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Gov. Jared Polis announced a statewide mask mandate this week that took effect early Friday. The order requires people in Colorado who are older than 10 to wear a mask covering their nose and mouth...

The Montezuma Orchard Restoration Project in Southwest Colorado now has a base of operations, thanks to a generous donation from The Nature Conservancy and other donors. The conservancy donated...

Nearly two years after denying a retail marijuana license for NuVue Pharma LLC, the Cortez City Council on Tuesday approved the store’s request to open. The approval came after months of...

It appears La Plata County has its first confirmed COVID-19 death. San Juan Basin Public Health on Friday reported a patient in his 60s who died this week tested positive for the virus at the time...

It is easy to understand the draw of Ice Lake’s Caribbean blue water, or the challenge of Horse Gulch’s climb to sweeping vistas. But overuse has trampled natural areas and introduced toilet paper...

Fort Lewis College will get its new Health Sciences Center after all despite the economic chaos caused this year by COVID-19. Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill Tuesday providing funding for higher...

Language defines how we communicate with one another, how we interact with the world. But language development is just as vital, impacting our learning abilities and shaping how we think. That is...

DENVER — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said Thursday he is issuing an executive order requiring face coverings in indoor public areas to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. Polis, a Democrat, had...

A fast-moving brush fire southwest of Cortez was being fought Thursday by multiple local and federal firefighting agencies. The fire grew to 22 acres, and was fully contained by about 3 p.m., said...

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart will require customers to wear face coverings at all of its namesake and Sam’s Club stores, making it the largest retailer to introduce such a policy that has otherwise...

After last month’s primary, incumbent Republican Sen. Cory Gardner has begun campaigning in earnest against former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper. It’s a race that has received national attention...