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A street dance party, cross-fit competition, salsa contest, and tug-of-war for charity were added to the Escalante Days and Nights, which will be held Aug. 9-10. The Dolores festival was expanded...

After Colorado voters refused to increase sales taxes to fund transportation in November, the state is homing in on smaller priority road construction projects to address safety concerns. The...

Phyllis Adkins, 65, had known William and Leonida Sackett for six years before she met the people who would later become their victims. Like the Sacketts, Adkins owned a farm in Rocky Ford,...

Two lightning-sparked fires in the Manti-La Sal National Forest west of Blanding are growing slowly in a manner Forest Service officials expect will provide habitat benefits for more than a decade....

The Journal Southwest Colorado Canyons Alliance will host a sneak peek of the “Capturing the Canyons” exhibit from 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 24 at Canyons of the Ancients Visitor Center and Museum. The...

A New Mexico man whose dog mauled and killed a deer fawn in southern Colorado was charged with several wildlife crimes and could lose the right to hunt and fish in the state, Colorado Parks and...

A big draw for Escalante Days and Nights in Dolores Aug. 10 is the music festival that takes place on the outdoor stages of the downtown Dolores River Brewery. Eight local bands will perform a...

Roselyn Tso has been appointment director of the Navajo Area of the Indian Health Service. Tso, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, recently served as director for the IHS Office of Direct...

A 47-year-old woman was flown to Mercy Regional Medical Center as a precaution after suffering minor injuries in a two-vehicle crash at the western base of Mancos Hill about 12:45 p.m. Monday....

An 83-year-old New Mexico man died this weekend after his vehicle went off a mountainous road outside Silverton. Colorado State Patrol Capt. Adrian Driscoll identified the deceased man as Roland...

A woman injured about 10:50 a.m. Sunday while mountain biking in Horse Gulch was taken to Mercy Regional Medical Center. The woman suffered a leg injury that is not life-threatening, said Ron...