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The newly constructed Stone Turtle Lodges at the northern edge of Cortez offer travelers and vacationers a comfortable and scenic alternative to the routine hotel room. Owners Keith and Janice Moen...

The city of Cortez is seeking volunteers for a new youth commission, set to start meeting in late July. Management intern Peyton Heitzman first proposed the idea of a commission to the City Council...

About 60 pickleball enthusiasts from the Four Corners area attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Cortez’s new outdoor courts on Saturday. In May, the city finished converting some of the tennis...

Gusty winds combined with dry and hot conditions caused the 416 Fire to grow more than 5,000 acres Friday. The 416 Fire, now totaling 47,031 acres, has grown almost 10,000 acres in the past two...

The Burro Fire grew by about 166 acres on Friday, reaching a total of 4,302 acres in the Bear Creek Canyon area. On Friday, the fire showed growth along its northwestern, southwestern,...

Mercy Regional Medical Center is aiming to reduce the number of broken bones osteoporosis patients suffer as the population ages. The National Orthopedic Association describes the 2 million...

A proposal to extend the San Juan coal mine lease in northwestern New Mexico that fuels an adjacent power station would have minor impacts on air and water, according to a new and larger...

Mark Redwine, the La Plata County man suspected of killing his 13-year-old son, Dylan Redwine, pleaded not guilty Friday in 6th Judicial District Court. A four-week jury trial is set to begin Nov....

WASHINGTON – The Senate passed a bipartisan five-year bill that serves as a safety net for millions of farmers and ranchers across the country in a 86-11 vote this week. The $867 billion bill funds...

June in Montezuma County was a month of wildfires and record high temperatures, but it also saw an unusually high amount of rain. Cortez meteorologist Jim Andrus said the high temperatures on June...

Southwest Open School and the Montezuma Land Conservancy have teamed up to give students hands-on learning experience in agriculture. The agriculture immersion program, in its first year, is funded...