Hidden in a corn field in southwest Colorado is a thriving hemp crop being cultivated by agronomists from Colorado State University. Despite the secrecy, the experiment testing 12 varieties...

Do you have a Faces in the Crowd to submit to the Dolores Star? Please send it to news@cortezjournal.com. Be sure to include "Faces in the Crowd" in the email's subject line, a short description of th...

McDaniel Bros. to Be Tried, Telluride Soon The jury in the case of the McDaniel brothers trial in Durango this week found the defendants guilty of murder and recommended life imprisonment ...

Bears Play Cortez Saturday; Dropped by Nucla 26-2 The gridiron gang from Dolores will be facing a Cortez JV team on the home field this Saturday, Sep. 13 at 7:30 p.m. in what will probably ...

Starting Thursday, Sept. 10, officials expect to ignite several prescribed burns east of Dove Creek, or as conditions allow. The Bureau of Land Management's Tres Rios Field Office announced...

The Cortez Elks Lodge and Dolores Food Market have stepped up to help disabled veterans who need food and basic supplies. A $2,000 Beacon grant from the National Elks Foundation enables the...

Forecasters say a mighty El Niño warming eastern Pacific Ocean waters has the potential to bring nasty snowstorms to Southwest Colorado this winter. "It's possible right now," Bernie Meier,...

Montezuma County Sheriff Steve Nowlin told boating advocates on Tuesday that the June rafting accident was a "wake-up call" for all river users to pay attention and communicate with one another. ...

A handful of Shiprock Northwest Falcons players turned their heads to watch as the Mancos Blue Jays took the court to warm up before Tuesday evening's volleyball match. Then - as the Blue J...