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If the fight over Colorado tax policy were a sporting event, half the stadium would be empty. With the November defeat of Proposition CC, fiscal conservatives have taken the field, and a contest...

The town of Mancos saw a colorful year, with plenty of artsy festivities across the seasons, and touched on some hot-button political topics. The all-campus renovations for the Mancos School...

Congress could soon pass bipartisan legislation raising the age to purchase tobacco products across the U.S. to 21 from 18. But if the proposal grinds to a halt in the slow-moving gears of...

A geologic hazard, a drive-by shooting, missing people, an and epic snowpack and rafting season topped the news charts for Dolores in 2019. On May 24, a portion of a cliff in the Dolores Valley...

Southwest Coloradans received a stocking stuffer on Christmas Eve: agreements with satellite television providers to carry Denver’s Public Broadcasting Service affiliate, Rocky Mountain PBS. But...

A Texas family relying on a GPS route to get to Norwood from Durango ended up lost on a snowpacked mountain road, spending the night in wintry conditions in the San Juan Mountains and kicking off a...

In honor of his deep connection to the community, a memorial service for longtime Cortez Police Chief Roy Lane will be open to the public 4-5 p.m. Saturday in the Cortez Recreation Center gym. A...

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for an incoming storm that’s expected to hit Southwest Colorado on Tuesday afternoon and last through Christmas Day. The advisory...

FARMINGTON – In grainy, low-resolution footage , a white dot grows larger as it slowly floats to Earth with the support of three large parachutes before coming to rest on sandy desert. The landing...

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Improved internet services could be available to Southwest Colorado’s rural residents over the next 10 years thanks to a $6.7 million grant from the Federal Communications Commission. Viasat, a...