Last week's storms making for one of the best opening weekends at Purg in years if not decades, with the whole frontside open and powder conditions
Fort Lewis College paying it forward by giving area students on civic scholarships a matching $500 scholarship and continuing its effort to make the school affordable to all
Folks who eschew the lure of online retailers and free shipping and instead spend their dollars locally this holiday season, helping to keep Durango vibrant and viable
The unofficial start of the avalanche season in SW Colorado, with two snowshoers setting off and getting caught in a slide (but thankfully escaping) last weekend on Red Mountain Pass
Bleak news that humans have yet to make a dent in their appetite for fossil fuels, with the annual Global Carbon Budget, compiled by a consortium of researchers, finding that carbon emissions will hit a record high in 2019
The continued problem of drunken driving in the region, with Colorado and New Mexico ranking among the top 15 states for most DUIs
