The beginning of green chile roasting season offering a welcome boon to dwindling freezer stashes and filling the air with the smell of fall


Local riders Todd Wells and Tad Elliott winning spots on the National Mountain Bike Team and representing Durango and the U.S. in the World Championships this September

The opening of two medical marijuana dispensaries in Durango, helping to lend legitimacy to the drug’s use in treating pain and illness

The continued stalemate on health-care reform and the possibility that a government insurance option may be dropped from the bill

The probability that a 137-square-mile wildfire in California was started by drug traffickers

The first big Hurricane of the season, Bill, growing to a powerful category 4 and taking aim at the East Coast

In this week's issue...

May 14, 2026
The quad squad

Adult skate nights, DJs and a passionate crew fuel local roller skating renaissance
 

May 14, 2026
Recharging the EV market

High gas prices, revamped incentives aimed at rural drivers may help accelerate sales 

May 14, 2026
Just how bad was it?

Warm temps, weak snowpack drive second-largest skier drop in industry history