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The Montezuma County Fair ramps up this week with livestock shows, chili contests, children’s events and more. The festivities at the fairgrounds kicked off Friday night with a concert by country...

Southwest Memorial Hospital continues to make progress on its financial recovery, CEO Tony Sudduth said during a public forum Wednesday. “We’re having an excellent year in 2019 and continue to see...

Logan Willbanks, 24, of Dolores, was killed about 5:30 a.m. Sunday morning after he was ejected from the pickup he was driving after it wandered off the right side of U.S. Highway 160 approaching...

Eli Tomac of Cortez came from behind in two motos Saturday to sweep the Washougal National and widen his lead over rival Marvin Musquin in the AMA motocross championship series. Entering the 450...

Bail has been lowered for a woman accused of a homicide in Montezuma County this month, after her attorney argued that the initial amount was “unconstitutional.” Debra Gaylyn Riddle, 56, was...

Mark Redwine’s trial may be delayed or moved in coming weeks after the arrest of one of his public defenders on suspicion of assault and domestic violence. Public defender Justin Bogan said...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Companies that make and distribute opioids didn’t abide by a requirement that they refuse to ship orders of the powerful prescription painkillers when they deemed them suspicious,...

CLEVELAND – Newly released federal data shows how drugmakers and distributors increased shipments of opioid painkillers across the U.S. as the nation’s addiction crisis accelerated from 2006 to...

SILVERTON On any given day in the summer, more than 100 people set out on the Ice Lakes Trail in the San Juan Mountains, just outside the town of Silverton. The impact from these crowds, officials...

In a U.S. News & World Report ranking of Colorado’s best public high schools, Durango High School came in 66th and Bayfield High School was 79th, based on factors such as test scores and...

WASHINGTON – When U.S. Congress legalized hemp in the 2018 Farm Bill, it allowed Colorado’s burgeoning hemp industry to thrive even more. The number of acres registered for hemp cultivation in...