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HERMOSA – The ominous plume north of Durango churned for an eleventh day Monday, putting up periodic puffs of black smoke as the blaze found pockets of thick vegetation – some discovered by natural...

The 416 Fire grew to 5,103 acres on Thursday as the blaze intensified on the southwest side near the Hermosa Creek Drainage and prompted the evacuation of nearly 500 homes. More than 1,000 homes...

Federal firefighters put on an air show Saturday, using helicopters and air tankers to keep the 416 Fire from crossing U.S. Highway 550 north of Durango and achieving 10 percent containment on the...

Impressions from around town, Nov. 6, 2012

JENNIFER WELSH and ROB WILE of BusinessInsider.com report on the rising incidence of moderate magnitude earthquakes in areas near fracking sites. Produced by RICHARD ALCOTT.

GWEN LACHELT is the Democratic Party candidate for the 2nd District seat on the La Plata County Board of County Commissioners. Read KELLIE HOTTER's response inside.Incumbent County Commissioner...

DAN RANDOLPH is executive director of San Juan Citizens Alliance in Durango.

La Plata County Board of County Commissioners candidates HARRY BAXSTROM and JULIE WESTENDORFF discuss the safe use of hydraulic fracturing as a tool for natural-gas and oil extraction in Southwest Colorado.

Amendment 64 advocate BETTY ALDWORTH discusses marijuana regulation in Colorado.

Durango City Council debates the possibility of instituting a fee schedule to reduce consumers' plastic bag usage.

A Colorado state initiative on the November ballot proposes a constitutional amendment to regulate marijuana like alcohol.Produced and hosted by Richard Alcott.