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The number of people without health insurance in Southwest Colorado has dropped by half since 2011, a statewide trend, according to a 2017 survey report released Tuesday by the Colorado Health...

Three months after a fight at a children’s T-ball game in Cortez, five new alleged combatants face assault and harassment charges. The fifth new defendant, a juvenile, also faces charges of...

A long-standing access issue at Yucca House National Monument is one step closer to being resolved. On Monday, Montezuma County commissioners agreed to support a key land donation to the monument...

Two-car crash injures three people

A red flag warning is in effect in parts of Southwest Colorado from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday because of expected gusty winds, low humidity and dry fuels, the National Weather Service said on...

GRAND JUNCTION — Following in the nearly 100-year-old footsteps of Depression-era laborers, a group of National Park Service masons are assiduously repairing and stabilizing stone barriers along...

The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community started planning for climate change a decade ago. Located on the southeastern peninsula of Fidalgo Island on Puget Sound in Washington, the reservation is...

Gunther Ott is part of America’s next generation of farmers and ranchers. He is the first of the third generation to continue the agricultural stewardship of the James Ranch. Ott, 24, manages...

In late August, Interior Department Secretary Ryan Zinke submitted a report detailing the results of his review of 27 national monuments to the White House. Zinke’s suggestions, kept secret at the...

As the West contends with a big wildfire season, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke urged his staff to take aggressive action to prevent wildfires. His memo calls on managers to “think differently”...

A proposal by Green Table Farm near Mancos to hold events hit a snag in the Montezuma County planning commission on Sept. 14. Farm owner Tyler Hoyt is seeking a high-impact permit and special use...