Suspects allegedly transported $60,650 in cash potentially tied to criminal activity

A recent poll and classification by national House Democrats signal district could be a close election

First up: Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory may be considering a sale – and investors took notice. The Durango-based company’s stock jumped overnight from 66 cents a share to a dollar ninety-three after a federal filing said its strategic review could...

A bear sleeps in a pine tree on Tuesday in a Durango neighborhood while waiting for nightfall to begin its search for food. Wild food sources are difficult to find this year, so more bears are in town searching for...

Investigation into cause of natural gas spill, operator response continues after 20 months

After a 2025 City Council resolution, residents are taking next step

Maggie Magierski, the Indigenous Garden coordinator at Fort Lewis College, talks about a red yucca plant and others in the desert section of the garden on Thursday. FLC staff and volunteers said a prayer for each of the 150 plants...

Insurance, larger health system force physicians into ethical conflicts; makes it harder to provide quality care

GoFundMe launches to help Strater Hotel chef Jeff Clark with medical bills

While sales tax approval provided life raft, departments instructed to refrain from growing

Share price increased dramatically when information became public

Some residents report mixed, and occasionally unexpected, levels of ambidexterity

Dirt, debris and deposits require hands-on removal

Recorded incidents across Colorado reach five this year

Directors say Bluebonnet program was substituted into agreement without board’s knowledge

Fire districts to receive partial repayment of money owed from Southern Ute Tribe voluntary payments

In this image made from video released by the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS), the crew of a rescue ship look on as smoke billows from a passenger ferry that caught fire while traveling from the tourist island...

FILE – A venomous cottonmouth snake is seen July 30, 2019, at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) MAUMELLE, Ark. (AP) — A high school football player in Arkansas had every right...

The Prosperity Office will relocate temporarily with other offices to follow

Barring a break in likely cloud coverage, residents may have to wait until next year to see the Perseids

Abortion-rights supporters sit across from anti-abortion protesters on Tuesday at one of the entrances of Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains at 46 Suttle St. in Bodo Industrial Park. The anti protesters have been gathering at Planned Parenthood on Tuesday...

Storm clouds are seen over the Cincinnati Bengals NFL football practice in Cincinnati, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) CHICAGO (AP) — Severe weather cut power to over half a million people in the Chicago area and...

Jolene Brofftt, 9, reads a book with her hog, Speckles, after showing in market swine during the La Plata County Fair last week at the fairgrounds. Jolene is reading “Warriors,” by Erin Hunter. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)

Man spent two nights in hospital because of crash

Andrew Straub-Heidke takes over as conservation district general manager

José Madrigal looks to focus on Durango long-term

Neighbors rescue unconscious occupant from burning condo

LOUISVILLE, Colo. (AP) — LOUISVILLE, Colo. (AP) — Gaiam Inc. (GAIA) on Monday reported a loss of $3 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Louisville, Colorado-based company said it had a loss of 12 cents. The...

Professionals ran through simulation scenarios and networked resources for less frequent but critical emergencies