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Three wildfires continue to burn in Montezuma and Dolores counties, but one has been fully contained contained. Patrick Seekins, a fire management officer for the Bureau of Land Management and...

Battling the 412-acre Lightner Creek Fire a few miles west of Durango cost slightly more than $2 million as of Thursday, said Scot Davis, spokesman with the Durango Fire Protection District. The...

DENVER – The mammoth compromise effort of the 2017 legislative session, Senate Bill 267, went into effect Saturday. Commonly referred to as a casserole or Christmas tree bill, meaning it has a...

During its June 28 meeting, the Mancos Town Board voted to join the Montezuma County government in declaring the Western Excelsior fire as a disaster. On June 19 the Montezuma County commissioners...

Spectators at the Cortez Fourth of July fireworks show got a little more fire than they expected after a shell exploded on the ground Tuesday night. About halfway through the show, which was held...

A suspect involved in a shootout with two Montezuma County sheriff deputies was killed Tuesday evening at a residence west of Pleasant View, according to Sheriff Steve Nowlin. Tyrone Orvy Peabody,...

Five people were transported to Southwest Memorial Hospital after a violent one-car crash on the West Fork Road north of Dolores on Tuesday evening. One person was airlifted by a helicopter sent...

The Rico Fourth of July celebration again lived up to its legendary reputation, providing a balance of family entertainment and Wild West craziness. The mountain town of 200 year-round residents...

Dove Creek residents, along with hundreds of their relatives and friends from across the country, celebrated Independence Day the old-fashioned way on Tuesday – with fireworks, games and lots of...

There are a variety of events across Southwest Colorado to celebrate Independence Day. The eighth annual Cortez Burst Triathlon begins at the Cortez Municipal Pool at 7 a.m., with orientation for...

A mosaic artist has asked for the town board’s support in her efforts to make Mancos prettier. Lily Russo, of Lily Mosaics, gave a presentation to the board on June 28 with some proposals and...