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The pathologist who performed the autopsy of Elijah McClain told the Adams County coroner that the manner of death “may be undetermined” – rather than a homicide – before he had reviewed complete...

As more research is done within the 416 Fire burn scar, it’s becoming increasingly clear the blaze that burned in summer 2018 was a healthy fire for the landscape, which is already showing strong...

A new municipal water source is on its way to Navajo and Jicarilla Apache communities in northwest New Mexico. Recent completion of the Cutter Lateral Water Treatment Plant in San Juan County is a...

Levi Tichi played his final nine holes of golf at 5-under-par on Thursday at Conquistador Golf Course in Cortez. It wasn’t enough to beat Thayer Plewe on his home track. The Montezuma-Cortez...

A 49-year-old woman was arrested this week on suspicion of arson, assault on a police officer and resisting arrest for allegedly starting a fire near a gas station and then punching a police...

The Mancos Chamber of Commerce advertises with the slogan “Where the West Still Lives,” and the town of Mancos advertises the town as the “Gateway to Mesa Verde.” But the hundreds of years of...

Drought conditions have worsened in Southwest Colorado, causing a string of record-breaking temperatures, irrigation shortages and decreased crop yields. On Aug. 25, Montezuma County went from a...

Two Southwest Colorado residents, Mary Rubadeau and Adam Red, have been appointed to the Fort Lewis College Board of Trustees by Gov. Jared Polis. The addition of Rubadeau and Red will bring the...

Ernest “Ernie” Garcia, 39, of Durango was an avid runner who endured 100-kilometer races. He spent almost 50 days battling what started out as a cold and led to pneumonia and organ failure. Then he...

A mysterious situation is unfolding after an abandoned car was found buried under a massive pile of logs and debris on a mountain road outside Pagosa Springs. “It’s very strange,” said Mineral...

The Ute Mountain Ute tribal council has agreed to divide up $4.4 million of federal CARES Act funding to individual tribal members. Each of the 1,729 adult tribal members will receive $2,250 to...