The long-awaited monsoon cycle leading to La Plata County lifting its fire ban this week and giving a bump to rafting season to the Animas River


A federal judge finding there was no basis for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to arbitrarily excluded large swaths of Colorado, Idaho and Montana from becoming critical habitat for lynx

La Plata, Archuleta, Dolores, Montezuma, and San Juan Counties all teaming up to create affordable housing in Southwest Colorado

Durangoans who suffer from extremely short-term memory and have already started complaining that it’s been raining too much

Fatal climbing accidents striking the region with three deaths in two weeks in separate accidents on nearby El Diente and Crestone Needle

The year 2010 already standing in second place, just behind 2007, for the largest number of high-temperature records worldwide

In this week's issue...

January 25, 2024
Bagging it

State plastic bag ban is in full effect, but enforcement varies

January 26, 2024
Paper chase

The Sneer is back – and no we’re not talking about Billy Idol’s comeback tour.

January 11, 2024
High and dry

New state climate report projects continued warming, declining streamflows