Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Hesperus ski area, 11 miles west of Durango, has been acquired by Purgatory ski area owner James Coleman. Photo Special to The Denver Post by Scott DW Smith.

HESPERUS, Colo. (AP) -- Shifting winds spread a wildfire near Mesa Verde National Park to 2,800 acres Sunday, as the fire threatened nine homes. The fire was threatening 16 structures overall, ...

Historic Driving Tour to explore town’s captivating early years Murder, bootlegging, cattle rustling – these are only a few of the intriguing topics that will be hit on at this year’s La Plata County ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A ski area in southwest Colorado will remain closed for the 2023-24 winter season after discovering a mechanical issue with its sole chairlift. Related ...

FARMINGTON — The owners of a coal mine outside of Hesperus, Colorado, have asked to expand underground operations by leasing nearly 2,500 acres beneath the surface in an area known as Dunn Ranch. The ...

Purgatory Resort owner James Coleman is buying southwestern Colorado’s Hesperus ski area, adding to his collective of ski areas in Arizona and New Mexico. The 160-acre Hesperus — a locals favorite ...