Colorado's growth rate slowed to just 0.4% from July 2024-25, the slowest rate since 1989. Despite the slowing, Denver is still attracting new residents at the third-fastest rate in the nation. / ...

And maybe therein lies the answer to the Minnesota riddle. It’s not that bad things happen there, it’s how people there ...

Jeff Hurd watched the videos of Alex Pretti being shot and killed by immigration agents? I would like to know if it appears to the congressman that Mr. Pretti was threatening the immigration agents ...

Local elections matter. So does holding Congress accountable to the people, not the president. Constitutionally, Congress answers to us. That means educating ourselves – and showing up to vote. We ...

Are you interested in making Durango a better place to live? A place that’s easier to walk, bike and maybe more affordable? Strong Towns is a national nonprofit organization and movement advocating ...

If sidewalk scrubbing is a little too much action for you, why not retreat to your favorite sunny nook for some escapism with local writers? The Ignacio Writers Group recently launched its first ...

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 ...

I look forward to reading Jonathan Thompson’s new book River of Lost Souls, about the Gold King Mine disaster. The popular myth is that the river was named after members of a party of Spanish ...

If you’re still getting over the arrival of the e-bike, you may want to hang onto your beanie. Just when you thought it was safe to head into the mountains for some peaceful recreation, there’s a new ...

As the stalemate drags on in Telluride over what is considered fair wages for the resort’s patrollers, local leaders say the strike and subsequent closure of Telluride Ski Resort is already exacting ...

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, ...

The piece on drug marketing by Addyson Santese was hilarious. These commercials are one of my severe annoyances. The drugs they are trying to sell are probably unaffordable for anyone making less than ...