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Local, state and federal agencies are searching for a 60-year-old Durango man, Andrew “Andy” Ward, after an empty canoe was discovered Friday at Lake Nighthorse in Durango. Durango Police...

At least 70 counterprotesters showed up Friday night to disrupt the weekly Black Lives Matter rally held in Buckley Park, creating a tense scene of us-versus-them in the heart of downtown Durango....

The annual Gun Show at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds kicked off Friday evening, shortly before hunting season. Normally the show comes to town in April, but the COVID-19 pandemic pushed the...

Shane Sigle will sit down on his couch and relive one of the most grueling races of his life from the comfort of his home in Durango. Millions more across the world will get a glimpse, too. Sigle...

ORCHARD CITY – On New Year’s Day in 2018, Paul Kehmeier and his father drove up Grand Mesa until they got to the county line, 10,000 feet above sea level. Instead of the 3 to 5 feet of snow that...

New rules released by the Trump administration last week seek to strip away royalty payment requirements on coal, oil and natural gas leases on public lands in a move widely seen as a boost for the...

CHURCH ROCK, N.M. (AP) – Louise Johnson, 76, made a plea for help in her cellphone voicemail message. “My name is Louise Johnson. I live in the Superman Canyon (area). I need food and woods.”...

The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad on Friday ruled out the possibility of making it to Silverton this year, but announced it will continue its limited trips to the Cascade station for...

Fire bans have been lifted for Montezuma County, the San Juan National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management. But officials urge caution because Southwest Colorado continues to experience severe...

The Montezuma-Cortez School District announced Friday that it will postpone the start of the 2020-21 school year to Aug. 24 for in-person classes and Aug. 26 for online classes. As of Thursday,...

The Journal publishes local restaurant inspection reports provided monthly by the Montezuma County Health Department. Unannounced inspections are conducted for restaurants, school, hospital and...