ROME – Pope Francis on Saturday praised the zeal of an 18th-century Franciscan missionary he will make a saint when he visits the United States this fall but whom Native Americans say brutally convert...
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In 1900, the city of Cortez was a dusty, Old West mercantile town with a population of 125, according to census records. In just 50 years, the population would boom to 2,680 people.
With th...
The Mancos Valley Distillery will host the Porchlights Friday, May 15. The doors open at 5 p.m., and music starts 8 p.m. The cover charge is $3.
It all started on the Porch in 1996 when Deb...
Drafting new laws to limit panhandling is proving to be a challenge for Durango.
The city stopped enforcing a law that prohibited loitering for purposes of begging last fall after it receiv...
Osprey Packs announced this week that it is collaborating with Nepalese dZi Foundation, to help raise funds to help some of the most devastated communities after the April 25 earthquake.
Th...
Three-time Grammy nominated composer/performer/multi-instrumentalist David Arkenstone will serve as artist in residence at Mesa Verde National Park from May 11 through May 24.
This unique p...
Four local U.S. Forest Service employees were remembered during a dedication ceremony at the U.S. Forest Service Memorial Grove near Monument, Colo., on Saturday, May 2.
Each year, Forest ...
The main music lineup has been announced for the Dolores River Festival on June 6.
Pimps of Joytime will headline the event for the main show in the evening at 6:30 p.m. They will be preced...
The 2015 Ute Mountain Mesa Verde Festival kicked off May 6, and before birders set out on a late-night owl-spotting tour, John Rawinski, San Luis Valley Birding Network coordinator, author/photographe...
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