Durango dominating the Mountain Bike Nationals with Todd Wells, Howard Grotts, AliciaRose Pastore, Martha Iverson, Camryn Sippy, Christopher Blevins, Emily Schaldach and Brendan Shafer all stepping onto the top of the podium
 
 
Evidence that the La Plata County real estate market and Durango’s market in particular are continuing to bounce back
 
City of Durango crews working quickly to get the upper hand on and repair a most unseemly leak and stop the flow of sewage into the Animas River
 
 
The Rupert Murdoch invasion of privacy scandal further sullying the already suspect image of journalists everywhere
 
The Extinction Rider – which would prevent the listing of new plants and animals as endangered and block new critical habitat – joining the Department of Interior Appropriations Bill

Americans choosing to buy 50,000 Ford F-Series pickups and only 4,000 Toyota Priuses and just a few hundred Nissan Leaf electric cars during the month of June

 

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