Where once a river ran, the Dolores River has all but disappeared in its lower reaches below McPhee Dam this summer, another causality of an intense drought that has gripped Southwest Colorado.

I wrote the essay below – about my parents’ farm’s ditch in the North Fork Valley of Western Colorado – in 2018, which was one of the region’s driest years on record. The essay is every bit as ...

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: ...

A local developer in Moab has broken ground on an Edward Abbey-themed subdivision, with street names paying homage to the iconic environmentalist’s works. But now, friends of Abbey say, that for a man ...

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 ...

After more than 100 years, could full-scale mining return to La Plata Canyon? One Canadian company that has been prospecting the area for the past three years says it’s generating promising results, ...

Imagine Westerners waking up one morning only to discover that many of their most cherished wetlands have dried up, gone. This is not fiction during these times of determining the true value of water.

It’s a tale you might have heard repeated around a campfire – remnants of a massive Egyptian civilization found deep within the caves of the Grand Canyon, littered with artifacts, hieroglyphs, an ...

Aspen has some more celebs to add to its roster. Chip and Joanna Gaines, of HGTV “Fixer Upper” fame, recently bought a property on the outskirts of town with the intent to not just make a “dream ...

There’s a new-old face behind the counter at 6th Street Liquor. Former resident and Fort Lewis College graduate Jared Thomson and wife, Amy, bought the venerable downtown “packie” liquor store last ...

Travelers on the Animas River Trail may soon be required to slow their roll or face the consequences. At its regular meeting Tues., Oct. 21, Durango City Council considered a change to city ordinance ...

The director of Colorado Parks and Wildlife, who ushered in the state’s wolf reintroduction program amid widespread scrutiny over many of his decisions, is stepping down. Jeff Davis announced Tuesday ...