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A man attempting to evade police officers at City Market on Tuesday night ran into traffic on Main Street and struck the side of a moving vehicle, police said Wednesday. Cortez Police Lt. Andy...

An updated wildfire risk map released by the Colorado State Forest Service shows the foothill towns of Dolores, Towaoc and Durango have a “higher” potential to be impacted by a wildfire. The...

A portion of U.S. Highway 160 south of Cortez closed Monday afternoon after a head-on collision between a semitrailer and a pickup truck. Both drivers were transported to Southwest Memorial...

A 51-year-old woman allegedly hit her 28-year-old son on the head with a baseball bat on Saturday afternoon in Cortez. Cortez Police Lt. Andy Brock said no charges were filed in the assault because...

The Cortez Planning and Building Department is floating the idea of reducing or waiving certain building permit or use tax fees in undeveloped parts of town to temporarily spur residential...

SEVERANCE – A 9-year-old boy has convinced the leaders of a small northern Colorado town to overturn a nearly century-old ban on snowball fights, and he already knows who his first target will be –...

Mark Redwine, a Vallecito man accused of killing his 13-year-old son, Dylan, is appearing this week and next week in court for a two-week motions hearing to determine what will be allowed at trial...

When former Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned Nov. 7 at the president’s request, speculation was reignited about the U.S. Department of Justice’s stance on states’ push to legalize medical...

A La Plata County family lost its home and belongings Sunday night in a fire just south of Marvel. Fort Lewis Mesa Fire Protection District Chief John Lee said a call came in around 6:45 p.m. that...

A new report from the Environmental Protection Agency found the Gold King Mine spill had no immediate or lasting impacts, similar to findings with other organizations’ conclusions in recent weeks....