The Durango City Council’s public hearing on recreational marijuana sparked a blaze of comment but ended up smoldering into inaction. After an hour of comment Tuesday night criticizing the ...

Lately, there seems to be a great deal of buzz about organic food. Is it the best way to go? When asking this question, several factors come into play, including price, quality, the presence of pestic...

A bill that makes theft of commodity metals from utilities such as La Plata Electric Association and transportation companies is awaiting the signature of Gov. John Hickenlooper. Among popu...

The American Cancer Society joins the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment in urging women everywhere to schedule preventive screenings during Women’s Health Week, May 11–17. ...

Schools will likely now be required to provide the vaccination rates of students to the public in July. The state legislature passed the requirement on Friday, and Health News Colorado rep...

A final decision whether to list the Gunnison sage grouse for protection under the Endangered Species Act has been extended for six months. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that...

A competency hearing for a Cortez woman charged with second-degree murder was postponed Tuesday until June. At a scheduled hearing on Tuesday, May 6, District Court Judge Todd Plewe said th...

The commodity distribution is a federally funded program to help supplement needed food for families. Montezuma Senior Services distributes these commodities each month in Cortez, Mancos ...

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