With the school year underway in La Plata County, hallways are filling with students – and the germs that come with them. To combat disease, several key vaccinations are required for K-12 students att...

For a small, rural corner of Colorado, Cortez has a reputation as a popular place for veterans. To get both a bird’s-eye view and a boots-on-the-ground look at the county’s veteran population, there ...

CORTEZ – First-year Montezuma-Cortez softball head coach Anthony Mestas stepped into a program with a wealth of young talent to begin his tenure in orange and black. One of his first tasks at hand wil...

High pressure-induced heat and drying are anticipated to boost fire activity Monday ahead of a community meeting at the West Fork Fire Department on County Road 38, according to a news release. Fire ...

Firefighters battling the Stoner Mesa Fire northeast of Dolores on Sunday reported steady progress on building containment lines, even as hot, dry weather promises to drive fire activity this week. Th...

I don’t have direct knowledge of what’s happening in Gaza or the West Bank, but like most of you, I see pictures of destruction, starvation, killings and violence against Palestinians, aid workers, jo...

Dewey Kahawai was asleep when he heard a knock on his bedroom window. “I sprang out of bed and thought, ‘Oh my gosh, someone’s trying to get into my house,’” he said. That was soon followed by thumpin...

Firefighters are pushing to build containment lines in the Stoner Mesa Fire northeast of Dolores, taking advantage of a cool night with rainfall to improve fire lines and further implement the contain...

Only hours after the Blue Ridge Fire started on Friday afternoon, evacuation and pre-evacuation notices for 900 homes in the Forest Lakes subdivision were lifted as fire crews brought the blaze to 90%...