Upper Pine News Today

The race is on – again – for the District 3 seat for La Plata County commissioner. Paul Black, a Bayfield rancher, will run unopposed in the Republican primary on June 25. In the November general ele...

A cat alerted family members to a house fire early Sunday northeast of Durango, according to the Upper Pine River Fire Protection District. The fire was reported shortly before 3:56 a.m. in the 13400 ...

Voters on Tuesday night approved extending a property tax that will help fund a new fire station and urgent care clinic in the heart of Bayfield. Early election results showed 71% of voters in support...

An easy one. We say “yes” to Proposition II because the $23.65 million the state collected from the sale of cigarettes, tobacco and nicotine products will be spent on preschool programs. If Prop. II f...

The Upper Pine River Fire Protection District is asking voters this November to extend a property tax that is set to expire in 2024 so it can build a new fire station and urgent care clinic in the hea...

The Los Pinos Fire Protection District has named Josh Lorenzen as its new fire chief. Lorenzen became involved with the fire services as a volunteer in 1998. He eventually took a part-time job with th...

A La Plata County woman has been arrested on suspicion of first-degree arson in connection with a barn fire that resulted in about $125,000 in damage. Amanda Lembach was being held Tuesday at La Plat...

The Blizzard Bicycle Club battled each other and mother nature during Sunday's race, which resulted in Nigel Wray coming out on top.

Multiple fires broke out Tuesday night near the Pine River Senior Center during Bayfield’s Fourth of July fireworks celebration. The fires were started by a low-flying firework launched by the town th...

Local skateboarder Cole Andrews teamed up with School District 60 to host Skate Day, an event where 140 kids were presented with free skateboards.