The Mancos RE-6 Board of Education on Monday swore in their first student members, Olivia Jukes and Rosalinda Phillips. “This is an incredible accomplishment and honor,” the board said. This initiativ...

Two collisions on Wednesday killed one person on U.S. Highway 160 between Cortez and Durango and delayed traffic until at least 8 p.m. The first crash happened around 2:40 p.m. near the Durango West I...

For the fourth time in the past seven years, Montezuma-Cortez High School will send its softball team to the state tournament. The Panthers loaded up the bus Thursday morning en route to Aurora for th...

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of killing a 12-year-old boy Thursday morning southeast of Durango. Authorities initially described the incident as a double homicide in which a boy a...

The first – of what its creators hope will be many – episode of a modern western screened at the Canyons of the Ancients Guest Ranch, where it was filmed last summer. It’s called “Horsepower,” and on ...

Southwest Health System hired a new physician, and she started on Monday, Oct. 21. Her name is Dr. Megan Viquez. She’s certified in family medicine and specializes in “maternal-child health and surgic...

The city of Cortez announced on Oct. 22 that it hired a new general services director, a position that had been vacant for a few months. The new hire is Casey Simpson, a Park City native and graduate ...

A Durango man died and his wife was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday west of Durango. The crash was reported about 2:40 p.m. in the 15000 block of U.S. Highway 160, which is near mi...

A wall that was damaged earlier this year by a driver started receiving repairs Monday, Oct. 21. It will be finished by the end of this year, and while it’s under construction, the sidewalk and turn l...