Author - The Journal
Benjamin Rubin
Position: Journal Staff Writer

Natives call for Colorado downwinders to be included in RECA – but say the uranium fight isn’t over

Diné and Ute Mountain Ute Natives gather in White Mesa, Utah, to confront a decades-long battle with the nuclear fuel cycle

Suspect in shooting near Cortez food pantry booked on weapons charges

Ezekiel Whiskers in possession of a concealed handgun while apparently intoxicated

Water station to be replaced after Cortez finds revenue dried up

Quoted price of contract for replacement over $75,000

Lower wildfire risk prompts Montezuma County to lift ban

Several neighboring authorities removed fire restrictions earlier in September

Mesa Verde projects, feral horse roundup top land agency updates

Commissioners hear from BLM, Mesa Verde National Park and San Juan National Forest

Cortez woman indicted for first-degree murder three years after daughter’s death

Google searches on Tylenol overdose and suffocation found on mother’s phone before daughter’s death

Detroit-style burger joint opens in Mancos

Famburger arrives to town with second location after restaurant in Durango

Region 9 wants you to weigh in with community well-being survey

Community input sought for biennial Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy

Rocky Mountain Gun Owners event still scheduled in Lewis-Arriola after community concern

Executive director says flyer was reworded from ‘eliminate’ to ‘defeat’ ‘the radical left’

Two shots fired outside food pantry; two arrested at Montezuma Park

Witnesses said they saw one man holding a gun chase another man down an alleyway

Man arrested on alleged ties to Cortez gas station robbery in 2023

Andrew Garrett Barry allegedly stole a box of Snickers and $750

Mancos to consider letting Riverwood RV Resort operate year-round

Restrictions intended to prevent a mobile home park