The Rim Road fire, on Southern Ute Indian tribal land in southern La Plata County, has burned around 114 acres near oil and gas operations and caused evacuations of 11 homes. As of Monday afternoon, ...

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

LA PLATA COUNTY, Colo. — Evacuations have been lifted for one of the two wildfires that started Saturday in La Plata County ...

Kathi Arnold was doing chores around her log house Saturday afternoon on County Road 318 when a neighbor called her, warning ...

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

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

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

In January 2021, La Plata County Court Judge Anne K. Woods presided over an emotionally fraught sentencing hearing: Preston Edward Pitcher, a church leader, pleaded guilty to four misdemeanor offenses ...

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.