Mesa Verde National Park reports increased graffiti along public trails and overlooks, and is using social media to raise awareness of the problem. Park Superintendent Cliff Spencer on Friday said...

During a packed public hearing last week, residents of the Summit Lake area urged Montezuma County commissioners to help them improve a public road leading to an isolated parcel of Bureau of Land...

Dolores is famous for its easy-access trails in the adjacent San Juan National Forest, and now there is a plan to add trails and connectors. The proposed Horse Camp, McNeil, String Bean and Nth...

“Where the Wild Still Lives: The Great Dolores Outdoors” is the theme of this year’s Escalante Days and Nights on Aug. 11-12. The hometown festival celebrates Dolores’ pioneer roots and continues...

The public comment period for the long-debated Rico-West Dolores Travel Management Plan ends on Aug. 20, and the San Juan National Forest is hoping that the third time is a charm. The plan’s...

Throughout the storied life cycle of McPhee Reservoir, the stoic presence of Vern Harrell of the Bureau of Reclamation has been there, watching over the lifeblood of the Southwest Colorado...

In a river report card released Thursday, Conservation Colorado gave the Dolores River a D-minus based on low flows below McPhee Dam.The environmental group says improved dam management is needed...

Gustavo A. Casillas’ journey to Cortez is an American success story.The owner of Gustavo’s Mexican Restaurant and Bar in Cortez immigrated to the U.S. in 2002 from the small town of Juchitlan,...

In Towaoc, a lunch and prayer were held Thursday to send off the Ute Mountain Ute athletes, coaches and parents to the 2017 North American Indigenous games. “We’re sending our youths to compete in...

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Johnston offered state-centric solutions to questions about water rights, health care, education funding and renewable energy during campaign stops Monday in...

Ever wonder how they make sushi rolls? Fifteen youths at the Dolores Public Library got to learn how Tuesday during a tutorial by Brandon Shubert, owner and chef of Stonefish Sushi and More in...