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A movement to elect the president by winner of the national popular vote would create a system that values every voter equally, according to a proponent. But a critic said the change would simply...

Jared Scott and Elizabeth Philbrick have joined a regional effort to restore a vibrant economy in Southwest Colorado revolving around the apple. EsoTerra, their startup company that will produce...

Purgatory Resort began blowing snow this week on the heels of its third-snowiest season since it opened more than 50 years ago. Snow towers sprayed frozen mist on Purgatory’s base area Friday...

FARMINGTON – Farmington and New Mexico police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred Thursday night. Police received a report around 6 p.m. of a man threatening people with a...

A new route for dirt bikes is being proposed in the San Juan Mountains, which some Silverton locals fear will compromise one of the last quiet, unmotorized places in the nearby backcountry. “Minnie...

Democratic and Republican senators came together last week to request, in a letter to the Senate majority and minority leaders, a two-year reauthorization of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes and...

The Cortez City Council voted to push a final reading and hearing on the city’s land use code update through the end of January – giving residents an extra 3½ months to submit comments. The code...

A local trash hauling company on Road H will be allowed to continue operations under a commercial rezoning and high impact permit approved this week by Montezuma County commissioners in a 2-1 vote....

The Journal Snow fell Thursday in the San Juan Mountains of Southwest Colorado, giving an area south of Telluride its first dusting of snow this fall. A strong cold front dropped into Southwest...

The Montezuma County commissioners are continuing their effort to assert management rights of historic trails and roads on federal lands, and are also considering raising the budget to pave more...

Mancos is gearing up for its own school board election this year, and the competition is steep – eight candidates are vying for three seats. Candidates gathered in the new school cafeteria Monday...