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Update: Man goes to court in Cortez-area shooting

A 29-year-old man has been arrested and faces charges of attempted murder, after a gunshot fired early Friday morning sent Nicholas Posey to the hospital, according to the Montezuma County...

DATE: Nov. 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango woman helps Russian adoptees find birth families

A year ago, 23-year-old Allyson Duranceau decided to make a Facebook post that would ultimately take her to the other side of the world. Duranceau, who was adopted from Russia and brought to the...

DATE: Nov. 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Living

Fire destroys mobile home south of Dolores

A mobile home south of Dolores was destroyed in a fire shortly before 5 p.m. Monday. The owner, Josh Archuleta, said his wife, Heather, and the couple’s five children were home and escaped...

DATE: Nov. 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fire erupts at furniture store in downtown Cortez

Crates and old furniture broke out in flames shortly after 7 p.m. Monday at Town and Country Furnishings, 38 N. Linden St. in Cortez. The fire was limited to crates and old furniture on the back...

DATE: Nov. 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos edges Dove Creek; both teams headed to playoffs

On a night in which temperatures dipped into the mid-20s and the majority of fans watched from the warm confines of their trucks, the Mancos High School and Dove Creek High School football teams...

DATE: Nov. 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Mistrial declared in child sex assault case

A mistrial was declared Thursday in the trial of a Pagosa Springs man suspected of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl last year in Bayfield. The trial for Rodney Keller, 53, began last week. ...

DATE: Nov. 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

BCI names new head of advertising, marketing services

Jamie Opalenik, who has worked with Ballantine Communications for three years, has been named director of multimedia sales with Ballantine Communications Inc., overseeing advertising and marketing...

DATE: Nov. 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez Middle School’s ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ opens Friday

Bust out your raincoats and umbrellas for this year’s musical production at Montezuma-Cortez Middle School. This fall, the middle school’s theater department is performing the classic romantic...

DATE: Nov. 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cold October sets record in Southwest Colorado

A chilly Halloween with overnight temperatures dropping into single digits capped the coldest October on record in Southwest Colorado, according to the National Weather Service in Grand Junction....

DATE: Nov. 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

N.M. indicators show improved overdose prevention work

FARMINGTON – New Mexico saw improvements in drug overdose prevention measures in the past year, the state’s Department of Health announced this week. The state uses three main strategies to combat...

DATE: Nov. 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County sees fewer deaths by suicide

The number of deaths by suicide in La Plata County has fallen in recent years, giving hope that preventive efforts are working. This year, eight residents have died by suicide in La Plata County,...

DATE: Nov. 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Residents to save on state health exchange premiums this year

Southwest Colorado residents shopping for insurance through the state health care exchange this fall may benefit from an average 30% decline on plan premiums. Residents who were paying some of the...

DATE: Nov. 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

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