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A guilty verdict in a jury trial Wednesday at Montezuma County Combined Courts resulted in the defendant’s family members were removed from the courtroom before being removed from the courthouse...

In what would be an unprecedented move, the town of Silverton and San Juan County are considering closing the backcountry of the San Juan Mountains because of high avalanche danger. Jim Donovan,...

A vote to express local support for a federal child tax credit expansion bill, sponsored by U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, was scheduled Tuesday at Cortez City Council, but the vote was tabled after...

The Dolores school board has selected four final candidates for the district’s top leadership post, replacing retiring interim Superintendent Phil Kasper. During a special meeting Wednesday night,...

After one of the most entertaining prep basketball seasons in recent memory, several players from Mancos and Dolores high schools were named to the San Juan Basin League Class 2A all-conference...

At least three single-vehicle crashes occurred in Montezuma County on snowpacked and slushy roads during Wednesday’s snowstorm, according to Sgt. James Saunders of the Colorado State Patrol. At...

For years, archaeologists have been documenting hundreds of wooden shelters left by Native Americans in northern Colorado, in a time-is-of-the-essence project as the land reclaims the historic...

Colorado’s controversial “red flag” gun bill, a measure that would allow law enforcement to remove firearms from those who may pose a threat, could help reduce the state’s high number of suicides. ...

A La Plata County man shot and killed his girlfriend, then shot himself, at a home east of Oxford on Sunday, according to the county coroner. Edward Ogden, 57, shot Gloria Casias, 63, multiple...

Local hemp experts, growers and processors will gather for an educational forum at the Four States Ag Expo on Saturday 16 at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds. At 9 a.m., Abdel Berrada, a hemp...

The Cortez City Council on Tuesday approved a new liquor license at the Hampton Inn of Cortez. Janice Christiansen, general manager of hotel since 2014, said parent company Hilton has different...