A win for alternative education in Durango with nearly $600,000 in grants over the next three years, pushing Mountain Middle School closer to opening day in August


The State Senate shooting down a bill that would have ended the concealed weapon permitting process and filled the streets with people packing heat

Crews at the Fukishima nuclear power plant restoring electricity to the reactors, a significant step toward restarting the cooling system and avoiding further meltdown

The State of Utah turning a blind eye to current events and announcing a 10-year energy plan emphasizing nuclear power and traditional fossil fuels

News that part-time Telluride resident Tom Cruise is benefiting from Colorado’s agricultural tax breaks and paying only $400 in property tax on his $18 million “ranch”

The U.S. housing market continuing to wallow below the surface with sales of existing homes plunging to its lowest level in nine years in February

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