The Rim Road fire, on Southern Ute Indian tribal land in southern La Plata County, has burned around 114 acres near oil and ...

The first case of West Nile virus in La Plata County in 2025 was reported to La Plata County Public Health Department in July ...

At least three wildfires broke out Saturday afternoon in La Plata County – near Vallecito Reservoir, south of the Durango-La ...

The first human case of West Nile virus in La Plata County was reported to the La Plata County Health Department in July, ...

Edward Aber resigned last year while being investigated for sexual harassment of his colleagues and unlawful sexual contact ...

LA PLATA COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- A former La Plata County Jail commander is accused of accessing more than 100 strip search ...

Colorado officials issued evacuation orders for some residents in La Plata County on Saturday due to two wildfires burning in ...

Tourism to La Plata County, including international travel, is on the decline, according to the city of Durango. Based on ...

Five months later, in the original La Plata County case, District Court Judge Suzanne F. Carlson issued an order once again confirming the county's legal land-use authority applied.

He won in a blue wave election year for Colorado, earning about 4,000 more votes in La Plata County than his opponent. (He lost neighboring Montezuma, Colorado’s only other orphan county.) In March, ...

The CDPHE lab has confirmed reports of plague in animals and fleas from six different counties. That includes La Plata County, where a 10-year-old died from causes associated with the plague.