At Animas High School, ninth graders explore identity through personal essays and papier-mâché masks. The assignment, known as the Socialization and Identity Project, has become a rite of passage for ...

President Donald Trump has denied Colorado’s requests for disaster declarations to help communities affected by wildfires and flooding – but La Plata County officials say the local impact will be mini...

Durango attorney Douglas Reynolds was appointed last week to the La Plata County Court bench by Gov. Jared Polis. Reynolds will fill the vacancy left by Judge Reid Stewart, who was elevated to a distr...

State Sen. Faith Winter was legally drunk when she caused the car crash that killed her last month on Interstate 25 south of Denver, authorities in Arapahoe County said Friday. Winter’s blood-alcohol ...

WASHINGTON – The Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area Act passed a Senate committee last week with bipartisan support. Sponsored by Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hicken...

Early this week will feel more like fall than Christmas, with potentially record-breaking high temperatures across the Four Corners. Warm and dry conditions are expected in Montezuma County through Tu...

A semitrailer crash early Monday closed U.S Highway 160/491 a few miles south of Cortez, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation and the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office. The crash oc...

DOVE CREEK – The holiday break for prep winter sports offers mixed perspectives: for some, a pause in momentum; for others, a fresh start. League play begins in January, so all teams start 2026 at 0-0...

BOYS BASKETBALL Montezuma-Cortez sweeps action in Grand Junction Montezuma-Cortez High School extended its unbeaten start over the weekend with three victories, including two against former South...

Fort Lewis College’s Fundamental Needs Oasis Project and the Rural Clean Energy Partnership are expanding off-grid solar power and clean water access for Navajo Nation families – with high school and ...