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The Cortez Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed a near-finalized version of the updated land use code Tuesday night. Commissioners didn’t have many further edits and appeared to be in favor of...

Colorado has implemented new restaurant inspection regulations that took effect Jan. 1. The Colorado Retail Food Establishment Rules and Regulations are based on a national standard for retail food...

Ties between Fort Lewis College and the University of Colorado might grow tighter as the schools examine partnerships on everything from degree programs to routine purchases of new computers....

In the fall of 2015, Tavis Rogers told his son, Nathan, that if he kept his grades up, he’d take him on his first mule deer hunt. Nathan held up his end of the deal, and on Halloween, the pair left...

An Arizona man has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving and dragging a pit bull behind his truck on north Main Avenue in Durango. The incident was reported about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday by...

Assisted by the Cortez Fire Department, the Children’s Kiva Montessori School officially hung up its flag at noon Aug. 2. School officials said it was a monumental moment for the charter, which has...

In the summer, many teenagers spend their time off from the daily grind of school by participating in the daily grind of work. For country singer Chevel Shepherd, that daily grind does not include...

A westbound insulation company truck overturned Thursday on U.S. Highway 160 after being passed by another vehicle. The driver and passenger of the truck were unharmed. “We’re more shaken than...

The Montezuma-Cortez School District Re-1 is rolling out security upgrades for the coming school year. The upgrades come after the district applied for and received two state grants totaling about...

The Archuleta County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a woman’s death as a possible homicide. The Sheriff’s Office received a report of a deceased woman about 4:45 a.m. Wednesday at a home in the...

A pilot and a passenger survived a plane crash Wednesday night southwest of Mancos. The crash was reported about 8 p.m. in a remote area south of County Road J and west of County Road 41, said...