News

Banned Books Week highlights value of free and open access

For Banned Books Week, Maria’s Bookshop in Durango is displaying books that feature bookmarks explaining why they are considered controversial.Jerry…

September 21, 2018

Business

Prospective owners, operators of Navajo coal plant end pursuit

Two companies that sought to take over the coal-fired Navajo Generating Station in Page, Ariz., have ended efforts to acquire…

September 21, 2018

Local News

Lawyers discuss lawsuit in response to 416 Fire

Investigator, forensic accountant working with law firms

September 21, 2018

Local News

Travel center part of Navajo plan to develop I-40 corridor

Officials with the Navajo Nation and its gambling enterprise gather for a groundbreaking ceremony for a travel center near the…

September 21, 2018

Local News

Plane makes emergency landing during training exercise

Pilot practicing simulated engine failure lands in field near Pagosa Springs

September 21, 2018

Education

Enrollment numbers are in, and Fort Lewis College is pleased

Enrollment numbers stabilize after steep downward trend

September 21, 2018

Local News

Congress considers more leases of historic buildings in national parks

An archaeologist at Mesa Verde National Park leads a group of visitors on a tour of Cliff Palace.Durango Herald file…

September 21, 2018

Local News

Sanctuary Caravan heads to Mancos to demand immigration policies

Movement plans stops Monday in Durango and Mancos

September 21, 2018

Local News

CMS band seeks musical instrument donations

In 2012, Cortez Middle School band members posed for a photo to thank donors for an instrument drive that provided…

September 21, 2018

Local News

Bluff Arts Festival features ‘Taste of Bluff,’ expanded entertainment

Food, music, storytelling on tap and annual event

September 21, 2018

Local News

Schleher plans lecture on ancient pueblo pottery

Author recorded studies at San Marcos Pueblo

September 21, 2018

Local News

Fall colors arrive early in Southwest Colorado

Leaves in high country appear to be peaking this weekend

September 21, 2018

Local News

Dolores volleyball team looks stout against league competition

Lady Bears pick up victories over Ridgway and Ignacio

September 20, 2018

Local News

Citizen scientists enlisted to research monarch butterfly mystery

Researchers want to know more about butterfly’s migratory patterns through Southwest Colorado

September 20, 2018

Local News

Bull Draw Fire north of Nucla grows to 32,645 acres

Forest Service announces more road closures

September 20, 2018

Local News

Four Corners Community Bank welcomes Belinda Archuleta to Cortez lending team

du1-i-syn Four Corners Community Bank welcomes Belinda Archuleta — with 37 years of banking experience — to its Cortez lending…

September 20, 2018

Local News

TOPS wins award in ‘Best of the West’ rally in Grand Junction

Sandra Greene, Vera Jean Charlesworth, Judy Echols, Roger Echols, Robyn Storyand Lynne Gilge.Courtesy photo The Journal Six members of the…

September 20, 2018

Local News

Montezuma County candidates attend third forum

Citizens get third chance to quiz county candidates

September 20, 2018

Local News

Harvest Beer Festival attracts 600 to park

Event raises $20,000 for Land Conservancy

September 20, 2018

Local News

Photo: Fall is in the air and on the passes

Molas Pass to Silverton was at 80 percent of peak colors on Tuesday, according to the San Juan National Forest…

September 20, 2018

Local News

Local author releases two books on history education

After leaving teaching, he concludes history is about the future

September 20, 2018

Local News

Two of Colorado’s largest trees burn in 416 Fire

Flyover of Hermosa Creek drainage confirms giants were consumed by flames

September 20, 2018

Local News

Colorado reconsiders its formula for rating schools

Durango superintendent opposes putting more emphasis on achievement over growth

September 19, 2018

Local News

Texas man in serious condition after crashing north of Silverton

Alcohol, excessive speed considered factors in rollover crash, authorities said

September 19, 2018