A recreational-vehicle fire Thursday afternoon at a Main Avenue gas station led to some tense moments for a group from New Mexico - and a traffic jam for holiday travelers on the busy thoroughfare.

A report of a man surfing in the back of a white Chevy pickup truck on Highway 82 led Pitkin County sheriff's deputies on the lookout for the rogue thrill-seeker last Thursday night.

A woman playing golf in Durango was hit by lightning Wednesday, according to the Durango Herald newspaper .