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

Two wildfires that sparked Saturday in southwestern Colorado have forced several communities across La Plata County to ...

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

The Rim Road Fire, located south of Durango, along County Road 318, burns at approximately 112 acres. Evacuations were issued ...

Firefighting crews are working to establish containment on two wildfires that started over the weekend, according to incident ...

An evacuation warning was issued Wednesday for 25 structures in the southwest corner of La Plata County, where a 542-acre ...

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

Edward Aber, 62, is charged with 117 counts of invasion of privacy for sexual gratification and one count of official ...

Colorado wants fire-resistant houses, but La Plata County says enforcement will be costly Proposed wildfire code could also drive up rural building costs By Reuben M. Schafir Herald Staff Writer ...

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, ...

La Plata County officials lifted evacuation for residents in the Hermosa area on Sunday. The 416 Fire has been burning in the area for two weeks. Jun 17, 2018 ...