise of natural gas 10 years ago, and of cheap wind energy ...