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On Sunday, Jan. 20, Southwest Colorado will see a total lunar eclipse, weather permitting. The partial eclipse will wax at 8:33 p.m., then become a total eclipse at 9:41 p.m., weather watcher James...

Restaurant workers face high-pressure, low pay, odd hours and sometimes unrelenting working conditions. As a result, those employees tend to be more susceptible to stress, unhealthy drinking habits...

Law enforcement is looking for a man suspected of being involved in a stabbing and shooting at the Iron Horse Inn early Monday in Durango. The Durango Police Department posted to its Facebook page ...

The Navajo for generations have created sand paintings for use in sacred ceremonies. Diné artist Bento Yazzie has a unique take on the art form, but he struggles to describe what it’s like to paint...

The Dolores School District RE-4A Board of Education unanimously approved a tuition increase for Teddy Bear Preschool at its regular meeting Thursday night. Preschool tuition will go up from $34 a...

Cortez has purchased a new curbside recycling truck with the help of a $70,000 grant from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The funding comes from CDPHE’s Recycling...

An unpaid park ranger posted at the front entrance to Mesa Verde National Park has been turning away visitors for about two weeks because the partial federal government shutdown has parked the...

Eli Tomac, who nearly failed to qualify Saturday for the AMA Supercross in Glendale, Arizona, raced to a fourth-place finish after a crash-delayed restart. Tomac worked overtime just to get into...

Permits for a new Kinder Morgan carbon dioxide well in the Goodman Point area gained approval from the Montezuma County Planning and Zoning commissioners Thursday, and it could indicate an expanded...

New septic system regulations under the Montezuma County Health Department kicked in Jan. 1. Under the Transfer of Title program , when a residential or commercial property meets certain criteria,...

One person died Thursday night on U.S. Highway 160/491 south of Cortez after a semitrailer and pickup truck collided on the McElmo Creek bridge, law enforcement officers said. According to a...