Myriad proposals to tap lithium deposits in southeastern Utah are progressing from conceptual to exploratory phases. But they are running up against a familiar obstacle in these arid parts: concern ...

Durango – and the West Slope in general – often gets overlooked by its Front Range brethren (hey, in some ways, isn’t that good?), but it appears our little town is making a splash in the restaurant ...

It’s that time again – the election for Durango City Council is April 4. By now, you should have received your ballot, which can be submitted anytime between now and 7 p.m. Election Day. For a ...

“A fellow who thinks the ‘river of lost souls’ won’t do to watch has all the feathers out of his willow plume. She may look meek and sleepy-eyed, but don’t tickle her heels.” – Durango wage earner, ...

The answer is clear: you do nothing while you are on the trip. You don’t want to be left behind. BUT! The moment you are within a day’s hike of civilization, you get the raft on shore – even if you ...

It’s happening earlier and earlier every year. At the start of the new millennium, the black bears living around Durango typically started emerging from their winter dens around mid-April. Today, ...

Hunters rejoice when the air starts to cool and the days become shorter, and so do small-town businesses and outfitters. To many small-town businesses across Colorado, a successful hunting season ...

We are more than a third of the way through our legislative session, and the wave of bills is reaching tsunami proportions. All 100 General Assembly members can submit five bills, so we have quite a ...

For all of us who have endured the clichéd phrase, “If you don’t like the weather in Colorado, just wait five minutes,” this is going to come as good news and bad news. Let’s start with the bad: all ...

Oh humanity, you’re really testing us with this one. In recent years, moose have returned to Silverton seemingly in full force, especially in the stretch northwest of town along U.S. Highway 550 ...

Colorado water managers are making more people track and report how much water they’re using, as decades of drought have diminished supplies on the Western Slope. For the first time, the state is also ...

Move over PBR – there is another new-old trendy beer on the scene. In case you don’t have an internet connection, “splitting the G” – an online trend where drinkers attempt to gulp their Guinness down ...