SAN JUAN NATIONAL FOREST – With a bound, a tumble and not a second of hesitation, three bear cubs fled the open crate and disappeared from the clearing. Two of the triplets paused for a moment, explo...

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet introduced a bipartisan bill with U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, on Thursday that establishes tax credits for carbon dioxide removal projects. Carbon dioxide removal is t...

Fifteen eighth grade students and some teachers from Cortez Middle School will present their poetry Dec. 10 at the Sunflower Theatre. Local poet Lisa C. Taylor might also read poetry, said English tea...

LAS VEGAS – Federal water officials made public on Wednesday what they called “necessary steps” for seven states and multiple tribes that use Colorado River water and hydropower to meet an August 2026...

The U.S. Forest Service is halting the hiring of seasonal employees next year as it anticipates receiving less than the $8.9 billion it says it needs to pay its 30,000 employees, manage its 193 millio...

The San Juan College Orchestra performance scheduled for Friday, Nov. 22, has been canceled after the dismissal of conductor Teun Fetz. Teun B. Fetz had been the director of instrumental music and as...

To bring young voices and views into a larger conversation of conservation, a group banded together under a bigger umbrella that is the Montezuma Land Conservancy. The Next Generation Advisory Board f...

The Mancos RE-6 Board of Education on Monday discussed improved communication in the district, student success and election results. At their Monday meeting, the Mancos RE-6 school board discussed...

The New Mexico business Painting With Class, which hosts monthly classes in Cortez, will host a Christmas ornament decorating event ahead of Christmas. Sign-ups are open. The ornament decorating class...

After obtaining charges in incidents that the Cortez Police Department say have taken place since October, Isaac Sanchez was arrested again on Friday. The first incident, on Oct. 9, resulted in Sanche...