The Pineapple Express making repeat appearances in the San Juans, dumping as much as 100 inches in places and erasing concerns about a drought winter


Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar erasing a Bush Administration misstep and restoring protections to lands with the potential to become wilderness

The inaugural First Night putting a “Local First” spin on New Year’s Eve and offering another holiday boost to downtown Durango

The Forest Service giving a holiday gift to the Glacier Club and quietly overruling three appeals and granting final approval to the contentious Chris Park land swap

The admission by Energy Fuels, the company proposing the nearby Piñon Ridge uranium mill, that its product would be used to fuel a nuclear power plant in China

The U.S. Senate shooting down the DREAM Act and blocking a pathway to citizenship for the children of immigrants

In this week's issue...

December 18, 2025
Let it snow

Although ski areas across the West have taken a hit, there’s still hope 

December 18, 2025
Look, but don't take

Lessons in pottery theft – and remorse – from SW Colorado

December 11, 2025
Big plans

Whole Foods, 270 apartments could be coming to Durango Mall parcel