The church announced Friday that women can now serve missions starting at age 18, lowering the minimum age by one year and matching the age requirement for men. The change – one of the first major mov...

Candidate for Colorado governor and current Attorney General Phil Weiser released his “Opportunity Agenda” on Oct. 30 as part of his wider “Colorado Blueprint” vision. The plan has six main parts: rei...

A request from the Trump administration to transfer former Republican Mesa County clerk Tina Peters from state to federal custody is opposed by state officials, including the Republican district attor...

Officials with the Colorado Rural Health Center visited Cortez on Thursday for National Rural Health Day at Southwest Memorial Hospital. “Each year on National Rural Health Day, we take some time to p...

Bear activity across Montezuma County has dropped significantly in recent weeks, shifting from the high-conflict period this fall. Montezuma County Sheriff Steve Nowlin said calls about black bears ha...

A judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit by Montezuma-Cortez School District Superintendent Harry “Tom” Burris, saying social worker Jonathan “JJ” Lewis was shielded by Colorado’s anti-SLAPP law and man...

Dolores has approved water and sewer rate increases to replace 75-year-old water lines and secure low-interest financing for the overhaul. After a public hearing, the Dolores Board of Trustees adopted...

Horses were banned from McGee Park fairgrounds Thursday morning to help prevent the spread of the potentially fatal equine herpes virus, or EHV-1, which has caused outbreaks in several states. On Tues...

On Railroad Avenue, across from the Mancos Post Office, sits Deco Dessert, a go-to spot for house-made sweets, ice cream, boba tea and more since Fairlight Whritner opened her dream shop five years ag...

Texas-based Enterprise Products LLC has purchased five homes south of Durango as part of its remediation efforts after a gasoline leak that spilled 97,000 gallons of fuel late last year, according to ...