A wildfire was reported about 8 miles west of Pleasant View on the northwest corner of Montezuma County Friday at 1 p.m., reaching 20 acres in two hours and prompting multiple aircraft to fly in for a...

Fort Lewis College was recently awarded a $1 million grant to fund the college’s reconciliation center, a campus resource that seeks to build on the school’s years of efforts to reconcile its past as ...

The first case of West Nile virus in La Plata County in 2025 was reported to La Plata County Public Health Department in July. LPCPHD Director Theresa Anselmo said the patient’s case was reported to t...

Members of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe can enter state parks free of charge once a new law goes into effect Aug. 6 The act was signed into law in May and waives st...

A 102-year-old wooden flume near Cascade Creek collapsed in June, causing a landslide, terrain and tree damage and forest closures. Cleanup efforts by work crews were reportedly underway as of late J...

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot at suspects in Black Forest, about 30 minutes north of Colorado Springs, on Thursday morning. The suspects allegedly tried to drive their vehicle ...

A new economic development coordinator was announced Friday for Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado. Audrey Royem is tied to Colorado through four generations and grew up in ...

After serving in Montezuma County law enforcement for the past 30 years, Detective Tom Quinnett is retiring his badge in August. The pursuit of a career in law enforcement began when Quinnett was in h...

Thursday, July 24 10:56 a.m.: An officer responded to West Montezuma Avenue and North Park Street for a reported fight. An underage female, who was suspected of being intoxicated, punched a woman, cau...

Over the last few months, Congress has been consumed with passing the massive budget bill. Both the House and Senate versions included provisions that would have sold millions of acres of public lands...