Overuse of Ouray County’s backcountry is a growing problem from the Blue Lakes to Billy Creek, and local residents are expressing their concern about other areas to county commissioners. Bob and Helen...

A 26-year-old Telluride man died in an early morning crash today south of Ridgway on U.S. Highway 550. The driver has been identified as Silas Berrier, according to the Ouray County Coroner's office. ...

A former Ridgway doctor has agreed to never practice medicine again or apply for a license in the U.S. and to pay back Medicare funds he received while practicing without a license. The U.S. Departmen...

UPDATE as of 7:35 p.m. Wednesday: The city of Ouray has joined in with other governments in implementing Stage 1 fire restrictions as of midnight tonight. UPDATE as of 2:20 p.m. Wednesday: Ouray Count...

A Ouray man reported missing by his wife was found dead in the Uncompahgre River Wednesday evening after suffering a "significant injury" at his house, according to Ouray police. George Saville, 56, w...

The city of Ouray took another big step forward Monday in what’s been a long journey toward building a new wastewater treatment plant. City councilors unanimously agreed to pay Boulder-based engineeri...

The co-publishers of the Ouray County Plaindealer have been jointly honored with the 2021 Colorado Press Association Rising Star award. Erin McIntyre and Mike Wiggins were nominated by veteran journal...

The Telluride Foundation has proposed building 60 units of deed-restricted, affordable housing on a nineacre parcel of land in Ouray north of the old Biota building now housing the Ouray Silver Mines ...

A temporary campground for seasonal employees, building city-owned workforce rentals and temporarily pausing or capping short-term rental licenses could be potential solutions to the city’s shortage o...

Ouray police are asking for the public's help in finding a 56-year-old Ouray man who hasn't been seen since leaving his home this morning. George Saville was last seen at 6 a.m. when he left his home ...

UPDATE: Wednesday at 3 p.m. Hazardous materials experts have determined the odor causing the evacuation of Ridgway Town Hall on Tuesday is not dangerous, and that it likely originated from burned food...

After more than a year of ongoing response to the coronavirus pandemic, Ouray County commissioners approved a change to the Unified Command structure Tuesday, with Public Health Director Tanner Kinger...

Ouray School District is losing three paraprofessionals after this school year, with two resignations and one whose contract is not being renewed. During a meeting on May 25, the board heard from Duri...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials are increasing enforcement to better protect deer and elk herds in the Billy Creek State Wildlife Area between Ridgway and Colona. Commissioners held a work sessi...

A Ridgway man was killed last week when the semi truck he was driving rolled off U.S. Highway 550 near Ridgway Reservoir. Ralph Lowery, 58, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, which occu...

Lauren Boebert is best known for her far-right Republican views. But it wasn’t Republicans who were solely responsible for sending the Garfield County woman to Congress, a Colorado Sun analysis of vot...

After a lengthy delay spent trying to fill a more than $1 million funding gap, Ridgway’s Space to Create project has reached a key financial deadline, clearing the way for construction to begin. The M...

Ouray County law enforcement agencies cited 15 teenagers for underage drinking on Log Hill Mesa and in Ouray last weekend. Ten citations were issued to minors for possession of alcohol on Friday night...

There were no pods or bubbles, no smiling faces crammed into Zoom tiles on screens and only a few masks in the crowd as the Ridgway and Ouray classes of 2021 shed restrictions that have defined their...