An estimated 9,000 people dropping their differences and turning out for last week’s Durango Connect, a chance to celebrate the River Trail and the community it serves

The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals throwing out Wyoming’s and Colorado mining Association’s challenge to the 2001 Roadless Rule, ensuring continued protection of nearly 60 million acres of undeveloped Forest Service lands

Signs that the federal government is listening, with EIS public comment extensions for both the proposed land swap for the Village at Wolf Creek and the Navajo Coal Mine/Four Corners Power Plant

A night of heavy drinking gone horribly awry with the shooting of an unarmed local man who stumbled into the wrong house early Monday morning and was given the intruder welcome
 

Three recent earthquakes in Texas being linked to hydraulic fracking, giving rise to more concerns over the unknowns of this  relatively new extraction techniqu

 
The wildfire season that wouldn’t die, with two wildfires popping up near Lemon Reservoir this week and red flag warnings issued, alongside freeze warnings
 

In this week's issue...

September 11, 2025
Back on top

After harrowing flying accident, local highliner steps back out with renewed mission
 

September 11, 2025
New order

Rule change for Land and Water Conservation Fund raises alarms

September 4, 2025
Armed with knowledge

Local community organizers work to ensure immigrant neighbors know their rights