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Throughout the final night of one of the most exciting Ute Mountain Roundups in recent memory, local competitors took to the arena at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds much to the delight of their...

Heavy smoke is expected to blanket the region during the late evenings and early mornings for as long as the 416 and Burro fires burn in the San Juan National Forest. The smoke is expected to cause...

The Burro Fire grew to about 500 acres by Sunday morning in a remote area of the San Juan National Forest about 23 miles northeast of Dolores. Firefighters looked to gain a foothold on its southern...

Severe weather behavior caused the 416 Fire to double in size Saturday. The fire is now 16,766 acres, and remains at 10 percent containment, according to fire officials. An evacuation order was...

HERMOSA – A huge plume of smoke billowed hundreds of feet into the blue sky Saturday afternoon near Hermosa, creating an ominous presence for residents who live in the Animas Valley north of...

The leaders of the Montezuma-Cortez School District met with stakeholders on Thursday to plan for their second try at passing a mill levy increase. Ballot Measure 3B, which would have funded staff...

The last day of the Ute Mountain Roundup Rodeo started about 1 p.m. Saturday with a parade down Montezuma Avenue. Saturday night’s rodeo had a Rodeo Heritage theme, so some of the floats included...

Stepping into an arena with an angry bull is not a task fit for the faint of heart. Just ask bullfighter Eli Sharkey, whose face and body came painstakingly close to the horns of one of the angry...

The 416 Fire reached 8,691 acres on Saturday, up 1,511 acres from Friday. No structures have been lost, and it remained at 10 percent containment. All evacuations and pre-evacuations remain in...

Jeff Derry knew Southwest Colorado could be in for a dangerous fire season as early as last fall. Derry, executive director of the Center for Snow & Avalanche Studies in Silverton, tracks storms in...

The U.S. Forest Service and several local fire departments responded about 4 p.m. Friday to a wildfire near the Bear Creek trailhead off Colorado Highway 145. Steve Orr, a public information...