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A Friday morning traffic stop in Montezuma County led to a chase with sheriff’s deputies and police, a crash and a 5-hour shutdown at the county jail. According to Montezuma County Sheriff Steve...

The Southwestern Colorado Area Health Education Center has begun offering a new path for area students to become registered medical assistants. On Thursday, the group announced that a medical...

During its monthly meeting on Tuesday night, the Cortez City Council will vote on several issues discussed in previous workshops. The council will meet at 6 p.m. for another workshop, then hold its...

WASHINGTON – Colorado’s Canyons of the Ancients National Monument has been removed from a list of national monuments under review for possible elimination or reduction, Interior Secretary Ryan...

Authorities on Friday identified the two victims killed in a head-on crash Thursday on U.S. Highway 160, in the Cherry Creek area west of Hesperus. The crash occurred around 5:15 p.m. just east of...

At a meeting on July 17, the Mancos board of education asked a longtime coach to lead a team of volunteers in getting the word out about a bond issue in the upcoming election. The school district...

The Cortez Planning and Zoning Commission used a lengthy work session on Tuesday to examine proposed changes to the city’s land use code. City Planner Tracie Hughes presented a draft of the new...

Cortez could soon have a new committee to respond to local artists’ concerns about getting paid for public artwork. In March, a group of Cortez artists signed a petition asking the city to create a...

Two people died in a two-car, head-on crash Thursday on U.S. Highway 160 west of Hesperus. The crash occurred about 5:15 p.m. in the Cherry Creek area, just east of the Montezuma-La Plata county...

Tribal firefighters said a lightning strike Wednesday night likely caused a wildfire near Ute Mountain that spread to 15 acres by Friday. John Trocheck, a public safety officer for the Towaoc Fire...

For as long as he can remember, 16-year-old Dove Creek native Camron Spangler has lived and breathed dirt track racing. So, too, has his older brother, Brody Spangler, who began twisting bolts and...