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A Colorado judge sentenced an Arizona man to probation Friday after he spent months in jail for killing a dog that jumped from the bed of his truck while he was driving drunk. Nathan Begay, 41, of...

Figuring out how to help Southwest Colorado’s declining elk herds recover won’t be easy. That, at least, was the take-home message from Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff at a meeting to discuss elk...

FARMINGTON – Free college tuition in New Mexico is closer to becoming a reality, passing a hurdle as it moves through the state’s Legislature. The New Mexico Opportunity Scholarship was approved by...

Two longstanding Durango nonprofits known for connecting people with the outdoors have merged in an attempt to have a broader reach across Southwest Colorado. The San Juan Mountains Association –...

The Southern Ute, Ute Mountain Ute and Ute Indian tribes are creating a Ute language immersion program that can be implemented in schools. The Southern Ute Department of Education is working with...

The Bureau of Land Management Tres Rios Field Office has designated three areas of critical environmental concern in Montezuma and San Miguel counties. The new amendment to the 2015 Resource...

The second part of this Q&A will appear Tuesday. By Erika Alvero Journal Staff Writer The Cortez City Council election is fast-approaching, and this spring, 14 candidates will vie for five seats....

The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources voted Wednesday to give its chairman the power to subpoena the Department of the Interior to obtain documents related to the controversial Bureau of...

A proposal by Montezuma County commissioners to install a fast-charge electric-vehicle station in Cortez has hit a hurdle because of high operating costs. The county wants to take advantage of a...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture conceals data that could be used to guide agricultural policy and budget decisions, like the new 2021 fiscal year budget proposed earlier this week by President...

FARMINGTON – A $50,000 reward is being offered for information about the disappearance of a Farmington woman who has been missing since Jan. 18, the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office announced...