Devo dominating last weekend’s National MTB Championships in Sun Valley, Idaho, racing to three first-place victories
Recent rains leading to full containment of the Waldo Canyon Fire and Gov. Hickenlooper’s lifting of the statewide fire ban last week
The City of Durango taking progressive steps toward reducing waste, with plans for singlestream recycling in the works and councilors supporting a small fee for plastic bags
 
Mudslides adding insult to injury with the Weber Fire, closing roads, stranding campers and damaging homes
 


The sad and untimely death of a Canadian climber, who slipped and fell 230 feet from Windom Peak on Sunday, two weeks into a three-week climbing trip
 
The U.S. suffering the highest anxiety rate in the world, with one in five of the  40 million U.S. adults affected, according to the World Health Organization
 

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