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A mudslide caused significant damage to the Eolus condominium building and the Inferno Mountain Coaster at Purgatory Resort Sunday night, leaving parts of the building covered in mud, rocks and debris. Christina Rinderle, managing broker for Durango Land & Homes and the real estate broker for the condominium building west...
All homes on the west side of Highway 550 north of Trimble/County Road 252. Town of Ignacio along East Alley and North of Ute Street/Highway 151. Hermosa Zone 7 (view map at readylaplata.org ) Pine Winds Mobile Home Park. Junction Creek Mobile Home Park. North Park Mobile Home Park. Meadow...
Wednesday morning the San Juan River at Pagosa Springs was back inside its banks, the flood warnings for the Animas at Durango and the Rio Grande at Alamosa had expired, and the sky over the San Juan Mountains was clear for a second day. The accounting that began on Election Day now has numbers in it. The Piedra River bridge on U.S. 160 lost its piers and must be rebuilt. New Mexico counts 604 homes damaged or destroyed before the second storm and expects 2,000. Arizona has two dead in Flagstaff. And the San Juan at the Four Corners, where the last of the storm's water is draining out of three states, was rising again Tuesday night.
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) said truckers should expect “extended detours and delays” due to highway flooding in the southwestern part of the state. On November 5, CDOT asked commercial vehicle drivers to “prepare for extensive detours when accessing Southwest Colorado, specifically Pagosa Springs and nearby Durango. Recent flooding washed out roads and a […] The post Colorado DOT warns of ‘extensive’ detours for truckers due to flood damage appeared first on CDLLife .
Major roadways surrounding Pagosa Springs remain closed, making it nearly impossible to get in or out of town.
Heavy rains have produced historic flash floods in southwestern Colorado - and chilling pictures show the dangerous reality of several towns.
Rivers across southwest Colorado were falling Tuesday after a second round of flooding in less than two weeks sent the San Juan River to its highest level in more than a century, isolated Pagosa Springs, destroyed part of a key highway bridge and pushed the Animas River through Durango at about 50 times its normal flow.
While the state's work to make repairs in flood-ravaged areas of Southwestern Colorado has already begun, the Colorado Department of Transportation said Tuesday that it expects even early repair work to stretch into next year, particularly with the coldest parts of the year being right around the corner. The regional...
DURANGO, Colo. (KRQE) – Floodwaters are receding in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado, but the communities have a long road ahead of them. That includes Durango, where the city said they’re cleaning up the mud and debris left behind. After extreme flooding came through the Durango area earlier this week, residents are dealing with […]
A new Montrose County ordinance targets wolves brought in from out of state.
Floodwaters in Durango have receded after heavy rain sent mud into streets and homes and pushed the Animas River to nearly 13,000 cubic feet per second.
Voters in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District have re-elected Republican Congressman Jeff Hurd.
On Saturday, Oct. 17, KVNF spent the day in Montrose with people on both sides of the political divide: a No Kings rally, a Republican flag rally that drove right past it, and across town, a powwow. Our short feature looked at what the two rallies agree on. This Local Motion is the longer version, with more of the voices, and more of what's underneath the anger on both sides of the street.
Flooding across southwestern Colorado continues to force evacuations, damage property and leave residents facing a long recovery. The Conejos County Sheriff's Office ordered evacuations Tuesday for part of Sanford, warning residents to pack bags and prepare to be away from their homes for several days. In Archuleta County, the sheriff's...
Montezuma County voters have chosen Republican Rodney Cox for the District One seat on the Board of County Commissioners, defeating Democrat Rebecca Busic with about 57 percent of the vote. Cox will replace Commissioner Jim Candelaria who is term-limited. Montezuma County has only ever had one female commissioner, Helen McClellan, who served for one term.
Montrose voters rejected three of four proposed amendments to the city’s charter Tuesday, while voters across Montrose County favored Republican candidates who lost their statewide races in Colorado’s general election. Unofficial results from the Nov. 3 election showed Montrose residents rejecting proposals to move municipal elections from April...
These are unofficial results as of 5:38 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, from the Colorado Secretary of State's results site. All four counties posted new totals Wednesday afternoon, between 2:50 and 4:59 p.m., and they have now counted most of the ballots they received. Statewide totals come from the state's 5:38 p.m. update.
Fourth Street in downtown Grand Junction stays closed through Nov. 20, Shavano Valley Road west of Montrose closes Monday for a culvert replacement, and Patterson Road drops to one westbound lane at 25 Road starting Monday in this rundown of road work for the weekend and the week of Nov. 9.
Inside Juniper Grove’s model homes, quartz countertops, modern cabinets and vinyl flooring offer visitors a look at what homeownership could mean at Grand Junction’s Salt Flats development. Outside, crews are finishing grading, utility connections and other work before the first buyers move in. For many people touring homes...
Votes are being counted for the 2026 election, and in Mesa County, supporters of the Orchard Mesa Pool are facing a tough loss.
