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A shooting death that occurred last month in a mobile home park three miles west of Durango was part of a marijuana robbery, according to charging documents made public Friday. Three suspects –...

On Wednesday, the Dolores School Board drafted changes to its school-based suicide intervention guidelines during a lengthy meeting that included votes on several other policy changes. The board...

After recommending approval for a Kinder Morgan carbon dioxide well and a rezoning request for the Empire Electric Association, the Montezuma County planning commission had an in-depth discussion...

After months of training, the first three horses in the new Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office mounted patrol program are adjusting to their new home. On Wednesday, representatives from the Colorado...

A celebration of life for Ray Harriman will take place at 6 p.m. Friday, June 16, at Panther Stadium. The public is invited to the service at the football field, located at Cortez Middle School....

Frequent dry spells have motivated McPhee Reservoir managers to create a draft drought contingency plan, and they have extended the public comment period. Since 2000, drought conditions left the...

Pepperhead Restaurant will close July 7, more than a month earlier than owners Tess Montaño-Forth and Pete Montaño originally planned. The new closing date was announced on the restaurant’s...

Falena Hunter, of Montezuma County, has been racing and raising barrel horses for more than 15 years. Her competitive streak and quick horse, Dottie, are a good combination for this years...

A plan for protecting the archaeological sites around Lake Nighthorse when it opens to the public and during development was approved Tuesday by the Durango City Council. Councilor Dick White...

Announcer Jody Carper has been introducing riders and doing play-by-play reports for the Ute Mountain Rodeo since 2009. “The great people keep bringing me back,” he says. “It is very professionally...

Veteran barrelman John Harrison has one of the strangest jobs imaginable, and he is part of a comedic cult of rodeo society. Every rodeo competition, he climbs into a reinforced barrel, then gets...