Hillcrest Golf Course’s longtime Superintendent Will Herz is heading on to greener, uh, fairways. Last week, the course ...

It seems to many that the political climate in this country evokes in most citizens a feeling of discouragement, disdain or apathy. This is largely due to the fact that the issues that affect us all ...

“Governments – deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed – That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to ...

First, a quote from Ben Franklin: “Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” ...

Consider yourself warned: there’s a new dog sheriff in town. On Jan. 1, the City of Durango took over animal control and ...

Mark Redwine was booked into the La Plata County Jail at 4:56 p.m. Monday following extradition from Whatcom County, in northwestern Washington. La Plata County Sheriff’s deputies took custody of ...

It’s happening earlier and earlier every year. At the start of the new millennium, the black bears living around Durango typically started emerging from their winter dens around mid-April. Today, ...

You don’t need to be a fire expert to uncover the culprit of the 416 Fire in Durango. All clues point to the train: videos, witness accounts and the map of the fire on June 1, which shows the initial ...

There is a proposal currently making its way through the City of Durango approval process to redevelop the Durango Mall. The proposal to redevelop the long-neglected, decaying property includes: ...

Never thought I’d say this, but I miss Republicans. Generally, I have disagreed with Republican platforms and beliefs, but we could disagree and have rational discussions. You think that minimum wage ...

Surveillance is a sensitive topic, and rightly so. In an age when technology touches nearly every part of our lives, questions about privacy, data use and government oversight are not only valid, they ...

No matter how dark it gets, at least metaphorically, we will always be able to see the stars at Chimney Rock, which recently received designation as an International Dark Sky Park, becoming Colorado's ...