Both La Plata and Montezuma counties are in an "exceptional drought" listing - the most critical drought category from the U.S. Drought Monitor - and it doesn't look as if there's any hope for a...

A debate has ignited among residents about the future use of all-terrain vehicles around Vallecito. The community conversation was sparked by an ATV-rental company's request to expand the services...

Residents and businesses in La Plata County may see stricter enforcement this summer of the county's ordinance intended to reduce human-bear conflicts. La Plata County commissioners on Tuesday took...

Two women who were injured while climbing Saturday afternoon northeast of Durango suffered moderate injuries and were in stable condition Sunday afternoon, said Upper Pine River Fire Protection...

Desperately needed rain appears to be on its way to parched Southwest Colorado this weekend. Mike Charnick, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Grand Junction , said there will be a...

A Mancos man was sentenced to two years in prison for a deadly high-speed crash into an SUV carrying a family of four last July that left a father and son dead, and a mother and younger son in...

Police have cited a Durango woman for destroying a sign that asked for signatures in the effort to recall La Plata County Commissioner Gwen Lachelt. Durango Police Cmdr. Ray Shupe said officers...

With Southwest Colorado's snowpack for the year just above half of normal historic averages, an approaching storm that is expected to drop up to 8 inches of snow in the San Juan Mountain high...

The Texas firm that many county staff, commissioners and residents said missed the mark in drafting La Plata County's land-use code has been fired. La Plata County spokeswoman Megan Graham said...

A suspect in the fatal shooting last week at Ski & Bow Rack in Pagosa Springs was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound near the Colorado-New Mexico state line, according to authorities....

A Durango woman who was riding as the passenger on a motorcycle that was involved in a fatal crash Saturday in Bayfield was listed in critical but stable condition Tuesday morning, according to a...