DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — Officials say several misjudgments led to the avalanche that killed a man participating in an advanced avalanche safety class in southwestern Colorado.

The Durango Herald

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — The date and location of a trial for a Colorado man accused of killing his 13-year-old son have been set.

The Durango Herald reports 6th Judicial District ...

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — Colorado has awarded $1.7 million to set up a weather radar system in the Four Corners region, a blind spot in current weather and radar modeling systems.

The Durango Herald

MONTROSE, Colo. (AP) — A third lawsuit has been filed against a closed Colorado funeral home, accusing the owner of harvesting body parts without permission and selling them for profit.

Terry Thorsby, of Durango, filed a civil complaint against Megan Hess and her business, Sunset Mesa ...

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — Officials say a man killed in an avalanche in southwestern Colorado was participating in an advanced avalanche safety class at the time.

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center said Monday that a group of six backcountry skiers from the Silverton Avalanche School ...

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — Southwestern Colorado is starting the new year with lots of snow after one of its worst drought years.

The Durango Herald reports that a storm that began Monday and ended Tuesday dropped more than 10 inches of snow in Durango, 2 ...

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DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — Shop owners and managers on Durango’s Main Avenue are looking for Christmas shoppers to put in a strong final month to what has been a tough retail year that was pinched by little snow last year, the 416 wildfire, mudslides and more than 40 days of lost train trips to ...

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — The restoration of the Animas River is underway, as Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials have poured 1,500 rainbow trout into the river.

The Durango Herald reports ...

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DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado man accused of killing his 13-year-old son is appearing in court for a two-week hearing to determine what evidence will be allowed at trial and where the trial will be held.

The Durango Herald reports ...

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — A hospital in Colorado plans to use a state grant to help victims of sexual assault.

Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango says it will expand staff hours for nurse examiners who respond to reports of sexual assault.

The $75,000 grant will also help pay for ...

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DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service has declared that a southwest Colorado wildfire has been officially extinguished, six months after it erupted north of Durango.

The Durango Herald

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DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado law enforcement officer is resigning this week after he was accused of stealing food from a crime scene.

The Durango Herald reports a ...

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — Electric bicycles could soon be allowed on paved trails in a southwestern Colorado city.

The Durango City Council had asked city staff to alter a long-standing ban keeping motorized vehicles off of paved trails.

Parks and Recreation Director Cathy Metz told

TELLURUDE, Colo. (AP) — Colorado’s bus service is now operating daily between Durango and Grand Junction.

The Telluride Daily Planet reports Bustang runs a 35-foot (11-meter) bus once in each ...

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — About 500 residents in eastern La Plata County have made a commitment to ensure 10 percent of their food comes from local sources.

“It’s a little bit of a challenge, but it’s not intimidating,” said Kami Larson, a Bayfield resident.

Residents from Vallecito to ...

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado deputy cleared of criminal wrongdoing in a deadly shootout and chase that ended across the Utah border was terminated for violating department policy.

The Durango Herald

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — Wolf Creek Ski Area says it has removed an estimated 4,000 trees killed by spruce beetles over about 150 acres (61 hectares).

Area owner Davey Pitcher told The Durango Herald that the removal mitigated some of the fire danger at ...

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — The Community Foundation Serving Southwest Colorado says it has raised and spent more than $400,000 as of Sept. 30 to help those affected by a wildfire.

The Durango Herald

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — Organizers expect the popular skijoring race in Silverton to return in January.

The Durango Herald reports the race where horses pull cross-country skiers ...

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say a 19-year-old rock climber was critically injured after falling 65 feet (20 meters) in Colorado’s San Juan National Forest.

Upper Pine Fire Protection District Chief Bruce Evans

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — A 21-year-old Texas man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for first-degree murder in the shooting death of a Colorado man during a marijuana robbery.

Michael Jones of Corsicana, Texas was convicted in August of killing 34-year-old David Gaytan in May ...

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — A former champion race car driver was sentenced to 18 months in prison after authorities say he failed to pay nearly $2 million in taxes.

The Durango Herald reports 69-year-old Bill Whittington was sentenced this ...

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — A man accused of killing his 13-year-old son in southwest Colorado is scheduled to go to trial Feb. 25.

The Durango Herald reports ...

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — U.S. Forest Service officials say a wildfire that scorched about 85 square miles (220 square kilometers) in southwest Colorado is “controlled,” more than four months after it started.

The Durango Herald reports ...

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — A Denver-based company is set to purchase 90 northern New Mexico oil wells for $480 million.

The Durango Herald reports Encana Corp. announced Monday that it agreed to ...

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — Agencies are in the process of closing 25 abandoned mines on the Alpine Loop Scenic Byway between Silverton and Lake City by fall to prevent any accidents or fatalities.

Tara Tafi with the Department of Reclamation, Mining and Safety says the 65-mile (105-kilometer) ...

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado city has stopped enforcing its ban on camping in public spaces at night at the urging of the American Civil Liberties Union.

Last month, the ACLU asked Durango to lift the ban after the city’s only homeless camp closed, saying it was cruel and unusual to ...

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — Art matters for Hayley Kirkman, and that’s pretty evident around Durango.

Murals popping up around town, first on the side of Durango Joe’s on College Drive and now behind Kroegers Ace Hardware facing Narrow Gauge Avenue, are the product of Kirkman’s work and her ...

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — Colorado’s Court of Appeals has overturned a New Mexico man’s murder conviction because it says the judge expressed bias.

The Durango Herald reports ...

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — Colorado officials say two of the state’s largest trees were burned during a wildfire north of Durango this summer.

Gretchen Fitzgerald, a forester for the U.S. Forest Service, said Tuesday that the agency did a flyover of the burn scar to see if any record-setting ...

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — More than a half dozen Colorado residents and businesses have filed a lawsuit against a train, accusing it of starting a wildfire that scorched about 85 square miles (220 square kilometers) of mostly federal land.

The Durango Herald

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — Millions of pounds of produce are ripening in the fields this fall across Montezuma and La Plata counties, and The Good Food Collective wants to make sure the nutritious harvest is delivered to those who need it.

The collective is in its first year, and it is focused ...

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — Juvenile suspects in southwestern Colorado will be held in part of a jail following the closure of the juvenile detention center in Durango.

The state center operated by a private company was shut down Aug. 23 after investigations found that staffers had improperly ...

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — A teacher at The Juniper School in Durango might help a student in the morning, but in the afternoon, the assistance might come from a classmate, maybe a grade ahead or another student who has a particular knack for writing or math.

This year, the school has moved to ...

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — A civil liberties organization is urging Durango leaders to lift the ban on camping in public spaces after the city’s only homeless camp closed.

The Durango Herald reports ...

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — State officials have shut down a Durango youth detention center after investigations found that staffers had improperly restrained two or more children in recent weeks.

The Robert E. DeNier Youth Services Center was abruptly closed Thursday after its license was ...

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it won’t release public comments on its interim cleanup plan for southwestern Colorado mines until it has reached a final decision on the plan.

The Durango Herald reported the EPA’s position Sunday.

Last June, the ...

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — A more violent, harsh world is increasingly hard to ignore. Sadly, the first day of school in Durango reflects that.

Durango schools continue a journey that increasingly emphasizes safety, security and meeting the social and emotional needs of students.

The ...

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — Southwestern Colorado is missing out so far on a typical monsoon season.

The Durango Herald reports that while Arizona and New Mexico have received above average rainfall this summer, a high pressure system is keeping the stream of ...

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — The owner of a famous tourist railroad in Colorado is making plans to keep his trains running during periods of high fire danger.

The engines that currently run on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad in southwest Colorado are fueled by coal. Coal-fired ...

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe is turning to high-tech aerial photogrammetry to document and preserve the history of its tribal park, which is more than twice the size of the neighboring Mesa Verde National Park and rivals its archaeological treasures.

The Tribal ...

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — A 72-year-old Texas man has died after tripping and falling in a hiking accident this week in Colorado.

San Juan County coroner Keri Metzler says Robert Rader, of Dallas, died Tuesday when he fell 100 feet to 150 feet (30.5 meters to 45.7 meters) while hiking with ...