Colorado’s population broke 6 million in 2025, according to the latest U.S. Census estimates. But the state crawled past that milestone with an annual growth rate of just 0.4%, its slowest in decades....

CORTEZ – Through 15 contests, there’s very little that the Panthers haven’t seen. M‑CHS head coach Mike Hall’s opponents have thrown everything at the Panthers to slow their high‑flying attack, with l...

Eric Morrow, chess columnist for the Tri-City Record, on Sunday won the advanced division of the Snowdown chess tournament at the Subterrain art bar in Durango. A crowd of family, friends and spectato...

“Constellations of Place” is a big exhibition with a big purpose. It opened last week at the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College and is comparable to a museum show in a major American ci...

The end of the $10 stadium hot dog in Colorado may be near. Democrats in the Colorado legislature this year are trying to pass a package of bills that aim to rein in consumer prices by outlawing highe...

At its first meeting of 2026, the Mancos RE-6 school board congratulated midyear graduates, heard about student projects and received updates from the mill levy oversight committee. At the meeting’s o...

Cortez is running a three-week trial of a recycling collection method known as single-stream recycling to gather data that could help improve its recycling program in the future. In single-stream recy...

CORTEZ – With each offensive rebound and second‑chance opportunity, the Panthers kept challenging the Bobcats defense, but through 2½ quarters, the Ignacio fortifications held up. With the Panthers ho...

Most would agree we are living in turbulent times. Throughout our history, Americans have faced profound challenges, beginning with the American Revolution and the creation of our nation itself. Our f...