The need for more affordable child care in Durango is dire, but additional help is on the way. Tri-County Head Start’s new ...

The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to hear a case over state restrictions on which school sports teams transgender students ...

I have fly fished for various warm-water fish. I have cast flies for bass, catfish, panfish, and carp. The one species I had ...

The grueling, desperate search for 27 missing girls stretched into a third day on Sunday after raging floodwaters surged into ...

Wildfire is a familiar reality in Colorado. We’ve dealt with the smoke and the unease it brings. As fire seasons become ...

To visit Fort Lewis College’s Center of Southwest Studies gallery is to be surrounded by dozens of intricate, brightly ...

Public lands should remain public; there’s no question about that. As someone who deeply values our public lands and the ...

When policymakers in Washington talk about “efficiency,” “reforms” or “cost savings,” it’s easy to forget who pays the price.

Yup, time to revamp Medicaid. Lower income people have just had it too good too long. Rural hospitals have just had it too good. People who access federal health insurance programs have just had it ...

If you have a staff editorial, there is no way for subscribers to respond. I think this is wrong. You have recently printed a staff editorial stating that our county commission should appoint a ...

I was appalled at the Herald’s recommendation that a Republican be put in place to replace Clyde Church (Herald, June 27). Some of the reasons leaned toward thoughtful, but ignore the immediate ...

The Herald’s editorial staff initially thought it was a good idea for the Democratic Party to “reach across the aisle to provide La Plata County residents ...