By Matthew T. Roy
The home crowd was rocking and the home team was flying as the Fort Lewis College Men’s basketball team won both of their Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference home openers this weekend with victories against the Colorado Mesa University Mavericks on Friday and the Western State University Mountaineers on Saturday in overtime.
The home crowd was rocking and the home team was flying as the Fort Lewis College Men’s basketball team won both of their Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference home openers this weekend with victories against the Colorado Mesa University Mavericks on Friday and the Western State University Mountaineers on Saturday in overtime.
Friday: FLC puts down the Mavericks, 96-80....
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By Aidan Multhauf
These will be closed until April 15th, when the elk return to the high country:
Hiking is a favorite pastime for many Fort Lewis students and faculty, and Durango offers year round weather that is conducive for a good time. Unfortunately, weather isn’t the only aspect that affects trail closures. Since Durango is a mountain town, we have wildlife, like bears and deer, that live in and around town year round. We also have wildlife, such as elk, that migrate through...
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By Ryan Simonovich
More details have been released about an armed carjacking beginning on the Fort Lewis College campus Monday night.
Update Nov. 29 at 12:40 p.m.
More details have been released about an armed carjacking begining on the Fort Lewis College campus Monday night.
A man, who is not a student, was waiting in his vehicle in the Jones Hall parking lot, according to a release sent to the student body by FLC public affairs officer Mitch Davis.
The suspect,...
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By Ryan Simonovich
Wildfires have burned over 8.8 million acres of land in the United States this year, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.
Wildfires have burned over 8.8 million acres of land in the United States this year, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.
Southwest Colorado has a legacy of wildfires. In 2002, the Missionary Ridge Fire burned over 70,000 acres north of Durango, and in 2013, the West Fork Complex Fire burned over 109,000 acres near Wolf Creek Pass, according to the National Wildfire...
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by C.J. Calvert
The Durango Transit is set to go through major changes within the next year due to budget cuts.
“We are faced with service reductions due to budgetary constraints,” said Amber Blake, the transportation director for the Department of Transportation and Sustainability of Durango.
On Nov. 1, there was an open house to discuss the change in the Durango Transit...
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