And they are off! The first hot air balloon to launch at this year’s Cortez Rendezvous Hot Air Balloon Rally swept into the air just after 7 a.m. Friday. Even though unpredictable winds at Parque de...

So what happened when an uncrewed Russian spacecraft inadvertently fired its thrusters sending the International Space Station tumbling 1½ times about 227 miles above the Earth? One Durango business, ...

FRISCO (AP) – Jacqueline Staab found a way to combine her two passions in her conservation research efforts: bees and dogs. Staab’s dog, Darwin, was trained as a conservation detection dog to seek out...

Todd Hennis, owner of the Gold King Mine, is suing the United States of America for its use of his property in response to the Gold King Mine spill in 2015. The lawsuit claims the EPA contaminated and...

The ongoing drought in Southwest Colorado has triggered a dredging operation on McPhee Reservoir to remove sediment that blocks delivery of water to irrigation canals during the reservoir’s lowest lev...

She wanted to be a police officer. That dream changed when Isabella Sharpensteen moved to Southwest Colorado in 2017. She was hired as a part-time cataloger at the Cortez Public Library. Fast-forward...

FARMINGTON – The Farmington Police Department is investigating a fatal car crash that occurred last week. Farmington police responded to the rollover crash at 9:21 a.m. July 26 at the intersection of ...

The Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 Board of Education on Tuesday said masks would not be required when classes launch Aug. 16. The review of COVID-19 procedures was moved to the first item on the night’s agen...

The Southern Ute tribal government is – almost – fully open after about 17 months of public health restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Monday, the tribe will shift into Phase 3, the ...

SAITAMA, Japan — Tom Hovasse spoke of the unthinkable when he was hired as the head coach of Japan’s women’s basketball team. The Durango, Colorado, native, who speaks fluent Japanese, wasn't misquote...