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For as long as Mancos resident Kole Yeomans can remember, summers have been spent riding horses and rustling cattle on ranches throughout the Southwest, including his family’s ranch near Mancos....

Fifteen minutes before the Montezuma County Fair’s Demolition Derby on of Aug. 4, the stands at Fairgrounds Speedway were packed and the energy was palpable. Big block engines roared, a public...

Firefighters said they have not determined the official causes of three major fires that started earlier this year in Durango, including one suspected to be arson, one that took a man’s life and...

A poor recyclables market and bad public habits are hurting the Four Corners Recycling Initiative. Leaders hope community support will help them overcome financial challenges. More responsible use...

Montezuma County Sheriff Steve Nowlin, who has been conducting a Tuesday night bear patrol in Dolores, reported that he had a close encounter with a bear on Aug. 1 after spotting it on the sidewalk...

Protesters swarmed the 1100 block of East Second Avenue on Friday, and while most were on the west sidewalk for a town hall meeting to discuss the 2015 Gold King Mine spill, some were outside the...

World War II veteran and Navajo Code Talker Sam Sandoval will speak at the Sunflower Theatre on Monday, Aug. 14, according to a news release from the Cortez Cultural Center. The theatre and the...

For more than 20 years, the town of Silverton resisted Superfund status, concerned about federal intervention, the potential loss of mining and a longstanding belief local efforts could clean up...

In response to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota, the Colorado Department of Transportation and Colorado State Patrol will ramp up DUI enforcement until Aug. 14 to keep people safe from...

A 71-year-old Cortez man was airlifted to a Denver hospital on Sunday after riding his motorcycle off a sharp curve and crashing into a ditch. According to Colorado State Patrol Trooper Blayne...

Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt’s visit to the Superfund site north of Silverton on Friday has encouraged state and local officials, who say they were promised it would be a top...