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Local fire departments gained five new recruits from a fire academy graduation ceremony on Saturday afternoon at the Dolores Fire House. The recruit class was named in honor of deceased...

Whatever plans Colorado lawmakers had for the first week of October, they are ruined now. All 100 legislators return to the Capitol for a special session Monday. Gov. John Hickenlooper called them...

A search and rescue operation is underway in the Lime Creek area off U.S. Highway 550, north of Durango, for an injured climber. Tom Brueckner, with La Plata County Search and Rescue, said a...

DENVER — Three people were killed and four seriously injured Friday morning when a car careened off a major highway after it struck a bear. Seven people were in the Chevrolet SUV that slid across...

A Durango police officer is credited with saving a baby’s life last weekend while responding to an unrelated call. On Sunday, Cpl. Juan Gallegos was dispatched to an in-town apartment complex,...

The Cortez Golf Advisory Board voted Wednesday to create a position to replace two outgoing Conquistador Golf Course employees. Parks, Recreation and Forestry Director Dean Palmquist on Tuesday...

In a Tuesday workshop, the Cortez City Council discussed the possibility of changing the city policy on water and trash fees for residents who don’t live there in the winter. Public Works Director...

A three-vehicle collision Friday afternoon resulted in multiple injuries and shut down U.S. Highway 491 near County Road N for about two hours. Cortez and Lewis-Arriola firefighters, Colorado State...

An Aneth, Utah, man who crashed on the West Fork Road on July 4, injuring four people, has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor DUI and misdemeanor child abuse, according to the District Attorney’s...

Teachers from Montezuma-Cortez school district are conducting a series of neighborhood walks in support of a proposed tax to pay for buses, computers and salary increases. Kemper Elementary School...

It’s hard to find a significant other, even for moose. On Tuesday, a lucky visitor in Silverton, Theresa Willingham Bush, captured a high-quality video of two big bull moose battling head-to-head...