Avalanche forecasting has come a long way since the 1950s, when forecasters relied solely on weather to predict when and where snow might slide. But it still requires scientists skiing and digging int...

The United States has just reached a dreadful milestone: more than half a million people dead from the coronavirus. And yet Coloradans can feel good about living where they do; our state has managed t...

Durango resident Gail Harris is known for going above and beyond – and breaking barriers along the way. She barreled past racist or sexist practices in her childhood and three-decade milita...

A variant of COVID-19 has been found on tribal lands within the Southern Ute Indian Reservation boundaries, the Southern Ute Indian Tribe said Saturday in a news release. The Colorado Depar...

The National Weather Service’s extended forecast for Southwest Colorado has temperatures potentially reaching highs in the mid-50s by Friday, but fans of snow shouldn’t worry – the warming trend may o...

Wrestling on their home mat for the final time of the 2021 campaign, Montezuma-Cortez and Dolores sent their five collective seniors out in style Saturday, as each member of the class of 2021 posted a...

From the moment that he stepped onto a baseball field in Cortez’s youth baseball system, Montezuma-Cortez High School senior Ty Blackmer showcased a type of focus, dedication, confidence and skill tha...

During the first half of their home game against Bayfield on Feb. 27, the Montezuma-Cortez High School girls basketball team generated quality scoring opportunities on the offensive end and played ste...

Looking to keep their undefeated record intact against an upstart Mancos team that has turned heads in recent weeks, the Dove Creek girls basketball team dug deep during an exciting second half and wa...

Throughout the first half of its game against Dove Creek on Feb. 26, the Mancos High School boys basketball team found itself in a dogfight against a team that was eager to prove that it belongs among...