A $90 million settlement between the federal government, Colorado and the owners of the Sunnyside Mine will pay for additional cleanup at the Bonita Peak Mining District Superfund site after years of ...

Forty-two suspected cases of COVID-19 among inmates and staff members mark the largest outbreak the La Plata County Jail has experienced since the pandemic started almost two years ago. The first outb...

The Ignacio High School boys and girls basketball teams were scheduled to play at Del Norte on Friday. The contests, however, ended being the latest competitions that had to be postponed. IHS athletic...

The Cortez Police Department is investigating three deaths at 1609 Tucker Court in Cortez, according to Assistant Chief Andy Brock. The bodies of two men and one woman were found Wednesday morning, Br...

James “Jardi” Schirard says he was pleasantly surprised to learn Rep. Lauren Boebert wanted to honor the legacy of his father with a speech in the U.S. House of Representatives. Jardi’s father, Sydney...

The Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 Board of Education on Tuesday advanced its discussion about consolidating elementary schools in Cortez, suggesting that Manaugh would close and scheduling a public forum to g...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A Native American tribe has agreed to lease more of its water to help address dwindling supplies in the Colorado River Basin, officials announced Thursday.

How do you care for the bestseller? In 1978, a plant known as P. Golden Emperor ‘Sweet’ was sold in Taiwan for $100,000. Now plants of this species have become a mass market commodity and can be found...

A man who crashed his car into a Durango home while trying to flee police was sentenced Thursday to two years’ probation. Judge Douglas S. Walker, from the 22nd Judicial District, which includes Corte...

U.S. Senate Democrats failed Wednesday to push through voting rights legislation after Senate Republicans blocked the bill, marking the fifth time they’ve stonewalled similar legislation in less than ...